# Risk Manager
## About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Risk Manager to establish, implement, and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework across a large -scale business -critical programme. This role will support both the mobilisation and operational phases of the programme, ensuring that risks are identified, assessed, monitored, reported, and mitigated effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
The successful candidate will work closely with programme leadership, delivery teams, suppliers, and key stakeholders to ensure that project, technical, operational, transition, commercial, and supplier -related risks are proactively managed in a structured and auditable manner.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a complex transformation programme and play a key role in safeguarding successful delivery through robust risk governance and management.
## Key Responsibilities
- Manage all programme risk management activities in line with contractual, organisational, and governance requirements.
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the Risk Management Plan and Programme Risk Register.
- Ensure risks relating to schedule, cost, technical delivery, operations, commercial matters, suppliers, compliance, and transition activities are identified, assessed, prioritised, and monitored.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, including scenario modelling and impact analysis where appropriate.
- Develop and implement effective risk mitigation and treatment strategies.
- Monitor the effectiveness of mitigation actions and track residual risk exposure.
- Produce regular risk reports and dashboards for senior stakeholders, highlighting emerging risks, trends, mitigation progress, and key areas of concern.
- Facilitate risk workshops, reviews, and assessments with programme teams and external stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with recognised risk management standards and internal governance frameworks.
- Work closely with commercial, legal, technical, operational, and project teams to provide risk -related guidance and support.
- Monitor supplier and third -party risk performance, ensuring contractual obligations and risk controls are maintained.
- Support issue management, claims preparation, and dispute resolution activities through the provision of risk -based analysis and evidence.
- Act as the primary point of contact for programme risk matters across internal and external stakeholder groups.
- Promote a culture of risk awareness and continuous improvement across the programme.
- Deliver training, coaching, and guidance on risk management processes, tools, and best practices.
## Requirements
### Essential
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Professional qualification or certification in Risk Management, such as:
- Institute of Risk Management (IRM) Certificate or Diploma
- APM Project Risk Management Qualification (PRAMQ)
- PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI -RMP)
- Management of Risk (MoR)
- Equivalent recognised qualification
- Significant experience managing risk on large, complex programmes, projects, or service delivery environments.
- Strong understanding of risk governance, controls, reporting, and assurance processes.
- Experience developing and maintaining risk registers, mitigation plans, and reporting frameworks.
- Ability to facilitate stakeholder workshops and communicate risk information effectively to both technical and non -technical audiences.
- Strong analytical, problem -solving, and decision -making skills.
- Experience working within structured programme or project management environments.
### Desirable
- Experience working on large -scale transformation, technology, operational, engineering, infrastructure, or managed service programmes.
- Knowledge of quantitative risk analysis techniques and risk modelling tools.
- Familiarity with ISO 31000 or other recognised risk management standards.
- Experience managing supplier, transition, operational, and delivery risks across multi -stakeholder environments.
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