Job Title: Risk Manager
Reporting to: Framework Director
Business Unit: GGP
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The Great Grid Partnership is a transformative infrastructure programme designed to modernise and expand the UK’s electricity transmission network. This initiative supports the transition to a low-carbon energy future, enabling cleaner, more secure, and more affordable power for homes and businesses.
We are building a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement, where every team member contributes to delivering safe, efficient, and resilient outcomes.
Role Overview
As a Risk Manager, you will play a pivotal role in embedding robust risk management practices across GGP. You will work closely with project teams, delivery partners, and stakeholders to proactively identify, assess, and manage risks that could impact programme objectives. You will champion the use of the National Grid ARM system, ensuring consistent application of risk processes and data integrity, while fostering a culture of risk-informed decision-making.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Key Duties include, but are not limited to:
1. Lead the implementation of risk management best practices.
2. Facilitate risk workshops and reviews with cross-functional teams to identify and assess strategic, operational, and delivery risks (threats & opportunities)
3. Analysis of risk information using both qualitative and quantitative techniques to inform the Management Team of top threats and opportunities and in the assessment of exposure.
4. Ensure risks are accurately recorded, updated, and monitored using the ARM system, with clear ownership and mitigation plans.
5. Collaborate with the full Project Team, Commercial Team and wider Team to ensure integrated risk management.
6. Support the development of risk maturity across the programme through training, coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives
7. Escalate critical risks and emerging issues in a timely and constructive manner
8. Contribute to lessons learned and knowledge sharing to enhance future risk management capability.
Person Specification:
Essential Qualifications:
9. Professional certification in Risk Management (e.g., IRM Certificate/Diploma, MoR, PMI-RMP, or ISO 31000 training), or equivalent.
Desired Experience:
10. Proven experience in risk management within major infrastructure, energy, or construction programmes.
11. Ideally strong working knowledge of ARM (Active Risk Manager) or similar enterprise risk systems, Quantitative Cost & Risk Analysis (QCRA tools and techniques); e.g. @Risk, ModelRisk, PRA, Safran; Monte Carlo simulation, interpretation, and reporting
12. Demonstrated ability to lead risk workshops and engage stakeholders at all levels
13. Experience integrating risk with project controls, cost, schedule, and quality functions
14. Ability to interpret complex data and present clear, actionable insights, via MS Excel / Power BI
15. Track record of promoting a collaborative and proactive risk culture
16. Familiarity with regulatory and environmental considerations in energy infrastructure projects
17. Has good interpersonal and communication skills
18. A self-starter who can manage their own time and proactively seeks and executes activities that will add value to their function.
General
This is a flexible based role with frequent travel to site and attendance at project progress meetings as required throughout the UK, therefore a full UK Driving Licence is a requirement of this role.
Governance:
Interfaces and relationships with key stakeholders:
19. Project Managers
20. HR Team
21. Business Unit General Manager
22. Clients and customers
23. Team members
Values
In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must possess the following qualities:
Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.
Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.
Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high-quality results.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship– continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.