Senior Risk Manager - Infrastructure Sector
Manchester, England – Permanent, Full time – with flexible working and core hours.
Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1885, we deliver award‑winning projects worldwide. The Infrastructure team specialises in Rail, Transport and Utilities, delivering projects that leave a positive legacy in the physical, human and economic environment.
We are looking for a Senior Risk Professional to support the Director of Project Controls and our growing risk team. In this role you will develop and implement our integrated risk management service across our capital programme portfolio and work on key infrastructure and non‑infrastructure clients at various stages of their project lifecycles.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate proactive and constructive behaviours to harness risk information across a project to respond with agility to challenges and variances.
- Challenge the norm and contribute views to shape Gleeds’ future risk management approaches.
- Lead or support delivery of risk management commissions on major programmes and projects.
- Conduct quantitative risk assessment (integrated, cost and schedule) to inform business cases, investment decisions and programme performance.
- Demonstrate competent use of risk tools such as @risk, Safran, PRA or similar; knowledge of new technologies (Nodes & Links, nPlan) is beneficial.
- Confidently interrogate and present key risk findings to clients, including QRA model outputs and recommendations.
- Lead and facilitate risk workshops for identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and mitigations including What‑If and Scenario Analysis.
- Be familiar with Risk, Project Controls/PMO and PPP Delivery Maturity Assessments.
- Provide guidance and training to project teams on risk tools and techniques.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- A recognised diploma, degree or professional certification in risk management (e.g., PMI‑RMP, APM Risk, IRM) is preferred.
- At least 6 years of risk management experience within major projects or regulated industries (nuclear, infrastructure, energy, defence).
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.
We recognise the importance of work/life balance and offer flexible working arrangements suitable for each individual.
Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.
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