A large, Leeds based business is seeking an experienced PMO Risk Manager to take a leading role in shaping and maturing risk management across a significant,plex capital programme. This is a senior position within a growing PMO function, offering the chance to influence long‑term programme success through high quality risk leadership, structured processes, and robust insights.
The Opportunity:
You’ll be responsible for designing, embedding and continuously improving a holistic programme wide risk management framework. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, you’ll lead the facilitation of risk workshops, oversee development of risk models, manage reporting, and ensure that risk, cost, schedule and performance data align to support confident, evidence based decision making.
Candidates with experience in major infrastructure, engineering, construction, large‑scale built environment or otherplex delivery settings will be well‑suited – although applicants from similar highplexity sectors are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and implement a Total Risk Management (TRM) approach across a multi‑project programme
2. Lead and facilitate risk workshops, ensuring clear parameters and consistent application of risk processes
3. Manage programme level risk reporting, risk logs, modelling (including SQRA), KPIs and trend analysis
4. Coordinate with planning and cost teams to produce integrated risk models
5. Monitorpliance with risk processes and drive a culture of proactive risk mitigation
6. Identify emerging risks and influence leaders on appropriate mitigation strategies
7. Support continuous improvement and share best practice across the wider PMO
8. Work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment, clarity and strong engagement
Skills & Experience:
9. Proven experience delivering or managing risk within large,plex capital projects or multi‑disciplinary programmes
10. Strong understanding of project and programme risk management best practice
11. Experience running whole programme risk processes from concept through to delivery
12. Proficient with risk tools (, ARM) and confident in analysing risk and performance data
13. Skilled in producing high quality, actionable risk reporting
14. Excellentmunication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement abilities
15. Strong leadership skills with the ability to challenge constructively and influence behaviours
16. Strong analytical, IT and systems capability
Desirable:
17. Experience coaching senior stakeholders and supporting organisational risk maturity
18. Background in EPC, large scale infrastructure or other highly regulated orplex environments
19. Experience navigatingmercial and contractual challenges in major programmes
Why Apply:
20. Car allowance and annual bonus
21. Private healthcare and generous pension
22. Hybrid working and flexible benefits
23. Opportunity to shape a risk function within a high‑profile, long‑term capital investment programme
If you’re an experienced PMO or programme risk professional looking for a senior role with real influence over major programme oues, we’d love to hear from you.
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