Job ID: 43627Reference: 300016179607110Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | London, Greater London, United KingdomDepartment: Program & Project ControlsBusiness Unit: AUK UKWork Type: On-siteDate Posted: 2026-09-04Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Resilience is one of Arcadis' core business lines and operates across several sectors including water, energy, environmental and industrial. Our projects range from nationally significant infrastructure schemes to mass volume utility works. As a Risk Professional you will be working within Arcadis' Energy Networks & Renewables team, focusing on key renewable energy projects, programmes and portfolios across the transmission & distribution sectors. We are looking for Risk Professionals to lead/ deliver risk management activities across major projects, programmes and portfolios with a strong emphasis on QSRA / QCRA work. The successful candidate will identify, analyse and manage cost, schedule and business risks, support commercial decision-making, and embed best-practice risk processes across delivery teams. You will ensure high-quality delivery, develop team capability, and support client account growth. The main purpose of the role is to: Work with project teams to implement/deliver effective risk management processes, procedures and best practice into their projects, programmes and portfolios. Develop and deliver risk management consultancy services to a wide range of major Clients. Act as a technical expert within Resilience, providing subject matter input on pursuits and to project team members in line with project or programme objectives. Due to further plans for growth across Northern England and the West Midlands, 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. Deliver risk management services to clients in compliance with client governance, processes and objectives. Undertake day-to-day risk management activities including identification, assessment, management, review and reporting of risks, issues and opportunities. Produce periodic risk reporting which may include profiled risk expenditure, impacted risk / contingency drawdown and risk exposure changes. Advise project teams on mitigation, contingency, allocation of risk, and commercial implications. Develop, validate and run Quantitative Risk Analysis including Cost, Schedule and integrated Cost andSchedule analyses, to enable robust forecasting and tracking of risk exposure. Use knowledge and experience to ensure identification and management of all significant risks to achievement of project objectives. Deliver discrete risk interventions and embedded risk management services, supporting governance and escalation of significant risks and ensuring 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. Qualifications & Experience: Desire to work towards relevant professional certification, such as APM Risk Certificate, IRM Certificate/Diploma. 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 in the application of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) techniques and tools, for example: @Risk,Primavera Risk Analysis (previously Pertmaster), Safran including the analysis of complex logic-linked cost-loaded schedules. Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management tools, for example, Active Risk Manager (ARM), Predict! Understanding of construction contracts and the relationship between risk management and controls/management functions including: project management, change control, planning & scheduling, cost & commercial management and reporting. Evidence of previous experience in definition and delivery of risk management plans within projects. You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.
Risk Manager / Senior Manager in Manchester employer: Arcadis
Arcadis UK is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where sustainability and resilience are at the forefront of our projects. Employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to work on impactful projects in the water and energy sectors. Located in the UK, we offer a dynamic workplace that values diversity and encourages creative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
