Associate Risk Manager

Overview

As an Associate Risk Manager at AECOM, you will lead risk management for high-value infrastructure projects and programmes. You’ll engage with project teams and senior stakeholders to identify and govern risk, shaping decision-making with robust risk data. Your work will span bids, risk reporting, and mentoring others to raise risk standards. This role offers exposure to a broad UK portfolio and global programmes, with meaningful impact on project delivery and governance. You will help build resilient plans and contingency strategies in a dynamic, world-scale environment.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• competitive compensation and benefits
• global project exposure
• Day 1 onboarding at an office
• inclusive, diverse workplace
• disability confident employer

Responsibilities

• Act as risk management lead for high-value projects and programmes
• Collaborate with project teams to implement risk management effectively
• Contribute risk management input to bids and proposals
• Perform risk assurance checks on project and programme risk management
• Communicate risk data to senior leaders
• Produce comprehensive risk reports for decision making
• Coach and mentor staff in risk best practices
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and prioritisation
• Develop Risk Registers, Risk Management Plans, and Risk Mitigation Plans
• Conduct quantitative risk analysis (QCRA/QSRA) including Monte Carlo methods
• Design and implement risk management frameworks for projects/programmes
• Support cost, scheduling, project controls and change management teams

Key requirements

• 5+ years experience in risk management on complex projects/programmes
• Bachelor or risk management qualification (MOR, APM Risk, IRM)
• Proven experience in a multi-discipline project environment
• Proficient with industry risk management tools (ARM, Xactium, RiskHive, Predict)
• Experience in QCRA/QSRA using Safran, Primavera Risk Analyser, @risk
• Knowledge of ISO 31000, IRM or APM risk methodologies
• Experience managing a team of risk professionals
• Flexibility to travel and work across sectors
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management
• Working knowledge of current project management methodologies and tools

• strong facilitation and communication
• leadership and coaching
• stakeholder engagement
• Quantitative Risk Analysis (QCRA/QSRA)
• Monte Carlo techniques
• Risk Registers and Risk Management Plans

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