Senior Risk Leader - Major Infrastructure PMO (Hybrid)

Southern Water; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Water is seeking a Senior Risk Practitioner to lead risk management across major infrastructure projects. You will implement governance, facilitate risk assessment, and maintain risk registers while shaping mitigation strategies with risk owners.

The role requires advanced risk and schedule analysis capabilities and certifications such as PMI-RMP, IRM, or APM Risk Practitioner. A hybrid working model and significant project exposure await.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management within large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Certifications such as PMI-RMP, IRM, or APM Risk Practitioner are desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret technical, commercial, and scheduling information.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage risk management strategies, processes, and governance in alignment with corporate standards.
• Facilitate identification, assessment, and prioritisation of threats, opportunities, and issues.
• Set up and maintain risk registers in risk management software, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Work with risk owners to develop actionable mitigation strategies and track progress.
• Conduct QSRA/QCRA and advise on mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with project controls teams to integrate risk impacts into schedules and forecasts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Risk management degree

Project management degree

Tools

ARM

Primavera Risk Analysis

Safran

Job description

Southern Water is seeking a Senior Risk Practitioner to lead risk management across major infrastructure projects. You will implement governance, facilitate risk assessment, and maintain risk registers while shaping mitigation strategies with risk owners.

The role requires advanced risk and schedule analysis capabilities and certifications such as PMI-RMP, IRM, or APM Risk Practitioner. A hybrid working model and significant project exposure await.