Strategic Portfolio Risk Lead (Hybrid) – Defence

Nuclear Inst; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 25 days + BH

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP Aviva DigiCare+

Professional Fees paid

Reservists leave 10 days

Job summary

Babcock International in Bristol, Devonport or Clyde is seeking a Portfolio Risk Manager to lead risk identification, assessment and mitigation across programmes. The role supports governance and decision-making within the Advanced Planning Department, with hybrid patterns and some travel to other sites.

You will need strong risk management experience, stakeholder engagement and a qualification in risk management.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in risk management within a complex project, programme or operational environment.
• Proven ability to identify, assess, manage and mitigate risks across projects, programmes or portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working across multiple teams and disciplines.
• Experience maintaining risk registers and producing high-quality risk reporting and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Managing risk profiles across projects and programmes, ensuring risks are identified, assessed and effectively mitigated.
• Developing and maintaining departmental risk frameworks covering capability, capacity, training requirements and organisational growth.
• Gathering, scoring and monitoring risks across multiple work packages, ensuring appropriate controls and mitigation plans are in place.
• Analysing programme and portfolio risks, identifying trends, dependencies and potential impacts on delivery.
• Liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to support governance, risk reporting and informed decision-making.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder mgmt

Risk reporting

Governance

Education

PRINCE2 Risk Management

APM Risk Level 2

Job description

Babcock International in Bristol, Devonport or Clyde is seeking a Portfolio Risk Manager to lead risk identification, assessment and mitigation across programmes. The role supports governance and decision-making within the Advanced Planning Department, with hybrid patterns and some travel to other sites.

You will need strong risk management experience, stakeholder engagement and a qualification in risk management.