At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage risk and value throughout project lifecycles, ensuring effective delivery for major capital programmes.
- Company: Join Arcadis, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities to work on impactful projects.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for mentorship and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in infrastructure and transportation while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in risk management and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
As an Arcadian, you help deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.
Arcadis are working across major capital investment programmes across Northern England (multi-million and multi-billion £ schemes), across the infrastructure, transportation and buildings sectors. We work with a variety of clients, collaborating across the supply chain to ensure our client’s programmes are delivered effectively, efficiently and their requirements are met. Our fantastic ‘One Arcadis’ team provide multi-disciplinary solutions to our clients, bringing in expertise from project & programme management, controls, cost & commercial, design & engineering, digital intelligence and advisory skillsets. Providing value adding standardisation, insight and control is at the heart of supporting the success of our clients and their programme delivery teams.
Due to recent wins and further plans for growth across Northern England, we are looking for energetic and well‑rounded risk management professionals to join our team, providing solutions for our key clients across the transportation, infrastructure and buildings sectors.
Key responsibilities
- Plan and deliver risk and value management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Facilitate risk workshops, identify risk drivers, and maintain risk registers and action plans.
- Develop, validate and run quantitative cost and schedule risk models to produce probabilistic forecasts.
- Provide clear risk reporting and insight to stakeholders, including senior leadership and clients.
- Advise project teams on mitigation, contingency, allocation of risk, and commercial implications.
- Support governance and escalation of significant risks; ensure consistent application of risk frameworks and standards.
- Coach and mentor junior team members (for senior roles) and contribute to capability building.
- Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes and data quality for risk management.
Essential skills & experience
- Practical experience in project, programme or enterprise risk management (scale/level will vary by role).
- Strong analytical skills with ability to build and interpret risk models and present probabilistic outcomes.
- Experience facilitating workshops and engaging stakeholders across technical and commercial functions.
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of contract/forecasting implications of risk.
- Proficiency with ARM, Safran, @Risk or alternative risk/scheduling tools; capability to learn proprietary tools.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex information simply.
Desirable skills and qualifications
- Professional risk qualification or training (e.g., MoR, IRM Certificate/Diploma) or working toward one.
- Membership of Institute of Risk Management (IRM).
- Rail experience.
Senior Risk Manager / Principal Risk & Value Manager / Risk & Value Analyst in Leeds employer: Arcadis
At Arcadis, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation among our 34,000 global team members. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide ample opportunities for professional development and mentorship, particularly in the thriving Northern England region where you can contribute to impactful multi-million and multi-billion pound projects in infrastructure and transportation. Join us to be part of a purpose-driven organisation dedicated to improving quality of life through sustainable design and engineering solutions.
