Senior Risk Manager – Defence PMO & Delivery

Atomic Weapons Establishment; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9‑day working fortnight

Pension scheme (9–13%)

Family friendly policies

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment is seeking a Ri Manager to embed within a Delivery Area, providing risk, assumptions, dependencies, issues and opportunities management. You will enable informed decisions, protect delivery confidence and manage threats and opportunities within governance requirements.

The role requires proven risk management experience in large-scale programmes, with strong analytical skills, governance reporting ability, and the ability to influence across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading risk management in large, complex programmes.
• Ability to produce governance-ready reports and briefings.
• Knowledge of risk management frameworks and tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Delivery Area risk register aligned to standards.
• Facilitate risk workshops with design and PM stakeholders.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis including modelling.

Skills

Risk management

Programme controls

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

APM PMQ

MoR

Tools

@Risk

ARM

Saffran

Job description

Atomic Weapons Establishment is seeking a Ri Manager to embed within a Delivery Area, providing risk, assumptions, dependencies, issues and opportunities management. You will enable informed decisions, protect delivery confidence and manage threats and opportunities within governance requirements.

The role requires proven risk management experience in large-scale programmes, with strong analytical skills, governance reporting ability, and the ability to influence across teams.