Risk Manager / Senior Risk Manager

Location/s: Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Warrington, Derby, London UK Recruiter contact: Aoife Cullen About the business unit Mott MacDonald's Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme, and commercial management services and advisory solutions across a range of sectors. APD delivers services to projects up to £20bn, covering programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, consulting, digital consulting, education, health and care management. Specialist advisory Mott MacDonald offers climate change, estimating and cost intelligence, health & safety, land advisory, planning PMO, quality management, risk management. Join our award-winning Risk team We are looking for risk management professionals to shape and safeguard complex Construction and Infrastructure projects. Key responsibilities and duties include Undertake assurance reviews of risk deliverables and methodologies to confirm conformance to best practice Experience informing the development of Business Cases, Investment Decisions and Appraisals, including assuring quality of risk evidence Comfortable working as a consultant within a client environment, embedding expertise into their teams Coach, develop and supervise project staff and share knowledge and expertise Build strong relationships with clients, teams and stakeholders Strong stakeholder management experience Candidate specification Essential: Demonstrate competency with implementing Risk Management processes aligned with ISO31000, Institute of Risk Management, Association of Project Management methodologies on complex Construction and Infrastructure projects including but not limited to: Initiating, developing, and implementing risk management processes Facilitating risk workshops as part of overall delivery of risk process Conducting regular risk reviews to maintain a project risk register and ensure accurate current risk profile Undertaking Quantitative Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis techniques Producing appropriate risk management reports to inform decision making Awareness of industry risk management tools such as ARM, Xactium, Primavera Risk Analysis, SafranRisk, @Risk, Risk Predict! Understanding how risk management integrates with other disciplines including cost estimating, project planning, contract administration Implement effective risk management activities to reduce risk exposure and uncertainty on projects & programmes Support development and implementation of risk management approaches/systems for clients using best practice and procedures Facilitate workshops with project teams to ensure effective implementation of risk management Work closely with planners to understand delivery expectations, identify potential risks and link risks to schedule activities Desirable Skills Good research and analytical skills Excellent oral and written communication and organisational skills Soft skills: effective listening, persuasion, collaborative style, leadership, flexibility, self‑motivation, creativity and insightfulness Computer literacy in Microsoft applications If you meet 80% or more of what we're looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn't know we need. Agile working We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces well‑being, flexibility, and trust. Equality, diversity, and inclusion We promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all, and create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [email protected] for assistance. Benefits Health and wellbeing Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues Health cash plan to support day‑to‑day health costs and treatments Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues Well‑being support through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including you and your family Ability to flex salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too Financial wellbeing We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7% Life assurance equal up to 4x basic salary, with option to increase up to 6x salary Income protection scheme providing financial benefit and support due to long‑term illness or injury Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing Independent ownership allows annual bonus schemes shared with all colleagues Lifestyle Minimum 33-35 days holiday each year, including public holidays and dependent on level, with ability to buy or sell leave through flexible benefits programme Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after five years' service Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers Enhanced family and carers leave Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave Shared parental leave matches maternity leave, paying up to 24 weeks at full pay Up to five additional days leave for those with significant caring responsibilities, two paid Learning and development Primary annual professional institution subscription Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options Networks, communities, and social outcomes Join various Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers Make a difference within communities through social outcomes #J-18808-Ljbffr