Project Risk Practitioner

Job title: Project Risk Practitioner
Job Type: Permanent
Start date: ASAP - Subject to vetting
Pay rate: Competitive basic + Car allowance + benefits
Location: Manchester
Hybrid/Remote Working: 2-3 days on-site

About the role
Bring your quantitative risk expertise to major nuclear projects and help shape how some of the UK's most complex programmes understand uncertainty and make confident decisions. You will work closely with clients and delivery teams, using Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) to give leaders clear, practical insight, with the chance to work across Defence, Construction and Infrastructure too.

You will join a growing, collaborative team of 40+ people. The central office is in Manchester, with team members across the North of the UK, including Nottingham, Leeds, Barrow and Glasgow. Projects span the Midlands, Cumbria, the Northeast and Scotland, with opportunities across the wider UK. Regular UK travel and overnight stays should be expected, as you will work alongside clients on site.

Main purpose
Work with clients and project teams to establish and maintain effective risk management processes, provide insightful analysis and support decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. You will lead both qualitative and quantitative risk activities, delivering practical solutions that improve project certainty and outcomes.

Practical experience in

• Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA)

• Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA)

• Integrated cost and schedule risk analysis

• Monte Carlo simulation, risk modelling and uncertainty analysis

• Building and maintaining quantitative risk models (Safran Risk and/or PRA advantageous)

Essential

• Experience in project or programme environments in Defence, Nuclear, Infrastructure or Construction.

• Strong understanding of Project Risk Management principles across the project lifecycle.

• Proven delivery of QCRA, QSRA and integrated analysis.

• Experience with tools such as Safran Risk, ARM, PRA, @RISK or equivalent.

• Expertise in developing risk frameworks aligned to ISO 31000 and industry standards.

• Understanding of the interfaces between Risk, Planning, Cost and Change Management.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication and reporting skills.

• Able to work independently and within multidisciplinary project controls teams.

Desirable

• Experience supporting major infrastructure, defence, nuclear or capital programmes.

• Familiarity with RIBA, GRIP/PACE, CADMID or similar lifecycle frameworks.

• Qualifications such as APM Project Risk Management Level 2, MoR, IRM or APM PMQ.

Security: Ability to gain BPSS/SC clearance.

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