Senior Risk Leader for Major Projects & Controls

Turner & Townsend; Stirling; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Risk Manager/Senior Risk Manager in Scotland to join our Energy & Natural Resources team. You will lead risk management across diverse projects, design and implement processes, and drive continuous improvement while mentoring team members.

You will collaborate with project delivery teams, manage risk registers, and support change control and performance measurement baselines. A strong background in risk standards and leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing risk across multiple projects/programmes in various sectors.
• Familiar with ISO31000, APM PRAM, Orange Book and IPA risk standards and their application.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor risk teams and provide guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of Risk Management professionals to deliver risk interventions across complex projects/programmes.
• Plan, design and implement risk management processes aligned with client needs and best practice.
• Drive continuous improvement in risk management and project controls to increase efficiency.
• Challenge risk data quality to ensure robustness and credibility.
• Lead the rollout of updated risk management approaches across projects.
• Act as the risk SME on major projects or programmes.
• Collaborate with Integrated Project Team to establish PMB and support change control.
• Deliver risk training and coach team members in risk practices.
• Facilitate risk workshops with SMEs for risk identification and updates.
• Maintain risk registers and ensure data quality and reporting.
• Track mitigation actions and verify their effectiveness across projects.
• Advocate for the benefits and requirements of Risk Management within teams.
• Lead QSRA/QCRA activities and interpret outputs to focus project efforts.
• Support contingency forecasting and drawdown processes.
• Engage with the supply chain to understand supplier risks.
• Contribute to recruitment to grow risk management capabilities.
• Undertake line management and performance development.

Skills

Excellent communication

Strategic thinking

Industry awareness

Integrity and ethics

Analytical abilities

Change management

Leadership & teamwork

Time management

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Problem solving

Willingness to travel

Tools

Primavera Risk Analysis

Risk

Safran

ARM

Predict!

Risk Controller

riskHive

Xactium

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Risk Manager/Senior Risk Manager in Scotland to join our Energy & Natural Resources team. You will lead risk management across diverse projects, design and implement processes, and drive continuous improvement while mentoring team members.

You will collaborate with project delivery teams, manage risk registers, and support change control and performance measurement baselines. A strong background in risk standards and leadership is essential.