Senior Project Risk & Governance Manager

Construction, Property and Engineering; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Benefits and pension

Generous annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Private healthcare

Professional progression & ongoing acc

Job summary

Construction, Property and Engineering is seeking a Project Risk Manager to embed risk governance across client schemes within a major Tier 1 infrastructure contractor. You will author and update risk plans, lead risk reviews, and deliver data-driven insights through dashboards while aligning with industry standards.

The role requires hands-on facilitation across cross-functional teams, deep understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk methods, and professional risk qualifications (APM

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience facilitating collaborative risk activities across cross-functional project teams.
• Strong grasp of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques, risk controls, and response planning.
• Recognised risk management qualification (APM Risk Cert 1 & 2, APM PFQ) or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Author and update the Contract Risk Management Plan in compliance with industry and client standards.
• Facilitate regular risk reviews with key risk owners to maintain accuracy of risk registers.
• Conduct routine qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to generate actionable insights and reporting dashboards.
• Escalate critical risk matters through internal governance channels and client contractual mechanisms.

Skills

Cross-functional facilitation

Qualitative risk assessment

Quantitative risk assessment

Risk governance

Education

APM Risk Cert 1 & 2

APM PFQ

Engineering/PM degree (desirable)

Job description

Construction, Property and Engineering is seeking a Project Risk Manager to embed risk governance across client schemes within a major Tier 1 infrastructure contractor. You will author and update risk plans, lead risk reviews, and deliver data-driven insights through dashboards while aligning with industry standards.

The role requires hands-on facilitation across cross-functional teams, deep understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk methods, and professional risk qualifications (APM