Risk Manager / Senior Risk Manager

Turner-; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Risk Manager/Senior Risk Manager in Scotland to lead risk management across major projects in the Energy & Natural Resources sector. You will design and implement risk processes, coach teams, and ensure robust risk data and decision-making support.

The role involves leading risk workshops, managing risk registers, and delivering quantitative risk analysis to optimise project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing risk across multiple projects/programmes.
• Proven ability to define and implement risk management approaches.
• Familiarity with ISO31000, APM PRAM, Orange Book, IPA.
• Experience with QRA software such as Primavera Risk Analysis, Risk, Safran.
• Leadership experience and ability to manage a team.
• NEC3/4 contracts knowledge desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk management interventions across diverse and complex projects.
• Design and implement risk management processes aligned with client needs.
• Drive continuous improvement in risk processes and data quality.
• Coach teams and stakeholders in risk management practices.
• Maintain and update project risk registers and PMB baselines.
• Lead QSRA/QCRA activities and interpret outputs to guide decisions.
• Facilitate risk workshops with SMEs and ensure action tracking.

Skills

Communication

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Integrity

Leadership

Change management

Education

IRM/APM/MoR risk qualification

Tools

Primavera Risk Analysis

Risk software suite

ARM / Predict!

Job description

• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Risk Manager / Senior Risk Manager to join our busy and expanding, Scotland based Energy & Natural Resources team, who are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Projects and Programmes.

This role will provide the opportunity to innovate, collaborate, and learn from our experienced and award-winning Risk Management community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network.

Key Responsibilities

Working alongside project delivery teams as part of a wider risk management team or independently with reach back support to experienced risk professionals, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Leading teams of Risk Management professionals to deliver effective, consistent, assured and value adding risk management interventions across diverse and complex project/ programmes.
• Planning, designing, and implementing risk management processes; tailoring to the client’s needs and aligning with best practice.
• Driving continuous improvement in Risk Management (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and improve benefits realisation for our clients.
• Challenging risk information to enhance the quality of risk data so that it is robust, stands up to scrutiny and is reflective of the project environment.
• Leading the implementation, embedding and roll‑out of any identified changes to Risk Management approaches.
• Acting as the risk subject matter expert on a major project or programme.
• Working with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, integrated, well structured, accurate Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and support the change control process.
• Designing and delivering risk training, including coaching clients and less experienced team members in risk management processes and practices.
• Design, set‑up and facilitation of risk workshops with subject matter experts to aid identification and regular updates of risks and uncertainties.
• Maintenance of project and programme risk registers and other additional risk information including maintaining quality control of risk data and reporting.
• Drive the justification/agreement, implementation and tracking of measurable and specific mitigation actions against associated risks across projects and programmes.
• Actively articulate and promote the benefits and requirement of Risk Management with the project and programme team.
• Lead Quantitative Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis activities (QSRA/QCRA), including risk modelling, interpreting, and communicating the outputs to determine where focus should be applied to benefit the project.
• Supporting efficient contingency forecasting and drawdown processes.
• Working with the supply chain to understand and incorporate the risks they present to clients.
• Supporting T&T’s recruitment activities to grow and develop the risk management and project controls capability.
• Undertaking line management activities including career development and performance management.
• Contribute to the national and regional risk communities including Community of Practice.

Qualifications

Skills and behaviours

• Excellent communication skills to convey complex risk insights to executives and other stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking to develop effective risk management plans and leadership skills to guide their team.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to staying informed about industry, trends, and regulations.
• Showcase a high standard of integrity and play a key role in maintaining ethical standards and ensuring compliance.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and software skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Adaptable with the ability to provide robust guidance during periods of change and complexity.
• A rounded understanding and appreciation for project controls, including scheduling, cost, and reporting.
• Effective decision making with an enhanced ability to assess risks, prioritise actions and make informed choices for the benefit of the organisation.
• Excellent problem-solving ability to identify, analyse and solve complex risk related problems.
• Ability to manage effective relationships with strategic stakeholders and interfacing functions.
• Ability to effectively interpret client requirements and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Effective time management and timely responses.
• Ability to adjust risk strategies and processes in response to change.
• Works to make positive change happen by embracing challenges and opportunities for our clients.
• Effectively leads, connects, and communicates with people to collaborate to deliver our best work.
• Brings out the best in everyone by helping others make the most of their potential through effective leadership and teamworking.
• Takes responsibility for the development of personal performance and core skillset.
• Promotes an inclusive workplace.
• A UK driving license or the ability to travel to client sites across the region, as required, is essential.

Qualifications and experience

• Extensive experience managing risk in multiple projects/programmes across a range of industries and sector is essential.
• Experience in defining, improving, and/or implementing Risk Management approaches is essential.
• Familiarity with several risk standards or approaches (ISO31000, APM PRAM, Orange Book, IPA) and their application is essential.
• Practical experience of Quantitative Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis techniques, including the interpretation of their key outputs is essential.
• Experience using one or more of the popular QRA software options (Primavera Risk Analysis, Risk, Safran etc.) is essential.
• Familiarity with at least one risk database tool (ARM, Predict!, Risk Controller, riskHive, Xactium) is desirable.
• Experience and understanding of the wider project controls disciplines (schedule, cost, reporting) is essential.
• A risk qualification such as from the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Association for Project Management (APM), or Management of Risk (MoR) is desirable.
• Experience in leading/managing a team is desirable.
• Familiarity with NEC3/4 contracts is desirable.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.