Senior Risk Manager – Infrastructure & Programs

Arcadis; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking experienced Risk Professionals to lead risk and value management across major projects in Northern England. You will identify, analyse and mitigate cost, schedule and business risks, and support commercial decision-making with probabilistic forecasts.

We welcome candidates at different career stages and offer a collaborative environment within our One Arcadis team, with a focus on governance, data quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in project, programme or enterprise risk management.
• Ability to build and interpret risk models and present probabilistic outcomes.
• Experience facilitating workshops and engaging stakeholders across technical and commercial functions.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of contract/forecasting implications of risk.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with ARM, Safran, @Risk or alternative risk tools; ability to learn proprietary tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver risk and value management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate risk workshops, identify risk drivers, and maintain risk registers and action plans.
• Develop, validate and run quantitative cost and schedule risk models to produce probabilistic forecasts.
• Provide clear risk reporting and insight to stakeholders, including senior leadership and clients.
• Advise project teams on mitigation, contingency, allocation of risk, and commercial implications.
• Support governance and escalation of significant risks; ensure consistent application of risk frameworks and standards.
• Coach and mentor junior team members (for senior roles) and contribute to capability building.
• Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes and data quality for risk management.

Skills

Risk modelling

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Contract forecasting

Risk tools

Communication

Education

MoR/IRM qualification

IRM membership

Tools

ARM

Safran

@Risk

Job description

Arcadis is seeking experienced Risk Professionals to lead risk and value management across major projects in Northern England. You will identify, analyse and mitigate cost, schedule and business risks, and support commercial decision-making with probabilistic forecasts.

We welcome candidates at different career stages and offer a collaborative environment within our One Arcadis team, with a focus on governance, data quality and continuous improvement.