Senior Risk Manager - Infrastructure

Gleeds; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Gleeds is seeking a Senior Risk Manager for the Infrastructure Sector in Manchester. This role involves leading risk management activities for major projects, conducting quantitative assessments, and facilitating workshops. Candidates should have a degree in risk management or equivalent certifications, along with over 6 years of relevant experience. The position promotes flexible working arrangements and values work/life balance, reflecting Gleeds' commitment to a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in risk management within major projects or regulated industries (nuclear, infrastructure, energy, defence).

Responsibilities

• Harness risk information to respond proactively to project challenges.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment to inform business decisions.
• Lead risk workshops for threat and opportunity identification.

Skills

Proactive risk management

Quantitative risk assessment

Presentation skills

Workshop facilitation

Education

Degree or diploma in risk management

Professional certifications (PMI-RMP, APM Risk, IRM)

Tools

@risk

Safran

PRA

Job description

Senior Risk Manager – Infrastructure Sector

Location: Manchester, England

Employment Type: Permanent, Full time with flexible working and core hours

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proactive and constructive behaviours to harness risk information across a project to respond with agility to project challenges and variances proactively.
• Challenge the norm/traditional risk management ways and contribute views to shape Gleeds’ future risk management approaches.
• Lead/support delivery of risk management commissions on major programmes and projects.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment (integrated, cost and schedule) to inform business cases, investment decisions and project/programme performances.
• Demonstrate proficient to experienced levels of competence with tools such as @risk, Safran, PRA or similar. Furthermore, knowledge of new technologies including Nodes & Links and nPlan beneficial.
• Confidently interrogate and present key risk findings to clients including QRA model outputs, recommendations to support decision making and assurance of supply chain risk management performance.
• Lead and facilitate risk workshops for the identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and mitigations including What-If and Scenario Analysis.
• Familiarity with Risk, Project Controls/PMO and PPP Delivery Maturity Assessments and what good looks like.
• Provide guidance and training to project teams on risk management tools and techniques.

Qualifications

• Recognised diploma or degree or be qualified with professional certifications in risk management (e.g., PMI-RMP, APM Risk, IRM) preferred.
• 6+ years in risk management within major projects or regulated industries (nuclear, infrastructure, energy, defence).

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender. We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual. Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.