Senior Risk Specialist

weServed; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension contributions

Employee share scheme

Digital health services

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear, a core part of Babcock International Group, is seeking a Senior Risk Specialist in Glasgow to lead risk and opportunity management across national infrastructure projects. The role supports the full lifecycle from bid to delivery, with hybrid pattern and a 37-hour week.

Applicants should have infrastructure project exposure, PRA/ARM/Excel experience, NEC contract awareness, and a relevant risk management background. Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Risk Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in Risk Management is desirable
• Membership of a recognised professional body is also an advantage (i.e. IRM or APM)

Responsibilities

• Leading risk and opportunity management activities across all stages of the project lifecycle, from bid phase through to project close-out
• Developing and implementing project risk and opportunity management plans that align with business, commercial, and regulatory requirements
• Facilitating risk identification workshops, assessments, and treatment planning to minimise threats and maximise opportunities
• Producing insightful risk analysis and performance reporting, including recommendations for project and business leaders
• Managing contingency planning and ensuring risk management activities support financial, commercial and delivery objectives
• Chair risk management reviews with senior internal & external stakeholders
• Production of risk management dashboards

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Project controls

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Risk Management

Postgraduate qualification in Risk Management

Professional body membership (IRM/APM)

Tools

Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA)

Pertmaster

Active Risk Manager (ARM)

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Senior Risk Specialist

Location: Glasgow

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75845

Shape the future of critical national infrastructure through expert risk leadership

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Risk Specialist at our Glasgow site.

The role

As a Senior Risk Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering risk and opportunity management across projects of national importance.

This role is full time, based in Glasgow. Hybrid working patterns are available with a minimum of two days per week onsite. The role is contracted to 37 hours per week.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Leading risk and opportunity management activities across all stages of the project lifecycle, from bid phase through to project close-out
• Developing and implementing project risk and opportunity management plans that align with business, commercial, and regulatory requirements
• Facilitating risk identification workshops, assessments, and treatment planning to minimise threats and maximise opportunities
• Producing insightful risk analysis and performance reporting, including recommendations for project and business leaders
• Managing contingency planning and ensuring risk management activities support financial, commercial and delivery objectives
• Chair risk management reviews with senior internal & external stakeholders
• Production of risk management dashboards

Essential experience of the Senior Risk Specialist:

• Exposure to infrastructure projects in areas including nuclear, defence, energy, engineering or construction
• Demonstrable experience in a specialist risk and opportunity management role
• Experience supporting projects throughout the full project lifecycle; from bid development to completion
• Experienced in the use of software including Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA) / Pertmaster, Active Risk Manager (ARM) and Excel based platforms
• Awareness of contract forms and commercial frameworks including NEC3 or NEC4
• Experience working within an engineering, design, project controls, or project delivery environment

Qualifications for the Senior Risk Specialist:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Risk Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in Risk Management is desirable
• Membership of a recognised professional body is also an advantage (i.e. IRM or APM)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 12/10/2026