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Turner & Townsend

Associate Director - Risk - Defence

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In-Office
Bristol, England
Mid level
In-Office
Bristol, England
Mid level
The role involves implementing an integrated risk management framework on infrastructure projects, focusing on risk identification, assessment, reporting, and communication of threats and opportunities.
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Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a greeninclusive and productive world.

Job Description

We have exciting opportunity for an Associate Director level, to join our vibrant busy and expanding Defence team we are seeking a highly developed capable Risk Manager ideally with QRA experience, based in our Southwest and Wales Defence team, we are undertaking duties on a range of high profile projects across the Region and across the UK.

Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role will suit Risk Manager with Project or Programme delivery experience from a rail/aviation, water/utilities, highways, defence or nuclear background with proven experience and understanding of the processes to be based in our Bristol Office. 

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major capital programme or project. Responsibilities 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 or business case development.                                                     
  •  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 contingency or 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.
  • 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, Risk Hive, Tableau and Power BI

Further, candidates are expected to have excellent communication skills (oral and written) and be genuinely committed to finding new and more effective ways of working.                                                   

Qualifications

  • We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on major infrastructure projects/programmes. APM/IRM/MoR risk certified.

Important: Due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must hold or be able to obtain UK MoD security clearance - Hold a British Passport

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

Top Skills

@Risk
Arm
Power BI
Pra
Predict
Risk Hive
Safran
Tableau

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