Job Title: Senior Risk Manager
Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape The Future Of Complex Projects In Nuclear And Clean Energy
At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Risk Manager at one of our key locations in Leicester (Leicestershire), Bristol or Warrington (Cheshire).
The role
As a Senior Risk Manager, you will play a pivotal role in enabling the successful delivery of high-impact projects across nuclear services, clean energy, and international programmes. You will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk and opportunity management practices, ensuring robust decision-making across the full project lifecycle.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
Developing and implementing project risk and opportunity management plans aligned with business and commercial requirementsAnalysing risks and producing insightful performance reports with clear recommendations to stakeholdersBuilding and assuring quantitative risk models covering cost, schedule, and uncertainty analysisManaging contingency and ensuring risks are aligned with financial and commercial objectivesDelivering training and guidance to project teams to embed best practice in risk management This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at one of our key locations in Leicester (Leicestershire), Bristol or Warrington (Cheshire), with travel to other Cavendish and customer sites expected.
Essential experience of the Senior Risk Manager:
Demonstrating experience in risk management within a highly regulated industry such as nuclear, defence, or infrastructureApplying advanced risk modelling techniques, including quantitative cost and schedule risk analysisBuilding and developing robust risk models to support project deliveryWorking in specialist risk or opportunity management roles across the project lifecycleUnderstanding contracting methodologies such as FIDIC, NEC3/NEC4 or JCTQualifications for the Senior Risk Manager:
A relevant qualification in risk management or project management (desirable)Professional certifications in planning or project controls (advantageous)Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and SC security clearance for this role. Further details are available at
What we offer
Generous holiday allowanceMatched contribution pension scheme, with life assuranceAccess to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+Employee share schemeEmployee shopping savings portalPayment of Professional FeesReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leaveHoliday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charityExcellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.Cavendish
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