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Job Title: Risk Manager
Location: Cambuslang or Edinburgh
Salary from £61,600 to £77,000 + up to 20% bonus + Car allowance + Family Medical Cover + double match pension
Help us create a better future, quicker
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) will be delivering £5.4b of investment in the GB electricity grid over the next 5 years. As part of this, SPT Core Portfolio will be delivering a £2.4b portfolio of new overhead lines and new and upgraded substations, including design, engineering, construction and electrical works.
The Core PMO Risk Manager is a critical role in SPT Core Projects focussing on the standup and implementation of robust Risk Management processes and ways of working across the portfolio, working as part of a multi-disciplinary PMO team and serving as the portfolio's technical risk management expert.
The Core PMO Risk Manager will establish and oversee a risk management framework for the Core Portfolio as well as lead on the adoption of new risk management solutions being adopted in SPT.
What you’ll be doing
* Leads the definition, implementation and continuous improvement of Risk Management standards and ways of working across the portfolio.
* Onboards contractors and third parties into the Risk Management tool as required.
* Leads the recruitment, onboarding, and allocation of a Risk Team to Core projects and supports their professional development.
* Upskills Risk Team and ensures consistent application of the Risk Management playbook across all projects in the portfolio.
* Generates and presents portfolio-wide risk reports and metrics, enabling data-driven decision-making.
* Leads the implementation of Quantitative Risk Assessments (QSRA/QCRA) across the required projects in portfolio, integrating results into planning and cost forecasts.
* Monitors contractor risk performance and conducts regular audits of Risk Management standards across projects.Supports projects in defining, allocating, and tracking risk contingencies, ensuring alignment with cost and schedule baselines.
* Attends governance meetings as required, providing expert risk-related advice, insights, and recommendations.
* Collaborates with Planning & Scheduling and Cost teams to ensure integration of risk impacts into baselines and forecasts.
* Maintains a risk lessons-learned database, ensuring recurring risks are mitigated across projects and best practices are institutionalized.
* Leverages data analytics and predictive modelling to identify trends, high-risk areas, and opportunities for risk reduction or cost optimization.
* Contributes to organisational strategy by aligning risk management practices with portfolio objectives and regulatory requirements.
* Contributes to the continuous improvement of the Core Portfolio by championing Lessons Learned and introduction of best-in class industry practices
* Ensure compliance to regulatory process
What you’ll bring
* Extensive experience (12+ years) in risk management for large, complex EPC projects, preferably in infrastructure or energy sectors (UK transmission/distribution upgrade project experience is advantageous). £5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
Mobility
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.
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