Our Water company client are seeking a Senior Risk Business Partner to support risk management within their Capital Delivery function in a hybrid/remote working arrangement out of their Falmer office.
Key skills required for this role
Important: All backgrounds considered - Utilities experience an advantage.
In this role, you will be a trusted advisor to various teams, guiding risk management, controls, and commercial initiatives. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that risks are understood and controlled effectively, supporting business outcomes and driving the success of strategic goals.
As a Senior Risk Business Partner, you will lead risk management initiatives, coach teams, and continuously enhance the risk culture across Capital Delivery. Your leadership will play a crucial role in improving risk processes, simplifying controls, and aligning operations with business objectives.
Responsibilities:
* Provide ongoing risk management advice to identify, assess, and control risks, ensuring sound business decisions are made to achieve strategic objectives.
* Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor within a multi-disciplinary team, working alongside leadership to develop and implement high standards to optimise business operations.
* Lead and guide the application of framework requirements to align risk strategies with business goals, supporting risk forums and evaluating control environments.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including enhancing existing processes and controls to ensure compliance with business standards and policies while simplifying procedures.
* Take an active role in driving Quantitative Risk Assessment and fostering greater commercial acumen across project teams.
* Lead risk workshops, engaging stakeholders across design, construction, commercial, and management teams to ensure risks are managed appropriately and solutions are implemented effectively.
* Develop scalable risk management solutions, including best practices, tools, and processes that will have a long-term impact on risk management culture and performance.
Skills/experience/qualifications:
* Proven experience as a Senior Risk Business Partner, with a track record of improving organisations and projects through strategic risk management.
* Demonstrable experience managing risk at the project, programme, and portfolio level, particularly within the construction industry.
* Familiarity with risk modelling systems both Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA).
* Expertise in NEC contracts (NEC4) and contractual sensitivities.
* Strong experience chairing risk workshops and engaging with diverse stakeholders to drive risk management outcomes.
* Ability to develop and implement risk management systems, processes, and reporting frameworks, ensuring alignment with best practices.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, from site teams to the boardroom.
* A proven leader who can coach and develop people and teams, driving cultural change and enhancing performance.
* Ability to critically assess information, challenge assumptions, and ensure robust risk management strategies.
* A recognised risk management qualification (e.g., AIRMIC, IRM) is highly desirable.
Compensation and Benefits:
* Salary circa 68-73k - client open to discussion.
* Company and performance-related bonus.
* Generous pension up to 11% company contribution.
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Life assurance equal to 4x salary.
* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service).
* Health Cash Plan.
* Two paid volunteering days a year.
* Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
* Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options.
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