Job Role: Risk Manager

Location: Westferry - London

Day Rate: Negotiable (Dependent upon Experience)

Duration: 6 Months +

My client is currently looking for a Risk Manager to work on a major rail project based in central London on a long term contract basis.

SUMMARY OF THE RISK MANAGER POSITION:

Provide risk management services to the project and programme teams as set out in risk management policies, strategy processes and procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RISK MANAGER:

• Provide leadership and guidance in risk management and ensure that principles are applied to all stages of the project lifecycle, to allocate area of programme.
• Proactively ensure that all projects comply with the risk management procedures.
• Manage and guide others in relation to use of risk management data.
• Promote the joint evaluation of risks with contractors to establish a basis for risk sharing and incentives.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE RISK MANAGER:

Knowledge:

• Demonstrable technical knowledge of all aspects of project and programme risk management and techniques.
• Knowledge of current project management and project control processes, particularly on major infrastructure and / or rail projects.

Skills:

• Modelling skills able to build complex cost, schedule and risk models in a number of applications, commensurate to maturity of projects and programmes.
• Risk management skills able to develop and implement appropriate risk management actions for identified risks across projects.
• Communication skills able to build and manage working relationships both internally and externally with all stakeholders.
• Able to explain risk assessments to non-specialists.

Organisational Skills:

• Able to deliver outputs to tight deadlines in a highly pressured environment demonstrating flexibility determination and resilience.

Problem Solving skills:

• Able to demonstrate complex, quantitative research and analytical thinking.

Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in a project risk role within large-scale infrastructure projects / commercial construction projects.

This is a great opportunity so if you feel as though you are the right person for this Risk Manager position, then please apply ASAP with an up to date copy of your CV.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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