Senior Risk Manager - Energy Sector

Turner & Townsend; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Risk Manager / Risk Lead for a major nuclear programme in the North West. The role requires on-site presence in West Burton three days per week and involves leading risk processes, workshops, and QA of risk data.

You will use Safran, @risk, PRA, Power BI, and collaborate across project controls and supply chain; professional risk qualifications are desirable. This is an opportunity to shape risk management for critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Professional Risk Management experience across project lifecycles.
• Nuclear sector experience is desirable but not required.
• Ability to adjust risk strategies in response to change.
• Excellent communication to convey risk to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design and implement risk management processes tailored to the client’s needs.
• Facilitate risk workshops with subject matter experts.
• Create and maintain risk registers and risk information.
• Challenge risk data to improve data quality and robustness.
• Drive mitigation actions across projects and programmes.
• Support development of management responses and post-mitigation positions.
• Conduct Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) for cost and schedule.
• Produce timely risk reporting using PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Power BI.
• Collaborate with Project Controls and supply chain to align risks.

Skills

Risk management

Risk workshops

Risk registers

QRA

Safran

@risk

PRA

Power BI

ARM

Xactium

Predict

Tableau

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

IRM/APM membership

Risk management qualifications (APM Risk Certificate Level 2 or MoR)

Tools

Safran

@risk

PRA

Power BI

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

ARM

Xactium

Predict

Tableau

Job description

• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

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.

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:

As a Senior Risk Manager, you have a passion to provide services as required by our clients, which may include:

• 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.

You also:

• 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.

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