Data Risk Analyst
Added 8 Oct · still live
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This job is eligible only on a shortage list
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3544 (91% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Balfour Beatty plc is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
Your salary route
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3544 Data analysts Most likely code | £33,400 | £41,700 | £41,700 | £41,700 |
2431 Management consultants and business analysts Also possible | £35,100 | £40,200 | £45,200 | £50,200 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
About The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Balfour Beatty as a Data Risk Analyst, you will support the development, maintenance, analysis and reporting of robust, evidence-based risk data across both the baseline risk process and in-flight delivery stage. The role will provide technical data, quantification, assurance and reporting support to ensure risk information is accurate, complete, consistent and auditable, and
aligned with the agreed competency framework, project governance requirements and client-facing outputs. The role will also support improvements in risk data quality, system integrity and analytical insight across projects and the wider business.
What you'll be doing
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Balfour Beatty as a Data Risk Analyst, you will support the development, maintenance, analysis and reporting of robust, evidence-based risk data across both the baseline risk process and in-flight delivery stage. The role will provide technical data, quantification, assurance and reporting support to ensure risk information is accurate, complete, consistent and auditable, and
aligned with the agreed competency framework, project governance requirements and client-facing outputs. The role will also support improvements in risk data quality, system integrity and analytical insight across projects and the wider business.
What you'll be doing
- Maintain accurate, structured and auditable risk registers and associated risk datasets across Stage 1 and Stage 2 Project Lifecycles.
- Support collaborative risk identification, root-cause analysis, risk structuring, data cleansing, reconciliation and validation.
- Monitor risk data quality and completeness, identify inconsistencies and gaps, and work with project teams to resolve data issues.
- Support the effective use of risk systems, reporting tools and analytical models, maintaining appropriate controls, version discipline and traceability over risk data.
- Assist with the preparation, review and interpretation of QCRA and QSRA inputs and outputs, ensuring source data and assumptions are appropriately recorded.
- Produce clear dashboards, reports and portfolio-level analysis that translate risk data into meaningful management information.
- Track risk actions, mitigation measures, contingency information and changes in exposure, escalating overdue or incomplete data where appropriate.
- Expected outputs: accurate risk registers and datasets, quantified exposure reporting, data-quality checks, inherent risk justification evidence, residual cost and schedule exposure data, mitigation and contingency information, GTIC/BTIC-ready risk outputs, client-facing register extracts, live risk updates, compensation event support data, project and group-level reporting, dashboards and portfolio insight.
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Who we're looking for
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Working towards professional certification such as Institute of Risk Management membership or APM Risk Practitioner is desirable.
- Degree in a relevant technical, data, analytical or management discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience working in a Data Risk Analyst, Risk Analyst or risk- data-focused role within a medium to large organisation.
- Strong understanding of risk and control processes and their application across complex business environments.
- Experience of data validation, cleansing, reconciliation, quality assurance and maintenance of appropriate audit trails.
- Strong analytical and data-management capability, including experience developing, validating and interpreting cost, schedule and business risk models.
- Knowledge of QCRA and QSRA principles and the data requirements that support quantitative analysis.
- Knowledge of risk management, project management and project controls methodologies.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with the ability to structure, analyse and present complex risk data clearly.
- Ability to translate risk data into clear, meaningful insight for project teams, senior management and client stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Ability to work effectively within project teams and wider business environments.
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.
We’re looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via [email protected]
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Where this offer sits in the market
Data analysts (SOC 3544) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~80k in sampleSOC 3544
- Middle half £32,292–48,568
- Median £38,948
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,530
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Balfour Beatty plc holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3544 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.