Associate Director - Risk - Defence in Bristol

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director level, to join our vibrant busy and expanding Defence team. We are seeking a highly developed capable Risk Manager ideally with QRA experience, based in our Southwest and Wales Defence team. We are undertaking duties on a range of high profile projects across the Region and across the UK. Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role will suit a Risk Manager with Project or Programme delivery experience from a rail/aviation, water/utilities, highways, defence or nuclear background with proven experience and understanding of the processes to be based in our Bristol Office.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

• Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major capital programme or project.
• Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues within the sub-programme.
• Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
• Use risk data to inform investment planning or business case development.
• Assist with the identification and recording 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 contingency or budget.
• Proactively manage the completion of management responses to help deliver target positions.
• Work with contractors to assess contractor held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
• Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate experienced levels of competence with tools such as PRA, @risk, Safran or similar. Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Predict, Risk Hive, Tableau and Power BI. Further, candidates are expected to have excellent communication skills (oral and written) and be genuinely committed to finding new and more effective ways of working.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on major infrastructure projects/programmes. APM/IRM/MoR risk certified.

Important: Due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must hold or be able to obtain UK MoD security clearance - Hold a British Passport.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 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.