Senior Risk Specialist

First Recruitment Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking a Project Risk & Opportunity Specialist in Glasgow to lead risk and opportunity management across end-to-end project delivery. You will develop risk registers, manage monthly risk requirements across multiple projects, and ensure plans meet policy, procedure and commercial needs.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or project/construction management, with postgraduate qualifications desirable. APM Chartered Professional status is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Developing project risk registers and managing monthly risk requirements.
• Lead on risk and opportunity management across end-to-end project delivery.
• Development and implementation of Risk & Opportunity plans aligned to policy and commercial needs.
• Analysis of risk and production of risk performance reports with conclusions.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry; defence exposure advantageous.
• Experience in specialist risk and opportunity positions.
• Awareness of contracting methodologies (FIDIC/NEC3-NEC4/JCT).
• Experience across full project lifecycle from bid to close out.
• A bachelor's degree in engineering / project / construction management or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification desirable; membership in a professional body.
• APM qualification preferably Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) advantageous

Responsibilities

• Part of the project controls team, developing project risk registers and managing monthly risk requirements on multiple projects.
• Lead on risk and opportunity management across end-to-end project delivery phases; facilitate risk identifications and assessments.
• Develop and implement Project Risk & Opportunity Management plans aligned with policy and commercial needs.
• Analyze risk and produce risk performance reports with conclusions and recommendations.
• Manage and control time and cost risk contingency; align risk management with business financial needs.
• Utilise experience in a highly regulated industry (defence advantageous).
• Leverage contracting knowledge across various methodologies (FIDIC/NEC3-NEC4/JCT).
• Work across full project lifecycle from bid phase to close out.

Skills

Risk management

Opportunity management

Project controls

Contracting knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or project management

Postgraduate qualification desirable

APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) advantageous

Job description

Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Part of the project controls team, developing project risk registers and managing the monthly risk requirements on multiple projects
• Day to day, you’ll lead on risk and opportunity management across end to end project delivery phases. You’ll be responsible for facilitating and controlling the identifications and assessments of risk and the planning and implementation of treatments to maximise threat reduction and realisation of opportunity.
• Development and implementation of Project Risk & Opportunity Management plans that are compliant with policy, procedure and commercial requirements.
• Analysis of risk and production of risk performance reports with conclusions and recommendations to the project and business.
• Manage and control time and cost risk contingency and ensure the management of risk is aligned to business financial and commercial needs
• Extensive and recent relevant experience within a highly regulated industry (defence is advantageous)
• Recent and relevant experience in a specialist risk and opportunity position.
• Awareness of various contracting methodologies(such as FIDIC/NEC3-NEC4/JCT etc…)
• Experienced with working on a full project lifecycle, from bid phase to close out.
• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering / project / construction management or a related field
• A postgraduate qualification is also desirable, as is membership in a professional body
• APM qualified preferably to Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) is advantageous