Risk Manager
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Duration: 6 Months
Rate: £550 - £600 per day
Location: Milton Keynes & remote (hybrid)
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP
Role Overview:
A Risk Manager is required for our Government client who possesses significant experience of risk management for technology, construction, engineering or infrastructure projects.
As the Risk Manager you will lead risk management activities across large-scale, complex programmes. You will be a recognised subject matter expert in risk management methodologies, tools, and processes, and will have demonstrable experience operating as a Risk Manager within major construction or infrastructure environments.
The Risk Manager will be central to enabling informed decision making, improving project predictability, and enhancing organisational resilience..
Essential Skills & Experience required:
As the Risk Manager you will be an expert in your field with significant experience of risk management for technology, construction, engineering, or infrastructure projects.
Essential:
Proven experience operating as a Risk Manager on complex construction, engineering, or major infrastructure projects.
Strong expertise in risk management methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Proficiency in risk management software and modelling tools.
Ability to interpret technical project information and translate it into meaningful risk insights.
Exceptional facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable:
Relevant professional certifications (e.g., IRM, MoR, PMI-RMP, APM Risk Certificate).
Experience working within regulated or high complexity environments (e.g., rail, nuclear, utilities, defence, aviation).
Understanding of project controls disciplines, including planning and cost management.
Awareness of Government Risk Management frameworks, i.e. Orange Book
Responsibilities include:
As the Risk Manager you will act as the subject matter expert (SME) for all aspects of risk management across assigned projects and programmes.
Develop, maintain and embed comprehensive risk management frameworks for projects/programmes aligned with industry and government best practices.
Lead the identification, assessment, analysis and monitoring of project risks, issues, opportunities and assumptions
Facilitate qualitative and quantitative risk assessments (QRA) including schedule and cost risk analysis.
Manage and continuously improve project risk management tools.
Establish and enforce consistent project risk processes, procedures, and reporting standards.
Provide expert guidance on risk modelling, Monte Carlo simulation, mitigation planning, and contingency estimation.
Work collaboratively with project managers, planners, cost managers, engineering leads, and commercial teams to ensure risks are fully understood and managed.
Facilitate risk workshops, deep-dive sessions, and scenario planning exercises for projects and programmes.
Communicate complex risk information clearly and effectively to senior stakeholders and governance boards.
Work alongside the central Risk Management function to ensure alignment of the organisation's project and enterprise risk management frameworks, training and guidance, and appropriate escalation of project risks to enterprise risks
Produce high quality risk reports, dashboards, heat maps, and insights to support project reviews and executive reporting.
Track the effectiveness of mitigation actions and provide assurance on risk exposure trends.
Ensure compliance with internal risk governance and external regulatory or contractual risk requirements. xsngvjr
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