Job Description
As a Risk Manager within the Project Management Office (PMO), you will play a critical role in supporting one of our client’s major delivery programmes. You will ensure the effective operation, continual improvement, and disciplined application of all PMO risk processes, working closely with a Senior Risk Manager and the wider programme leadership team.
You will be deployed into one of our client’s delivery programmes, providing essential risk insight, driving robust governance, and ensuring risks are identified, evaluated, and managed in line with our client’s delivery model, organisational standards, and governance frameworks. The role requires a proactive, analytical, and highly organised individual who can maintain clear visibility of risk activities and ensure all PMO risk processes operate to schedule and quality expectations.
The successful candidate will bring strong experience from large-scale, complex project environments and be comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams at pace.
Principal Accountabilities
Acting as a key member of the programme risk function and supporting or deputising for the Senior Risk Manager, you will:
Operate core Integrated Project Controls (Risk) processes, ensuring they are consistently applied across the delivery programme.
Deputise for the Senior Risk Manager at programme-level meetings, providing authoritative updates, challenge, and insight.
Lead and coordinate key risk management activities including EAC updates, ERR preparation, and Integrated-QRA development.
Produce high-quality reporting, including monthly risk dashboards, forecasts to complete, variance analysis, and actionable insights for programme leadership.
Identify and champion opportunities for process improvement within the risk and wider controls environment.
Provide coaching, mentorship, and—where required—line management support to Assistant Risk Managers, Graduates, and Apprentices.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Essential
Strong facilitation skills with the ability to independently lead risk workshops across programme teams.
Advanced technical capability to deliver both Cost and Schedule Quantitative Risk Analyses (QRAs).
Ability to integrate risk insights with wider project controls, programme delivery, and business support functions (e.g., Finance, Planning).
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, able to work confidently with a wide range of project and corporate professionals.
Demonstrable experience within large, complex project environments and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
Desirable
Broader experience across project management, project controls, and/or major programme delivery.
Experience in high-regulation or capital-intensive industries.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Significant experience in relevant sectors such as major projects, engineering, infrastructure, nuclear, or other highly regulated environments.
Must be in the ACA (as required for this role).
Proven ability to operate within mature governance structures and major programme delivery environments.
Desirable
Relevant risk management, project controls, or capital programme professional qualifications.
Strong client, contractor, consultancy, or government-sector experience.
Experience operating in complex corporate or major project delivery organisations.
Additional Information
Benefits include:
Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
Professional fees reimbursed
Flexible working
Employee referral scheme
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