Risk Manager

This contract with our Defence/Nuclear client is for a Risk Manager for 12 months, based in Reading. 4 days per week onsite (Mon-Thur).  

Key Accountabilities:  

- Lead and manage risk, opportunity and issue management across defined programmes &/or projects.  

- Deliver consolidated view of the total risk exposure for relevant projects and programmes within area of deployment.  

- Embed risk, opportunity and issue process and drive reporting cadence.  

- Conduct assessments to define and analyse possible risks.  

- Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks.  

- Apply risk management methodologies and risk analysis tools.  

- Generate and maintain programme &/or project risk registers as required.  

- Provide risk modelling including programme and cost modelling, as required, using quantitative risk assessment tools and techniques.  

- Actively manage risk and opportunity mitigation actions and burndown.  

- Create contingency plans to manage crises.  

- Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system.  

Key Responsibilities:  

- Facilitate the effective management and mitigation of the programme risk exposure.  

- Own the risk information produced by the programme and use the data to facilitate continuous improvements of the tools and techniques.  

- Provide strategic and tactical risk insight and thinking depending on the needs of the programme or business area.  

- Assist Head of Risk to manage and maintain an end to end risk profile, presenting that risk profile in reports and governance processes.  

- Understand business financial model and contribution at sub functional and programme level on performance, delivery and cost.

Essential skills/experience:  

• Extensive experience in Risk  

• Experience in QCRA, QSRA analysis  

• Excellent stakeholder engagement  

• Experience in leading meetings and workshops with various stakeholder to identify risks.  

Desirable skills/experience:  

• Experience in using P6 and/or Safran