Project Risk Manager
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Risk Manager
Birchwood, Warrington
3-month contract
Outside IR35
Purpose of the job
This role is the main point of contact and responsibility within the business line for all Project and business line risk activity. The role will be responsible for ensuring that both project and business level risk within the organisation is managed within the bounds of company procedures and that those procedures are in line with wider best practice.
As part of the Project Management Office, the role reports into the Project Controls Manager, and may have direct reports to support the delivery of project level resource requirements, alongside the implementation of a modern risk management system and culture.
Reports to
Reports into the PE&D Project Controls Manager, but day to day works alongside all Business Managers, Project Management staff and Project Teams.
Key Accountabilities
The PE&D Risk Manager will be responsible for the delivery of a project risk improvement project, ensuring that the processes, tools and systems are in place for best practice risk management on all Nuvia projects. This will include both qualitative and quantitative risk management and will work closely with the planning team to facilitate and implement quantitative risk analysis on project schedules. Secondly, the position will support the ongoing risk management at a business level.
Project Risk Management
- Development and Definition of project risk management processes, guidance documents, templates and forms and continuous improvement of thereof
- Providing oversight of project risk management activities on projects to ensure company processes are being followed and hence risks are being adequately identified, assessed and managed
- Providing assistance, as required, to project teams to assist them in the effective management of risk, including the facilitation of risk reviews
- Implementation of risk modelling activities on live projects
Promotion of a Risk Management Culture & Change
- Training and development of risk management competency within the Project Management Community & wider business
- Review and update of risk management and project controls processes to ensure best practice
- Implementation of a new risk management system into the business in 2026
- Communicate regularly with the business on risk related activity
Tendering Support
- Facilitation and management of risk on prospects during the tendering process
Business Level Risk Management
- Facilitation to business level risk workshops and management of the business line risk register
- Attendance at risk committees, representing the business line as needed
- Support to risk scoring and development, including escalation to organizational risk where required
- Support to the corporate risk management, including advising on process and scoring updates
- Management of a team of staff employees and supply chain resource as required, in order to support the above work across multiple business lines.
Occupational Skills and Knowledge
- Relevant work experience in risk related Roles (5+ years)
- Working towards APM Chartership or equivalent membership of an appropriate professional body
Duties and Requirements
Candidate has demonstrable experience in aspects of Project Controls including:
- Project Cost Management
- Project Schedule Management & Strategic Planning (P6)
- Risk Management Methodologies
- Experience across the project lifecycle
- Flexibility to travel to other UK offices and sites on occasion as necessary
- PC literate in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel
- Articulate with good written communication
Desirable:
- Project Management or controls experience
- General understanding of nuclear process plant and equipment would be beneficial
- Experience of highly regulated industry
- Full UK driving licence
Why us?
NUVIA UK - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.