Project Risk Practitioner – Defence Infrastructure

Overview

In this role you will lead quantitative and qualitative risk activities for Defence North projects, partnering with clients and delivery teams to improve project certainty and outcomes. You will build and maintain risk models, run Monte Carlo analyses, and integrate cost and schedule risk insights into decision-making. The work spans Defence, Nuclear, Infrastructure and Construction sectors, with on-site collaboration and travel across the UK. This is an opportunity to influence major programmes and shape risk management standards within a global consultancy.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• 60% travel/onsite
• career development
• team collaboration
• inclusive work environment

Responsibilities

• Lead qualitative and quantitative risk management activities across projects
• Establish and maintain effective risk processes and governance
• Deliver risk analyses that inform decision-making throughout the project lifecycle
• Develop and maintain quantitative risk models and run simulations (Monte Carlo)
• Collaborate with clients and multi-disciplinary teams on-site to drive outcomes
• Integrate risk insights with planning, cost management and change management
• Engage stakeholders, produce clear risk reports, and facilitate risk reviews

Key requirements

• Experience in Defence, Nuclear, Infrastructure or Construction project environments
• Strong understanding of Project Risk Management principles across the project lifecycle
• Proven delivery of QCRA, QSRA, and Integrated Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis
• Experience using Safran Risk, ARM, PRA, @Risk or equivalent tools
• Knowledge of ISO 31000 and industry risk management standards
• Understanding interfaces between Risk, Planning, Cost and Change management
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, facilitation and reporting skills
• Ability to work independently and within multi-disciplinary teams

• Stakeholder engagement
• Communication
• Facilitation
• Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA)
• Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA)
• Integrated Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis

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