Risk Manager in St Austell

Risk Manager in St Austell

St Austell Full-Time 51750 - 63250 Β£ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
First Technical Recruitment

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead risk management for major infrastructure projects and facilitate risk workshops.
  • Company: First Recruitment Group, committed to diversity and inclusion.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive work environment.
  • Other info: Active SC Clearance required; excellent career growth opportunities await.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on high-profile projects in a dynamic and regulated setting.
  • Qualifications: 5+ years in risk management with strong leadership and communication skills.

The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 Β£ per year.

We are seeking an experienced Risk Manager to support the delivery of major infrastructure programmes within a highly regulated and complex environment. Working as part of a Project Controls function, you will play a key role in identifying, analysing, managing and reporting project risks and opportunities across the project lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity for a risk professional with experience in infrastructure, construction, engineering, defence or nuclear projects to contribute to high-profile programmes.

The successful candidate will work closely with project leadership, programme teams and key stakeholders to develop and maintain effective risk management processes, support quantitative risk analysis activities, and provide strategic insight to support informed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and facilitate risk identification, assessment and management activities across multiple work packages.
  • Chair regular risk review meetings and workshops.
  • Maintain and develop project risk registers and associated reporting.
  • Produce risk dashboards and management information highlighting trends, key risks and mitigation effectiveness.
  • Support the development of mitigation and opportunity management plans.
  • Collaborate with project teams to ensure risk information remains accurate, relevant and actionable.
  • Monitor and report on mitigation actions and risk reduction activities.
  • Support Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA) activities.
  • Contribute to Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) and Cost Risk Analysis (CRA) reporting.
  • Support assumptions management and maintain project assumptions databases.
  • Work closely with planning, change management and project controls teams to understand risk impacts.
  • Provide strategic risk insight and forecasting to support programme delivery.
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships across client, supplier and project teams.
  • Ensure compliance with project governance, assurance and risk management processes.

Essential Experience

  • Active SC Clearance.
  • Minimum 5 years' professional experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership or management capacity.
  • Strong experience in project or programme risk management.
  • Experience supporting major infrastructure, engineering, construction, defence or nuclear projects.
  • Demonstrable experience facilitating risk workshops and risk reviews.
  • Experience developing and maintaining risk registers.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Experience analysing complex project information and identifying trends.
  • Strong organisational and leadership skills.
  • Good working knowledge of project controls processes and methodologies.
  • Strong IT skills.

Essential Technical Skills

  • Primavera P6
  • Microsoft Project
  • Risk Management Frameworks
  • Risk Registers
  • Risk Mitigation Planning
  • Risk Reporting and Dashboards

Risk Manager in St Austell employer: First Technical Recruitment

As an Electrical Technician with us, you'll join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and excellence in electrical systems. We offer competitive salaries, a supportive work culture that values collaboration and professional growth, and the opportunity to work on exciting projects in a thriving location. Our commitment to employee development ensures you have access to training and advancement opportunities, making this a rewarding place to build your career.

First Technical Recruitment

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First Technical Recruitment Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Risk Manager in St Austell

Risk Management
Project Controls
Quantitative Risk Analysis (QSRA)
Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA)
Risk Registers
Risk Mitigation Planning
Risk Reporting and Dashboards