Overview of Responsibilities
As a Technical Risk Manager, you’ll lead the identification and management of technical risks across multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll support design decisions, manage technical conservatism, and ensure risks are escalated and aligned with STEP’s evolving design phases.
This is a hands-on, strategic role for someone with strong engineering foundations, systems thinking, and a passion for shaping the future of sustainable energy.
As a Technical Risk Manager you will:
* Bridge detailed design work with a systems-level view of the STEP Prototype Plant (SPP), identify and communicate technical risks early and clearly.
* Support IPTs in options analysis, risk-based trade-offs, and justification of design proposals through leadership in engineering risk identification.
* Ensure a pragmatic and consistent approach to technical conservatism, so that all engineering areas align with a shared understanding of acceptable technical risk across the PBS and design artefacts.
* Create and maintain high-quality, traceable risk artefacts within the STEP PLM environment.
* Provide clear, objective, and actionable risk reporting into dashboards, reviews, and governance forums for a variety of technical and programme stakeholders.
* Collaborate with Programme and Project risk managers to share technical risk for handling and incorporating as part of the wider STEP risk package.
Accountability 1: Technical Risk Framework & Governance
* Lead the development and implementation of technical risk management approaches to maximise the success of a design by managing risks from a variety of sources, i.e. technical complexity, regulatory, material selection etc
* Define and embed processes that support consistent identification, documentation, and mitigation of technical risk across Integrated Project Teams,
* Working with IPTs to develop empowered local practices for risk management while maintaining whole programme consistency.
* Leverage data within the PLM ecosystem to ensure technical risk is visible, actionable, and traceable.
* Implement and maintain risk registers and associated artefacts within the STEP PLM solution.
Accountability 2: Design Team Support & Risk Escalation
* Lead the delivery of Engineering risk activities with design teams, supporting internal assessments, reviews and other activities.
* Structure and facilitate risk workshops, assumption reviews, and design assurance activities as part of a structured lifecycle approach to risk management.
* Identify whole-plant risks that and work with senior engineering stakeholders to manage resolution or escalation
* Identify risks that may impact project/programme schedules and escalate significant risks to the respective programme leads and management committees.
* Support the evolution of risk-informed options analysis and decision-making frameworks for technical risks.
* Promote a culture of early risk identification, evidence-based risk acceptance, and no surprises.
Accountability 3: Embody a Leadership Mindset
* Regardless of your formal position, you embody a leadership mindset and a set of leadership behaviours. You embrace and embody our organization’s culture, values, and mission in all aspects of your work.
* Foster a positive and inclusive team environment that aligns with our cultural values.
* Contribute to maintaining a respectful and collaborative workplace, valuing diversity, and promoting teamwork
* Act as a cultural ambassador, representing our organization’s values and professionalism in interactions with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
* Lead by example, demonstrating integrity, professionalism, and ethical behaviour.
* Make informed decisions and solve problems effectively, considering diverse perspectives and organizational goals.
* Supervise junior engineers and students, providing them with challenging projects, monitoring their progress and providing constructive feedback.
* Adhere to group and organisational management systems.
Qualifications
Essential Skills and Experience:
* A degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or Risk Management.
* Deep understanding of risk management methods
* Knowledge of programme risk management, techniques and interfaces
* Delivery of Engineering projects using PLM tools
* Ability to shape and define processes and systems from first principals
* Experience working in a diverse multi-partner organisation
* Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication abilities
Desirable Experience:
* Experience in systems-thinking approaches to engineering
* Experience in a complex Engineering design environment; aerospace, defence, automotive, process industry etc.
* Experience in proactive engineering management techniques (i.e. Advanced Product Quality Planning