At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead risk management for major infrastructure projects and develop innovative strategies.
- Company: Join Jacobs, a leader in delivering complex schemes across Ireland.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, travel opportunities, and professional development.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for career growth and stakeholder engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on large-scale projects while enhancing your risk management skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in risk management with relevant qualifications and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
As a member of Jacobs Risk Team, you’ll work across the built environment and major infrastructure programmes, playing a pivotal role in delivering some of Ireland's largest and most technically complex schemes.
Responsibilities
- Lead review, development, and maintenance of comprehensive risk and opportunity management frameworks; formulate innovative strategies to achieve project objectives and drive success across the portfolio.
- Lead quantitative and qualitative risk analysis efforts; accountable for developing best practices in risk and opportunity management, implementing procedures throughout all project delivery stages; experience in deploying & performing QCRA and QSRA essential.
- Serve as focal point for risk and opportunity management, promote best practices, provide expert advice on project risk management, and facilitate mitigation measures.
- Provide specialist risk support to stakeholders through risk and opportunity analysis, workshops, and reviews; ensure risks and opportunities are effectively identified, evaluated, mitigated, and monitored.
- Establish and maintain robust risk reporting and communication mechanisms for projects and across the corporation, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Devise and implement staff training and engagement strategies to enhance risk awareness and foster a strong risk and opportunity management culture throughout the organisation.
- Participate in project reviews, senior management reporting, and resource allocation, ensuring integration of activities across multiple major project operations for cohesive and effective outcomes.
Requirements
- Proven experience in project and programme risk & opportunity management in construction, infrastructure or the built environment.
- Recognised risk qualification (IRM Diploma, PMI RMP, MoR Practitioner, APM Risk Practitioner or equivalent).
- Hands‑on QCRA and QSRA experience.
- Strong communicator with a proactive, solutions‑focused mindset.
- Flexibility to travel and occasionally stay overnight.
- Practical expertise with tools such as Safran, Oracle PRA, @Risk, ARM, Predict, Risk Hive, or similar.
- Experience designing and embedding risk frameworks, governance and reporting.
- Ability to influence and engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- Analytical degree in Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management or similar.
Desirable
- Project management qualification (PMP, AMPPMQ, PRINCE2).
- Knowledge of ISO 31000, COSO ERM, APM PRAM.
- Membership of IRM, APM, PMI or similar.
- Experience with NEC contracts, PMO environments or major project controls.
We require hands‑on project risk experience in infrastructure and the built environment. Experience limited to financial, commercial, IT, digital or legal risk is not suitable for this role.
Risk Manager in Belfast employer: Jacobs
At Jacobs, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. As a Risk Manager, you will have the opportunity to work on Ireland's most significant infrastructure projects, with access to comprehensive training and development programmes that support your career growth. Our commitment to employee well-being and a strong focus on risk management best practices ensures that you will thrive in a supportive environment where your contributions are valued.
