Assistant Risk Manager

Cumming Group Infrastructure Ireland Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group Infrastructure Ireland Limited in Dublin is seeking a junior risk professional to support in risk management and project controls across infrastructure deliveries. You will liaise with design teams, contractors and clients, maintain risk registers, and assist with risk reporting, aligning with governance and HSE requirements.

Degree qualified with 1–2 years’ post-graduate experience preferred; strong numeracy and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of post-graduate or relevant professional experience.
• Interest in risk management, project controls, or infrastructure delivery.
• Experience managing, analysing, or reporting complex data sets.
• Strong numeracy, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under own initiative and collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Support in the development of appropriate controls and contingency planning
• Liaison with design teams, contractors, and client representatives assigned as risk owners
• Support in the setting up and implementation of appropriate risk management processes, protocols, and governance arrangements
• Maintain detailed risk registers and/or manage risk management systems, depending on project scale and complexity
• Assist with the production of risk reports and provision of risk advice
• Work collaboratively to identify, manage, and allocate risks at project and programme level
• Track risk management activities and compliance with client, industry, and internal guidance and processes
• Support and participate in risk and value workshops, including preparation and analysis
• Assist in the auditing and review of client risk management processes and procedures
• Perform duties in accordance with statutory and corporate Health, Safety and Environmental requirements and management systems

Skills

Risk management

Project controls

Data analysis

Numeracy

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Initiative

Education

Degree qualified

Job description

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support in the development of appropriate controls and contingency planning
• Liaison with design teams, contractors, and client representatives assigned as risk owners
• Support in the setting up and implementation of appropriate risk management processes, protocols, and governance arrangements
• Maintain detailed risk registers and/or manage risk management systems, depending on project scale and complexity
• Assist with the production of risk reports and provision of risk advice
• Work collaboratively to identify, manage, and allocate risks at project and programme level
• Track risk management activities and compliance with client, industry, and internal guidance and processes
• Support and participate in risk and value workshops, including preparation and analysis
• Assist in the auditing and review of client risk management processes and procedures
• Perform duties in accordance with statutory and corporate Health, Safety and Environmental requirements and management systems

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Degree qualified
• 1-2 years of post-graduate or relevant professional experience
• Interest in risk management, project controls, or infrastructure delivery
• Experience managing, analysing, or reporting complex data sets
• Strong numeracy, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under own initiative and collaboratively within a team

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origins, colour) marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender reassignment, religion and belief.

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development. Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally and is now home to more than 3,000+ team members - including many of the brightest minds in the industry. Learn more about what a great organisation we are here.

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities through its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to age, sex, race (including colour, nationality, ethnicity or national origin), religion or belief, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave or any other protected characteristic under UK and European law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.