Risk Manager - Defence (Construction)

TN United Kingdom; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a QRA-capable Risk Manager to join our busy and expanding Portsmouth-based Real Estate team, working on a range of high-profile construction projects.

Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role is suited for Risk Managers from a construction or defence background with proven experience and understanding of risk management processes.

Main Purpose of Role

Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major construction programme. Responsibilities include:

• Facilitating identification, assessment, and prioritization of threats, opportunities, and issues within the sub-programme.
• Maintaining visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget, or retirement of threats/opportunities.
• Using risk data to inform investment planning.
• Assisting with the identification and recording of measurable and specific management responses, and assessing post-mitigation positions.
• Monitoring overall risk exposure and assessing against the remaining risk budget.
• Proactively managing the completion of management responses to deliver target positions.
• Collaborating with contractors to assess risks they hold and their views on client-held risks impacting them.
• Producing risk reports to communicate threat & opportunity status effectively.
• Conducting quantitative risk assessments (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
• Demonstrating competence with tools such as PRA, @Risk, Safran, or similar.
• Familiarity with web-based database tools like ARM, Predict, Tableau.

Requirements

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment skills.
• Understanding of integrated risk management processes on large programmes.
• Risk workshop facilitation, threat mitigation, opportunity exploitation.
• Proficiency with probabilistic modeling tools (@Risk, PRA, P6 or equivalent).
• Proven experience in risk delivery roles on major projects/programmes.
• Preferred: APM/IRM risk certification.

Excellent communication skills and a commitment to innovative working methods are essential.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree-qualified in a construction-related subject.
• Proven experience in risk management on major construction projects.
• Security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain it is preferred due to the sensitive nature of work.

Additional Information

We promote a healthy, flexible, and inclusive work environment. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community. Learn more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com.

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