Senior Risk Manager

An exciting Risk Manager / Senior Risk Manager job opportunity is available with a leading construction consultancy in Leeds, working on major infrastructure, transportation, energy, and public-sector projects across the UK. This Leeds based role offers hybrid working, strong career development and exposure to complex project controls and risk management commissions.

Project Details

The successful Risk Manager / Senior Risk Manager will be based in Leeds and support the delivery of exciting large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes across the UK.

This Leeds-based role will suit candidates looking for risk management jobs in Leeds, Senior Risk Manager jobs in Leeds, project controls jobs in Leeds, construction consultancy jobs in Leeds, infrastructure jobs in Leeds and risk management roles across West Yorkshire and Yorkshire.

Projects may include major transportation, rail, highways, aviation, energy, utilities and wider infrastructure programmes. The role will involve helping project teams and client organisations identify, assess, manage and reduce project risk, improve certainty of delivery and support major UK construction and infrastructure projects to be delivered safely, efficiently, on time and within budget.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Risk Manager / Senior Risk Manager will provide high-quality construction risk management services from Leeds across complex UK infrastructure projects and programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Risk Manager in Leeds who wants to work on high-profile projects across the UK while developing within a respected consultancy environment.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Deliver risk management services in a consistent, professional and commercially focused manner
• Implement effective risk management activities to reduce risk exposure, uncertainty and potential project disruption
• Support the development and implementation of risk management strategies, systems, processes and procedures for major infrastructure clients
• Facilitate risk workshops with project teams, programme teams, clients and stakeholders
• Lead and support risk identification, risk assessment, qualitative risk analysis and quantitative risk analysis activities
• Undertake risk reviews and help project teams apply appropriate scoring, mitigation planning and reporting methods
• Use recognised risk management software and project controls tools to analyse and report risk data
• Produce clear, accurate and useful risk reports tailored to project, programme and client requirements
• Support the integration of risk management with project controls, cost management, planning, scheduling, estimating and contract administration
• Advise project teams on best practice risk management in line with recognised industry standards and methodologies
• Contribute to continuous improvement of risk management processes, tools, templates and reporting methods
• Support bid preparation, proposals and work-winning activity for new risk management and project controls commissions
• Assist with business development, client engagement and profile-raising activity across the wider construction consultancy and infrastructure risk management market

Desired Skills and Experience

This role is suitable for a Risk Manager or Senior Risk Manager with experience working on major infrastructure, transportation, energy, rail, highways, aviation, utilities or complex construction projects.

Candidates looking for Risk Manager jobs in Leeds, Senior Risk Manager jobs in Leeds, construction risk management jobs in Leeds, project controls jobs in Leeds, infrastructure consultancy jobs in Leeds or risk management jobs in West Yorkshire may be well suited to this opportunity.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience delivering risk management services on major infrastructure or construction projects
• Good knowledge of risk management processes aligned with ISO 31000, the Institute of Risk Management or Association for Project Management methodologies
• Experience initiating, developing and implementing risk management processes on projects or programmes
• Experience facilitating risk workshops with clients, consultants, contractors and wider project teams
• Ability to conduct risk reviews and apply qualitative risk scoring methods
• Experience undertaking or supporting Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Ability to produce risk reports that support effective project and programme decision making
• Knowledge of industry risk management software such as ARM, Xactium, Primavera Risk Analysis, Safran Risk, @RISK or similar tools
• Understanding of value management and how it is applied to infrastructure and construction projects
• Understanding of how risk management integrates with project controls, cost estimating, planning, scheduling and contract administration
• Experience in transportation, rail, highways, energy, aviation, utilities or infrastructure projects would be highly desirable
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to engage with clients, project teams and senior stakeholders
• Analytical thinking, initiative and the ability to suggest practical improvements
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across wider project teams
• Ability to perform well under pressure and deliver accurate work to agreed timescales

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

The successful Risk Manager / Senior Risk Manager should ideally have:

• A degree, diploma or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject such as construction management, engineering, project management, quantity surveying, risk management or a related discipline
• A recognised risk management qualification or relevant professional training would be highly desirable
• Membership, progress towards membership or awareness of relevant professional bodies such as the Institute of Risk Management, Association for Project Management, RICS, ICE or similar would be advantageous
• Candidates qualified by experience with strong infrastructure risk management experience will also be considered

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Maxim Recruitment is working with a leading construction consultancy to recruit a Risk Manager / Senior Risk Manager for a Leeds-based role supporting major infrastructure and project controls commissions across the UK. The employer is involved in delivering complex, high-value programmes across the transportation, energy, aviation, highways, rail, utilities, and wider infrastructure sectors.

The organisation offers a collaborative working culture, access to major UK projects, and strong long-term career development for construction, infrastructure, risk management and project controls professionals. This opportunity is particularly well-suited to candidates seeking risk management jobs in Leeds, Senior Risk Manager jobs in Leeds, project controls jobs in Leeds, construction consultancy jobs in Leeds or infrastructure jobs in West Yorkshire.

A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Competitive salary expected to be around £70,000 per annum, depending on experience and seniority
• Hybrid working and flexible working arrangements
• Leeds-based role working on exciting large projects across the UK
• Opportunity to work on major UK infrastructure projects and programmes
• Career development and professional training opportunities
• Flexible benefits package
• Opportunities to work across transportation, energy, aviation, highways, rail and infrastructure sectors