Project Risk Manager - Staffordshire

Job Description

This will involve overseeing and being a subject matter expert in Project Risk Management Procedures and developing an effective Risk Culture.

The Project Risk Manager will co-ordinate & monitor risk inputs from the portfolio of programmes, assessing data sets, performing analysis and generating evidenced reports for senior management, enabling informed decision making associated with effective mitigation planning.

Key responsibilities of the Project Risk Manager:

• Identify and support appropriate Risk and Action Owners
• Manage the identification of risks (Threats and Opportunities)
• Manage the evaluation of Risk Exposure (Probability and Cost, Schedule and Performance Impact)
• Advise on appropriate treatment strategies for risks
• Support development of treatment action plans, ensuring they are time bound
• Work with Project Managers to ensure treatment actions and contingencies are costed into the schedule
• Analyse the post treatment residual risk value using Monte Carlo analysis
• Manage progress of treatment action plans
• Support the contingency setting and management process, including compliant release of contingencies
• Preparation of risk data for project reviews and corporate reporting
• Update and ensure the accuracy of the risk data within the risk register or system
• Deliver scenario analysis and risk reporting to the portfolio management team, programme managers and other stakeholders as identified
• Facilitate Monthly Risk Reviews
• Support ad hoc requests from customers and/or programme management team

Qualifications / Skills required

• Risk Management experience within Projects and Programmes
• Good organisational skills, demonstrated through ability to plan, prioritise and time manage
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Highly numerate with experience of estimating (Cost & Schedule) and financial modelling
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to challenge and present at management level
• Skilled in negotiating and influencing techniques
• Ability to lead workshops and present technical details to large teams of people with confidence
• Motivational and creative individual with the ability to deliver high levels of business and personal performance
• Pro-active, dynamic individual with proven stakeholder management skills
• High competency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)

Desirable:

• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous
• Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.
• Understanding of Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies desirable

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