Senior Risk Manager, Public Infrastructure - Hybrid

Triumph Consultants Ltd; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 18,635,000 - 18,819,000; Full time

Job summary

Triumph Consultants Ltd is seeking an experienced Risk Manager to lead risk and issue management across a major infrastructure portfolio in a high-profile public sector environment. The role sits close to strategic decisions, guiding programme leaders and accountable owners with evidence-based risk practices.

You will develop exposure management, escalate risks as needed, and drive governance and reporting across the portfolio. NEC4 and Yellow Book familiarity are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive risk management experience (5+ years) on major, complex projects (£200–£500m+).
• Recognised risk management qualification at Practitioner level or equivalent.
• Membership of APM.
• Proven ability to advise senior leaders in high-risk environments.
• Public sector or Defence experience.
• Experience within project controls.
• Familiarity with NEC4 contracts.
• Understanding of the Government Yellow Book.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve risk and issue management across a major infrastructure portfolio, ensuring robust and consistent standards.
• Establish evidence-based approaches to identifying, assessing, treating, monitoring and escalating risks and issues across portfolio, programme and project levels.
• Provide expert strategic advice to senior leaders, governance groups and risk owners, supporting informed decision making.
• Work with accountable owners to understand exposure, develop mitigation plans, identify opportunities and elevate matters beyond agreed tolerances.
• Ensure risk insights are clearly communicated, enabling senior stakeholders to manage complexity and intervene effectively when required.
• Support the development of risk culture, capability and governance across the wider portfolio environment.
• Contribute to portfolio reporting, ensuring risks and issues are accurately represented and aligned with governance expectations.
• Champion continuous improvement in risk processes, tools and behaviours.

Skills

Risk management

Senior stakeholder advisory

Public sector experience

NEC4 familiarity

Education

APM Practitioner

Tools

NEC4 contracts

Job description

Triumph Consultants Ltd is seeking an experienced Risk Manager to lead risk and issue management across a major infrastructure portfolio in a high-profile public sector environment. The role sits close to strategic decisions, guiding programme leaders and accountable owners with evidence-based risk practices.

You will develop exposure management, escalate risks as needed, and drive governance and reporting across the portfolio. NEC4 and Yellow Book familiarity are essential.