Risk Manager in Ipswich

If you are an ambitious Risk Manager looking for a new challenge within a major civils engineering world and would like to help shape the future of STRABAG, then please read the below job description.

What matters to us:

• Strong understanding of infrastructure project lifecycles (design, procurement, construction, commissioning).
• Expertise in quantitative risk analysis (QRA).
• Proficiency with risk software.
• Familiarity with project controls (cost/schedule management).
• Analytical problem solving.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to translate complex data into practical insights.

Your contribution to our company:

The Risk Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the project-wide risk management framework on a high-value infrastructure program. This role ensures that risks to cost, schedule, quality, safety, and strategic objectives are identified early, assessed accurately, and effectively managed. The Risk Manager supports senior leadership by providing clear, data-driven insights for informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop, implement, and maintain the project’s Risk Management Plan, procedures, and governance structure.
• Ensure alignment with relevant standards.
• Establish tools and systems for risk identification, tracking, analysis, and reporting.
• Lead structured risk workshops across design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations interface.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive risk register covering strategic, operational, technical, commercial, environmental, and regulatory risks.
• Capture both threats and opportunities.
• Deliver quantitative assessments using techniques such as Monte Carlo simulation for cost and schedule risk analysis.
• Prepare risk-adjusted cost estimates, schedule forecasts, and scenario models.
• Work with discipline leads to define clear mitigation strategies and contingency actions.
• Assign risk owners and track the implementation and effectiveness of mitigation plans.
• Provide recommendations for optimizing risk allocation in procurement and contract strategies.
• Coordinate with cost, schedule, and performance management teams to ensure risk information informs schedule float and critical path analysis.
• Support the development of risk-adjusted business cases and funding submissions.
• Maintain an up-to-date risk register with accurate status of risks and mitigations.
• Lead periodic risk review sessions and trend analysis.
• Provide regular risk reports to project leadership, steering committees, and external stakeholders.
• Develop dashboards and heat maps to support clear communication of risk exposure.
• Support internal and external assurance reviews, audits, and stage-gate approvals.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Contribute to lessons-learned processes and continuous improvement.

Pre-employment screening is required for this position.

What you stand to gain:

We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset – the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward – with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.

This happens after the successful application:

• Screening of applications – careful review and evaluation of submitted documents.
• Decision, whether to invite an applicant to an interview.
• Getting to know the candidate in a virtual or personal setting – the number of interviews may vary depending on the position.
• Welcome to STRABAG SE – clarifying the offer and the final details regarding the candidate’s entry.

At STRABAG around 86,000 people working on progress at more than 2,400 locations worldwide. Uniqueness and individual strengths characterise both our projects and each of us as individuals. Whether it’s building construction, civil engineering, road construction, underground engineering, bridge building, tunnelling, construction material production, project development or building management – we are always one step ahead so that we can become the most innovative and sustainable construction technology company in Europe. Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities are integral to this, who we are as a company and how we work. Together we work as partners to complete projects successfully and grow with new challenges. Together we achieve great things. Let’s progress!