Strategic Risk Manager – Defence Programme (9‑Day Fortnight)

AWE Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension scheme (9–13%)

Parental leave

Career development funding

Employee health services

Life assurance (4x salary)

Discounts

Volunteer time off

Job summary

AWE Plc is seeking a dedicated Risk and Programme Controls Specialist in the UK to drive the risk management lifecycle within a major defence programme. You will develop and maintain risk registers, run risk workshops, and perform both qualitative and quantitative analyses to support decision making.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and PMO stakeholders to ensure alignment with risk appetite and program schedules, while delivering governance-ready briefings and RADIO dashboards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in risk and/or programme controls management within a large-scale, complex programme or project environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge of risk management frameworks, methodologies, and tools.
• Experience maintaining and managing RADIO or equivalent logs within a structured PMO or delivery environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex risk landscapes and present findings clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing governance-ready reports and briefings.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and influence without direct authority.
• High level of personal integrity and professionalism, with the ability to handle sensitive information appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and improve Delivery Area risk register aligned to standards.
• Facilitate risk workshops with technical design, manufacturing PMs and stakeholders.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis including Monte Carlo.
• Define, assign, track mitigation and contingency actions; ensure accountability.
• Escalate risks and breaches; maintain alignment with risk appetite.
• Manage dependencies via ADMA; align with PMO programme schedule.
• Identify, resolve dependency conflicts and gaps; elevate to Programme Dependency Manager.
• Maintain issues log; distinguish risks vs issues; drive resolution and root cause analysis.
• Identify, assess and track opportunities; promote improvements in cost/schedule performance.
• Produce RADIO reports and dashboards; support governance; engage stakeholders; provide guidance.

Skills

Risk management

Risk analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Integrity

Job description

AWE Plc is seeking a dedicated Risk and Programme Controls Specialist in the UK to drive the risk management lifecycle within a major defence programme. You will develop and maintain risk registers, run risk workshops, and perform both qualitative and quantitative analyses to support decision making.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and PMO stakeholders to ensure alignment with risk appetite and program schedules, while delivering governance-ready briefings and RADIO dashboards.