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Risk manager - defence (construction)

Barrow-in-Furness
Turner & Townsend
Risk manager
Posted: 1 July
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Company Description

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.


Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a QRA-capable Risk Manager to join our busy and expanding Barrow-based Real Estate team, involved in high-profile construction projects.

Owing to the complex nature of the projects, this role is suitable for a Risk Manager with a construction or defence background, with proven experience and understanding of risk management processes.


Main Purpose of Role

Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major construction programme. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Facilitating identification, assessment, and prioritisation of threats, opportunities, and issues within the sub-programme.
2. Maintaining visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely risk budget management, or threat/opportunity retirement.
3. Using risk data to inform investment planning.
4. Assisting with the identification and recording of management responses, ensuring they are measurable and specific, and assessing post-mitigation positions.
5. Monitoring overall risk exposure and assessing it against the remaining risk budget.
6. Proactively managing the completion of management responses to deliver target positions.
7. Collaborating with contractors to assess risks they hold and their views on risks impacting them.
8. Producing risk reports to communicate threat and opportunity status effectively.
9. Conducting quantitative risk assessments (cost and schedule) to determine project contingency levels.
10. Demonstrating competence with tools such as PRA, @risk, Safran, or similar.
11. Familiarity with web-based database tools like ARM, Predict, Tableau.


Requirements

Candidates should demonstrate:

* Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment skills, and a working understanding of risk, cost, and schedule management on large programmes.
* Experience facilitating risk workshops, threat mitigation, and opportunity exploitation.
* Proficiency in probabilistic modelling (@risk, PRA, P6 or equivalent).
* Proven experience in risk management roles on major projects or programmes.
* Preferably, APM/IRM risk certification.

Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and a commitment to innovative working methods are essential.


Qualifications

* Degree in a construction-related subject is preferred.
* Proven experience in risk delivery on major construction projects or programmes.
* Security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain it is highly desirable due to the sensitive nature of the work.


Additional Information

We value our inspired people and provide a supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment that promotes work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and encouraging applications from all backgrounds.

Learn more at our website.

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Note: It is against policy for candidates to pay fees for recruitment; all resumes submitted are property of Turner & Townsend, and no agency fees are paid unless a formal agreement exists.

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