Senior Risk Manager - Energy Sector

Turner & Townsend; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to lead risk identification, assessment and mitigation across a major nuclear programme in the North West. The role blends hands-on delivery of risk work with process improvement and stakeholder engagement, with on-site presence three days a week in West Burton.

You will run risk workshops, maintain risk registers, perform QRA for cost and schedule, and report insights using Power BI and other tools, collaborating with project controls and the

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management across the full project lifecycle.
• Ability to adjust risk strategies and communicate complex risk information clearly.
• Familiarity with ISO31000, APM, Orange Book, IPA; risk qualifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement client-tailored risk management processes.
• Facilitate risk workshops with SMEs.
• Create and maintain risk registers and risk data.
• Drive mitigation actions across projects and programmes.
• Support QRA for cost and schedule impacts.
• Produce risk reporting using PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Collaborate with project controls and supply chain on risk.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Quantitative risk analysis

Risk workshops

Risk reporting

Education

Engineering / Risk / Finance degree

IRM / APM membership (desirable)

Tools

Safran

@risk

PRA

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

About Us

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

Job Description

Due to increased demand across the Energy & Natural Resources sector, our North West team is expanding and looking to appoint experienced Risk Managers / Risk Leads to support a major nuclear programme.

This is an opportunity to join a high-profile, complex infrastructure programme at the forefront of industry transformation, working within a collaborative and growing delivery environment. We are keen to engage with individuals who bring strong project/programme risk expertise, particularly within regulated or capital-intensive industries. Candidates will be required to be on-site 3 days per week in West Burton.

Main Purpose of Role

The Senior Risk Manager / Risk Lead will be responsible for the identification, assessment, and management of risks and assumptions across projects and programmes of varying scale and complexity. The role combines hands‑on delivery of risk management activities with a broader remit to support risk process improvement, stakeholder engagement, and integrated project controls. You will play a key role in ensuring risks are effectively understood, managed, and communicated to support successful delivery to time, cost, and quality objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Planning, designing and implementing risk management processes tailoring to the client’s needs and aligning with best practice.
• Facilitation of risk workshops with subject matter experts.
• Creation and maintenance of risk registers and other risk information.
• Challenging risk information to enhance the quality of risk data so that it is robust.
• Drive the implementation of mitigation actions against associated risks across projects and programmes.
• Assist the project team with the identification and development of management responses which are measurable and specific, that support the post mitigated positions.
• Conduct Quantitative Risk Assessment and analysis (QRA) for cost and schedule impacts to support the understanding of the project’s remaining risk exposure.
• Demonstrate basic to practitioner competency with tools such as Safran, @risk, PRA or similar.
• The production of timely and efficient risk reporting using tools such as Microsoft (PowerPoint, Word and excel) and Power BI. Familiarity with web-based database/reporting tools – ARM, Xactium, Predict, Tableau.
• Collaborating with other Project Controls disciplines to maintain alignment of project information.
• Working with the supply chain to understand and incorporate the risks they present to clients.

Qualifications

You have professional Risk Management experience in one or more sectors across the whole Project lifecycle. While nuclear experience is desirable it is not an absolute requirement. You have the ability to adjust risk strategies and process in response to change and have excellent communication skills to convey complex risk information to all stakeholders. You are conversant with risk management systems such as Safran, @risk, PRA. Strategic awareness and critical thinking are key, with the ability to confidently assess the implications of various risk scenarios.

• Will be able to obtain BPSS level security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Risk Management, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field desirable or demonstrable experience.
• Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g., Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Association for Project Management.
• Familiarity with at least one risk standard or approach (ISO31000, APM, Orange Book, IPA).
• A risk qualification such as APM Risk Certificate Level 2 or Management of Risk (MoR) is desirable.
• Have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Have good research and analytical skills.
• Have stakeholder management experience.
• Have experience of working within a Project Controls team.
• Have a desire to work within the nuclear sector.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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