Risk Manager (Rail)

Leeds
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Risk Manager  - Rail | Leeds or Sheffield | Up to £75,000 per annum | Hybrid working

The Opportunity:

Ready to drive success on a multi-million-pound rail project?

Our client is seeking an exceptional Risk Manager with QRA expertise to join their dynamic and growing Yorkshire-based Rail team. This is your chance to take the reins and shape the risk management strategy from the ground up, providing vital consultation to key stakeholders. If you're looking to make a significant impact on a high-stakes rail programme while leveraging your skills and experience in risk management, this is the role for you!

Responsibilities:

Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major capital programme. Tasks will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues within the sub-programme.
Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
Use risk data to inform investment planning.
Assist with the identification and recording of appropriate management responses which are measurable and specific, along with assessing the post mitigated positions.
Monitor overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining Risk budget.
Proactively manage the completion of management responses to help deliver target positions.
Work with contractors to assess contractor held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status.
Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
The Candidate:

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate experienced levels of competence with tools such as PRA, @risk, Safran or similar.
Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Predict, Tableau.
Candidates will ideally be degree qualified in a construction related subject.
Qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Understanding of an integrated risk management process (risk, cost and schedule) on a large programme
Risk workshop facilitation
Threat mitigation and opportunity exploitation
Probabilistic modelling (@risk, PRA and P6 proficiency – or equivalent).
Proven experience in a risk delivery role on major projects/programmes. APM/IRM risk certified candidates preferred.
Location: Leeds or Sheffield

Salary: up to £75,000

Likely Job Titles: Rail Risk Consultant | Risk & Assurance Manager | Risk & Compliance Manager | Programme Risk Manager

About Ford & Stanley Group

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