Risk Practitioner

Assystem; Warrington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem in Warrington is seeking a skilled Risk and Schedule Specialist to join our project controls team. The role focuses on applying risk management to planning, scheduling and delivery, developing risk-based schedules and supporting decision-making.

You will work with project managers, planners and stakeholders, run quantitative schedule risk analysis, and help improve risk processes. Hybrid pattern: 2–3 days in the Warrington office; Inside IR35 contract.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in risk management within a project or programme environment.
• Experience developing and analysing risk-based schedules.
• Experience with quantitative schedule risk analysis and interpreting results.
• Experience supporting risk reviews and workshops.
• Strong understanding of risk, scheduling, project controls and forecasting.
• Experience using risk management and scheduling software.
• Able to analyse information and communicate risk impacts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and manage project risks and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain risk-based project schedules.
• Support risk reviews and workshops with project teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate risk information across relevant systems and registers.
• Assess schedule uncertainty and impacts on milestones and completion dates.
• Carry out quantitative schedule risk analysis to support forecasting and decision-making.
• Work with planners, Project Controls and delivery teams to integrate risk into schedules.
• Support risk response, mitigation and monitoring activities.
• Produce clear reports highlighting key risks, schedule drivers, uncertainty and emerging trends.
• Support continuous improvement of project risk processes, tools and techniques.

Skills

Risk management

Scheduling

Project controls

Forecasting

Risk communication

Education

Relevant qualification in risk management / project controls / project management

Tools

Risk management software

Scheduling software

Job description

Location - Warrington

Hybrid - 2/3 days in Warrington office

Contract (Inside IR35) Only

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and manage project risks and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain risk-based project schedules.
• Support risk reviews and workshops with project teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate risk information across relevant systems and registers.
• Assess schedule uncertainty and potential impacts on milestones and completion dates.
• Carry out quantitative schedule risk analysis to support forecasting and decision-making.
• Work closely with planners, Project Controls and delivery teams to integrate risk into schedules.
• Support risk response, mitigation and monitoring activities.
• Produce clear reports highlighting key risks, schedule drivers, uncertainty and emerging trends.
• Support continuous improvement of project risk processes, tools and techniques.

Essential Experience

• Proven project risk management experience within a project or programme environment.
• Experience developing and analysing risk-based schedules.
• Experience with quantitative schedule risk analysis and interpreting results.
• Experience supporting risk reviews and workshops.
• Strong understanding of risk, scheduling, project controls and forecasting.
• Experience using risk management and scheduling software.
• Able to analyse information and communicate risk impacts clearly.

Essential Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or equivalent experience in risk management, project controls, project management, engineering or a related field.
• Working knowledge of recognised risk management principles and techniques.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in engineering, construction, infrastructure or complex projects.
• Experience in nuclear or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience integrating risk with cost and schedule information.
• Experience supporting risk workshops and scenario modelling.
• Experience working with contractors and supply chains.
• Experience producing risk information for reviews, forecasting and decision-making.

Desirable Qualifications

• APM Project Risk Management or equivalent.
• MoR Practitioner or equivalent risk qualification.
• Relevant project controls or project management qualification.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.

Additional Information

• The role focuses on applying risk management to support project planning, scheduling and delivery.
• A key requirement is developing and maintaining risk-based schedules that reflect risks, opportunities and uncertainty.
• You’ll work closely with project managers, planners, Project Controls and stakeholders to keep risk information aligned with the current project position.
• The role supports decision-making through risk analysis but does not own project delivery or individual project risks.
• Project-specific systems, tools, reporting and governance will be defined for each assignment.

Whilst we encourage applications from all nationalities, Assystem within the UK are subject to security and export control restrictions due to the nature of work to be undertaken.

These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people's ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.