Senior Risk Manager

QinetiQ Limited; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited in Farnborough is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to support complex projects from bid through delivery, developing tailored risk solutions and contributing to risk registers and cost/schedule estimates.

The role requires leading risk management within project teams, coaching and mentoring lower level professionals, and ensuring alignment with governance and controls. The position is 37 hours per week on site at Farnborough, with SC clearance as a minimum requirement.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in risk management across full project lifecycle.
• Experience leading risk management in project teams.
• Experience developing new processes and mentoring others.
• Familiarity with Predict! risk tools.
• Ability to advise on contingency and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Drive best practice and implementation of risk management systems to support delivery.
• Collaborate with project teams to maintain high‑quality risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Analyse and report on risk data to inform decision‑making.
• Advise teams on risk exposure, contingency and operational impacts of strategies.
• Lead complex projects and deliver effective risk management outcomes.
• Engage stakeholders and provide risk assurance aligned with project controls.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Data analysis

Cost & schedule risk

Stakeholder engagement

Education

APM Risk Management

IRM Certificate in Risk Management

PMI-RMP

MoR Foundation

Tools

Predict! Risk Controller

Predict! Risk Analyser

Job description

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Package: £57,375 – £63,750 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID: SF20524

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Risk Managerat our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Risk Manager, you will support complex projects at all stages of the project lifecycle from bidding through to delivery.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll develop tailored risk solutions and provide risk advice alongside contributing to risk registers, cost and schedule risk estimates and analyses of QinetiQ programmes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Drive best practice and implementation of risk management systems to support effective project and programme delivery
• Collaborate with project teams to develop and maintain high‑quality risk registers, mitigation plans, and tailored risk management approaches
• Analyse and report on risk data, including quantitative cost and schedule risk models, to inform decision‑making
• Advise teams on risk exposure, contingency, and the wider operational impacts of risk management strategies
• Lead complex projects, providing solutions to complex challenges and delivering effective risk management outcomes
• Engage stakeholders and provide risk assurance and recommendations, ensuring alignment with organisational processes and integration with project management and controls

Essential experience of the Senior Risk Manager:

• In‑depth knowledge of risk management with an understanding the full project lifecycle and wider understanding of project management and controls techniques, trends and tools, with in depth knowledge of associated areas such as governance and assurance, benchmarking, data analysis and reporting, change control, cost control/reporting, supply chain development
• Extensive experience of working within project teams and leading on risk management
• Experience developing and implementing new processes, standards or plans that will impact on the achievement of functional results
• Experience coaching, reviewing and delegating work to lower‑level professionals. Mentors community, supervises and functionally manages lower level professionals
• Has extensive experience of using project management tools such as Predict! Risk Controller and Predict! Risk Analyser

Essential qualifications for the Senior Risk Manager:

• Holds one of the following: APM Risk Management, IRM Certificate in Risk Management, PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI‑RMP), MoR Foundation or working towards

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state‑of‑the‑art facility, with high‑energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail] . One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community