Senior Risk Manager - Group

Wates Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Group seeks a Senior Risk Manager to enhance their risk management processes. This role involves developing a robust risk framework and working with senior leadership to promote a strong risk culture, offering a competitive salary and extensive corporate benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share

Private Medical

Pension with 6% employer contribution

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Industry leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Significant risk management experience, ideally in construction/infrastructure.
• Professional risk certification (e.g., IRM) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Shape the Risk Framework and develop risk management processes.
• Drive Risk Governance with reports and dashboards.
• Lead Risk Assessments across the organisation.

Skills

Analytical

Detail-oriented

Strong commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or relevant discipline

Job description

This is a Full Time/Flexible Working , Permanent vacancy that will close in 17 days at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

Wates Group is developing its risk management processes and methodologies, and we're looking for a proactive, strategic, and experienced Senior Risk Manager to play a key role in shaping our approach. If you're passionate about risk management and ready to lead the development of a holistic risk framework, we’d love to hear from you!

Why Join Us?

This role offers a high-profile opportunity to influence risk strategy across Wates Group, working closely with senior Group leadership and key business unit stakeholders to embed best-in-class risk management practices. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping risk culture, digital transformation, and governance in a forward-thinking environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape the Risk Framework – Work with the Group Head of Assurance and the Risk Committee members to develop a robust, enterprise-wide risk management framework.
• Drive Risk Governance – Support the Risk Committee with reports, dashboards, and analytical insights to inform decision-making.
• Lead Risk Assessments – Guide risk owners in identifying, scoring, managing, and mitigating risks across the organisation.
• Enhance Digital Capabilities – Identify opportunities to improve risk processes through digitalisation and software solutions.
• Engage with Stakeholders – Work across Group and Business Units to embed a strong risk culture and ensure best practices.

What We're Looking For:

Expertise: Significant risk management experience, ideally in construction/infrastructure, major projects, or a related field; a firm grasp of risk management tools and platforms would be desirable.

Qualifications: Degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a relevant discipline; professional risk certification (e.g., IRM) desirable.

Skills: Strong commercial awareness, analytical, detail-oriented mindset, and ability to simplify complex risk concepts for a wider audience.

Mindset: A proactive, self-motivated individual who challenges the status quo, influences work practices and drives continuous improvement.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

WINNER

WINNER

2022 Construction News Awards Winner

GOLD AWARD

GOLD AWARD

Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER