Senior Risk Manager – Infrastructure
Location: London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool - UK Wide (Mixture of office, home and client sites)
Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time - with flexible working and core hours
About this opportunity:
Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1885, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We have been certified as a “Great Place to Work,” which acknowledges that we put our people at the heart of everything we do.
The Infrastructure team specializes in delivering projects worldwide with extensive experience in Renewables, Technology, Transport, and Utilities. Our goal is to deliver Infrastructure that leaves a positive, lasting legacy when well-integrated into the physical, human, and economic environment.
We require a Senior Risk Professional to support the Director of Project Controls and our rapidly growing team of risk professionals, developing and implementing our integrated risk management service across our capital programme portfolio. This role has the opportunity to work on our growing risk portfolio of key Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure clients.
You will have responsibility for having a leading role in strengthening Gleeds’ Risk Management proposition, both internally and externally with our diverse and inclusive risk team.
Responsibilities:
* Demonstrate proactive and constructive behaviours to harness risk information across a project to respond with agility to project challenges and variances.
* Challenge traditional risk management ways and contribute views to shape Gleeds’ future risk management approaches including Carbon/Net Zero, Sustainability, TCFD, Social Value, Cyber certainty, and Customer Experience.
* Lead/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 project/programme performances.
* Demonstrate proficiency with tools such as @risk, Safran, PRA or similar. Knowledge of new technologies including Nodes & Links and nPlan is beneficial.
* Confidently interrogate and present key risk findings to clients including QRA model outputs and recommendations to support decision making.
* Lead and facilitate risk workshops for the identification, assessment, and prioritisation of threats, opportunities, and mitigations including What-If and Scenario Analysis.
* Familiarity with Risk, Project Controls/PMO, and PPP Delivery Maturity Assessments.
What we are looking for:
* Proven experience in Risk Management on UK Construction Projects, preferably with Infrastructure clients.
* Degree educated in Risk Management or Risk qualifications via the IRM or APM.
* A passion for infrastructure, sustainability, and delivering great work.
* A constructive challenging attitude to proactively test the norm and develop innovative ways of working.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships quickly with colleagues and clients.
What we can offer you:
* Clear opportunities to develop and grow your career through training and further qualifications.
* Fantastic networking opportunities to grow your personal brand and expand your understanding of the industry.
* Generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase additional days.
* Highly competitive salary with opportunities for continuous review.
* Employee Assistance Programme for health and personal well-being.
* Global travel scholarship programme for gaining global experience.
* Flexible working arrangements for a healthy work-life balance.
* Volunteering opportunities to engage with local communities.
* Support from central teams and recognition as a gold standard investor in people.
About us:
Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future while steering your own journey in a trusting environment.
With over 75 offices globally, you’ll become part of a truly global team. We welcome new perspectives and ideas, believing that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business.
Our values:
* Professionalism with personality
* Excellence with humility
* Innovation with agility
We’re 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 agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.
Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.
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