Associate Risk Manager

Company: AECOM
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

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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Posted: November 1st, 2026