Your contribution to our company:
STRABAG UK is seeking an accomplished Senior Risk Manager to join our team on a landmark major civil engineering project based in Edinburgh. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving best‑practice risk management across a complex, high‑value infrastructure programme
Requirements:
- Support and contribute to the continuous improvement of STRABAG’s enterprise and project risk management frameworks across major construction projects and business operations
- Provide strategic risk advice to Senior Leadership Teams of nominated STRABAG sub‑divisions, business‑units and projects, supporting informed decision‑making
- Identify, assess and manage strategic, commercial, operational, contractual, financial, health & safety and environmental risks
- Oversee the development, maintenance and assurance of corporate and project risk registers
- Facilitate and chair senior‑level risk and opportunity workshops for major bids, programmes and live projects
- Provide independent challenge to project strategies, cost plans, programmes, procurement routes and commercial positions
- Support bid and tender governance, including risk pricing, contingency strategy and risk transfer mechanisms
- Monitor emerging risks, trends and external factors impacting the construction sector and the organisation’s risk profile
- Lead engagement with insurers, legal advisors, clients and joint‑venture partners on risk‑related matters
- Mentor and develop junior risk professionals and promote a strong risk culture across the business
Behaviours:
- Strategic and commercially astute, with the ability to balance risk, opportunity and reward
- Confident and authoritative, able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively
- Calm and decisive under pressure, particularly in high‑value or high‑risk project environments
- Collaborative and relationship‑driven, fostering trust across multidisciplinary teams
- Proactive and forward‑looking, anticipating risks before they materialise
- Ethical and principled, demonstrating integrity and sound judgement at all times
- Resilient and adaptable, responding effectively to change and uncertainty
Skills & Qualifications:
- Significant senior‑level experience in risk management within construction, infrastructure, engineering or a related sector
- Strong understanding of complex construction projects, commercial models and delivery strategies
- In‑depth knowledge of construction contracts (e.g. NEC, JCT), procurement routes and risk allocation
- Proven experience leading risk workshops and managing both qualitative and quantitative risk assessments
- Strong understanding of project controls, cost management, scheduling, change control and governance frameworks
- Sound knowledge of UK health & safety legislation, CDM Regulations, insurance and claims principles
- Excellent analytical, reporting and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate risk clearly at executive level
- Holds professional risk management qualifications (APM project Risk L1/L2; IRM Diploma; PRP)
- Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. construction management, engineering, commercial management or risk management)
What you stand to gain:
- Opportunity to work and have a lasting impact on landmark UK infrastructure projects.
- Collaborative and innovative working environment.
- Professional development and career progression.
- Competitive salary and benefits package including private health cover, 9% pension and 25 days holiday
- We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset – the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward – with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.
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