Senior Risk Manager
Posted 1 day 16 hours ago by Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd
London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool - UK Wide(Mixture of office, home and client sites)
Permanent
Full time - with flexible working and core hours
About this opportunity:Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1885, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We are proud to say that we have been certified as a "Great Place to Work" which further acknowledges that we put our people at the heart of everything we do.
The Infrastructure team specialise in delivering projects worldwide with extensive experience in Renewables, Technology, Transport and Utilities. Our goal is to deliver Infrastructure that leaves a positive, lasting legacy when well-integrated into the physical, human, and economic environment. Whether it's a rail link, wind farm, or flood defence barrier, the goal is to create tangible benefits for individuals, communities, and economies.
We require a Senior Risk Professional, to support the Director of Project Controls and our rapidly growing team of risk professionals, to develop and implement our integrated risk management service across our capital programme portfolio. This role has the opportunity to work on our growing risk portfolio of key Infrastructure and Non Infrastructure clients.
We have risk opportunities with clients at critical stages of the project/programme lifecycle from feasibility/set up including maturity assessments through to design/implementation and assurance, all underpinned by best in class risk modelling analysis using the latest techniques in the markets. You will have responsibility for having a leading role in strengthening Gleeds' Risk Management proposition, both internally and externally with our diverse and inclusion risk team.
Responsibilities- Demonstrate proactive and constructive behaviours to harness risk information across a project to respond with agility to project challenges and variances proactively.
- Challenge the norm/traditional risk management ways and contribute views to shape Gleeds' future risk management approaches including, but not limited to, Carbon/Net Zero, Sustainability, TCFD, Social Value, Cyber certainty and Customer Experience.
- Lead/support delivery of risk management commissions on major programmes and projects.
- Conduct quantitative risk assessment (integrated, cost and schedule) to inform business cases, investment decisions and project/programme performances.
- Demonstrate proficient to experienced levels of competence with tools such Safran, PRA or similar. Furthermore, knowledge of new technologies including Nodes & Links and nPlan beneficial.
- Confidently interrogate and present key risk findings to clients including QRA model outputs, recommendations to support decision making and assurance of supply chain risk management performance.
- Lead and facilitate risk workshops for the identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and mitigations including What If and Scenario Analysis.
- Familiarity with Risk, Project Controls/PMO and PPP Delivery Maturity Assessments and what good looks like.
- Provide guidance and training to project teams on risk management tools and techniques.
- A recognised diploma or degree or be qualified with professional certifications in risk management (e.g., PMI RMP, APM Risk, IRM) preferred.
6+ years in risk management within major projects or regulated industries (nuclear, infrastructure, energy, defence,).
About us:A world of opportunity
Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people - colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.
With over 75 offices across the globe, you'll become part of a truly global team that isn't restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we're committed to the success of our people, clients and communities - giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.
Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:
- Professionalism with personality
- Excellence with humility
- Innovation with agility