Senior Risk Manager - Civil & Nuclear Infrastructure

Hyreus; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyreus is recruiting an experienced Risk Manager for a Cumbria-based role with a leading Tier One civil engineering contractor active in power and nuclear sectors. The successful candidate will identify, assess and manage project risks across major civil infrastructure works, working with project teams to develop mitigation and report risk information throughout the project lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to complex infrastructure programmes within a highly regulated

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Risk Manager in civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Experience maintaining risk registers, leading risk workshops and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Familiarity with risk management tools and MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification, assessment and management of project risks across full lifecycle.
• Develop, maintain and review project risk registers with risks, owners and mitigations.
• Facilitate risk workshops and review meetings with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Assess impact of risks on programme, cost, quality, health & safety, environment and delivery.
• Develop and monitor mitigation, contingency and response strategies; ensure actions are tracked.
• Provide risk reporting, dashboards and analysis to project leadership.
• Collaborate with planning and commercial teams to assess exposure and financial impact.
• Integrate risk management into project controls, planning, forecasting and change management.
• Identify emerging risks and provide early warnings with practical recommendations.
• Promote proactive risk culture and continuous improvement.
• Ensure risk processes align with policies, contracts and industry best practice.
• Support risk assessment in design, procurement, construction and subcontractor performance.
• Maintain accurate risk documentation and clear communication of exposure and actions.
• Capture lessons learned from risk management activities.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, Risk Management or related field

Professional qualification in Risk Management or project controls (advantageous)

Job description

Hyreus is recruiting an experienced Risk Manager for a Cumbria-based role with a leading Tier One civil engineering contractor active in power and nuclear sectors. The successful candidate will identify, assess and manage project risks across major civil infrastructure works, working with project teams to develop mitigation and report risk information throughout the project lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to complex infrastructure programmes within a highly regulated