Risk Lead - Defence (Construction)

We have exciting opportunity for a QRA capable Risk Lead to join our busy and expanding, Derby based Real Estate team, who are undertaking duties on a range of high profile Defence projects across the East Midlands.

Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role will suit Risk Manager from a highly-regulated industry background including defence & nuclear with proven experience and understanding of the processes.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major capital programme. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• 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.                                                     
•  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 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, Tableau                                                                  

REQUIREMENTS:

In order to be able to carry out the duties of the role as required, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following capabilities: Qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk, a working understanding of an integrated risk management process (risk, cost and schedule) on a large programme, risk workshop facilitation, threat mitigation and opportunity exploitation, probabilistic modelling (@risk, PRA and P6 proficiency – or equivalent). We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on major projects/programmes. APM/IRM risk certified candidates preferred.

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.