Senior Risk Manager – Major Rail & Infrastructure

BAM UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Family-friendly policies

Company car

Travel allowance

Pension 8%

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Volunteering day

Development opportunities

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland invites applications for a Risk Manager position on the HRS15 Track North project. You will own the risk framework, drive probabilistic analysis, and report to senior stakeholders.

Based in our Snow Hill office near Birmingham, you will coordinate cross-functional risk activity, maintain risk templates, and support decision-making with robust governance and cost forecasting. This role requires strong communication and a proactive risk mindset.

Qualifications

• Substantial risk-management experience on major infrastructure or civil engineering projects.
• Experience with QSRA and QCRA methodologies.
• Practical knowledge of probabilistic risk modelling and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Strong grasp of programme risk, critical path analysis, milestones and contingencies.
• Experience operating Primavera P6; capability to support scheduling data.

Responsibilities

• Own and implement the HRS15 Risk and Opportunity Management process per procedures.
• Promote proactive risk management across multiple functions and stakeholders.
• Maintain risk registers with links to EAC and programme activities.
• Ensure risks are actively managed until exposure and consequences are resolved.
• Lead or support monthly risk-review meetings with HS2 and manage actions.
• Coordinate time-phased risk-cost forecasts for forecasting and reporting.
• Reconcile risk data across PMU2/PMU4/PMU8 and the business forecast.
• Drive improvements in risk rationalisation and reporting quality.

Skills

Risk management

QSRA

QCRA

Probabilistic risk

Primavera P6

Cost forecasting

Risk workshops

Commercial risk

Stakeholder engagement

Advanced Excel

Communication

Degree in related field

Education

Degree in Risk Management/Engineering/Construction

Tools

Primavera P6

CEMAR

Deltek Acumen Risk

Job description

BAM UK & Ireland invites applications for a Risk Manager position on the HRS15 Track North project. You will own the risk framework, drive probabilistic analysis, and report to senior stakeholders.

Based in our Snow Hill office near Birmingham, you will coordinate cross-functional risk activity, maintain risk templates, and support decision-making with robust governance and cost forecasting. This role requires strong communication and a proactive risk mindset.