Senior Risk Leader - Major Projects PMO (Hybrid)

Southern Water; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Water is seeking a Senior Risk Practitioner to lead risk management across major infrastructure projects, based in Falmer, Brighton with hybrid working (2 days in the office). You will implement frameworks, maintain risk registers, and drive proactive mitigation of threats and opportunities.

You’ll work with project controls, QSRA/QCRA analysis, and risk owners, using ARM, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Safran to inform schedules and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in risk management within large-scale infrastructure projects.
• PMI-RMP, IRM, or APM Risk Practitioner certifications preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with 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

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication

Project controls

Quantitative risk analysis

Education

Degree in Engineering, Risk Management, or Project Management

PMI-RMP / IRM / APM Risk Practitioner certifications

Tools

ARM

Primavera Risk Analysis

Safran

Job description

Southern Water is seeking a Senior Risk Practitioner to lead risk management across major infrastructure projects, based in Falmer, Brighton with hybrid working (2 days in the office). You will implement frameworks, maintain risk registers, and drive proactive mitigation of threats and opportunities.

You’ll work with project controls, QSRA/QCRA analysis, and risk owners, using ARM, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Safran to inform schedules and forecasts.