Job Title: Lead Capex Risk Controller
Department: Projects
Location: Port Talbot (SA13)
Salary: Competitive plus Benefits
Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term
Closing Date: Sunday 1st March 2026
Interviews: W/C 9th March 2026
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
Have you led risk management on major capital programmes and want to influence decisions at the highest level of a £1bn+ transformation?
We are looking for an experienced Risk professional who has operated in large, complex capital project environments.
You will already know how risk behaves on multi-disciplinary programmes. You'll understand the link between schedule risk, cost performance and contingency. You will be comfortable leading QRA workshops, challenging assumptions, building ICSRA models and explaining what the numbers actually mean to senior decision-makers.
This is not a compliance role. It is about owning and shaping the risk framework across a significant capital portfolio and ensuring risk intelligence genuinely supports delivery.
What you will do
As Lead CAPEX Risk Controller, you will own and develop the risk management standards, processes and reporting across the TSUK Capital Projects portfolio.
You will:
* Develop and maintain the integrated risk management framework across CAPEX projects
* Lead qualitative and quantitative risk workshops and produce clear post-workshop outputs
* Build and maintain ICSRA models to support contingency setting and decision-making
* Own and manage project risk contingency budgets, tracking releases against change and baseline
* Provide analysis and insight into cost and schedule threats and opportunities
* Report regularly to senior stakeholders and risk committees on risk performance and trends
* Carry out project controls assurance audits to assess compliance and discipline
* Drive continuous improvement in risk tools, digital capability and competency across the organisation
You will work closely with Project Managers, Schedulers, Cost Controllers and contract partners to ensure risk is fully integrated into planning, estimating and forecasting processes.
What you will need
You will bring proven experience as a Risk Engineer or Risk Manager within a large capital project environment, ideally within construction, heavy industry or the process sector.
You will have hands-on experience of Quantitative Risk Analysis and ideally Safran Risk. You will understand risk registers, probability and impact assessment, contingency modelling and the relationship between cost, schedule and risk exposure.
Strong analytical capability is essential, alongside the ability to translate complex data into practical insight for senior stakeholders. A technical degree is desirable, alongside qualifications such as APM PMQ, PMI-RMP or equivalent.
Just as important is how you operate. You will be confident facilitating workshops, challenging constructively, and influencing across multiple stakeholder groups. You will be structured, detail-focused and comfortable working at programme level.
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What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:
* A market competitive salary
* 35 days holidays per annum
* Annual Pay Review
* Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
* Ongoing Tata Steel training, which has built a reputation as one of the best within the industry
* Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual cover)
* One of the UK's leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
Why us?
Tata Steel is one of the world's top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We're part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
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