At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Project Controls Team to manage risks on high-profile infrastructure projects.
- Company: Turner & Townsend, a global leader in professional services with a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Benefits: Full-time role with opportunities for career growth and development in a dynamic environment.
- Other info: We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in energy, renewables, and defence sectors while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in risk management and excellent communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
We are currently recruiting for Risk Managers within our Project Controls Team, based out of our Yorkshire/Northeast region. As a Risk Manager, you will be an integral member of the Project Controls Team, undertaking duties on high profile infrastructure projects, across the energy, renewables, defence, rail and utilities sector.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities, and issues.
- Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
- Assist with the identification and development of appropriate management responses which are measurable and specific, along with assessing the post mitigated positions.
- Monitor overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining risk budget and timeline.
- Produce and present fit for purpose risk reports, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status and required senior management action.
- Understand quantitative risk assessment (cost, schedule and integrated) to inform project contingency and time risk allowance levels.
- Demonstrate basic to practitioner competency with tools such as Safran, @risk, PRA or similar.
- Familiarity with web-based database/reporting tools - ARM, Xactium, Predict, Tableau, PowerBI.
Qualifications
- A working understanding of developing and implementing integrated risk management solutions across portfolios, programmes and projects.
- Risk and Scenario Analysis workshop facilitation.
- Development of proactive threat mitigation and opportunity exploitation.
- Qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk including probabilistic modelling (@risk, PRA or equivalent). However, industry leading training will be provided.
- Broad understanding of Project Controls methodology and risk management interactions.
- It is essential that you have experience in a risk delivery role on major projects/programmes or blue‑chip clients. Project experience within energy, renewables, defence, rail and utilities will be an advantage.
- Attainment or working towards IRM / APM risk certified candidates preferred.
- Candidates are expected to have excellent communication skills (oral and written) and be genuinely committed to developing new and more effective ways of working.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Risk Management - all levels in Newcastle upon Tyne employer: Job Descriptionturner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation within the Project Controls Team. With a strong commitment to employee development, we provide industry-leading training and growth opportunities, particularly in the thriving Yorkshire/Northeast region, where you can contribute to high-profile infrastructure projects across various sectors. Join us to be part of a diverse team dedicated to transforming challenges into successful outcomes while enjoying the benefits of working for a global leader in professional services.
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