Job description:
Senior Risk Analyst – Major Infrastructure Project
Location: Somerset / hybrid, with site presence required
Rate: Up to £500/day via Umbrella
IR35: Inside IR35
Right to Work: Must have unrestricted UK Right to Work
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Risk Analyst to join a major UK infrastructure project.
You will be responsible for providing high-quality risk management, analysis and insight across a complex, high-value programme. Working closely with project controls, programme teams and senior stakeholders, you will help identify, assess and manage risks and opportunities that could affect delivery.
This is a senior role requiring someone who can confidently challenge, influence and communicate risk information at all levels.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead risk management activities across an allocated programme or project area.
* Maintain and assure risk and opportunity data within risk management systems.
* Analyse risk information and provide clear, insightful recommendations.
* Support risk reviews, workshops and scenario planning sessions.
* Challenge significant risks, issues and opportunities affecting programme objectives.
* Integrate risk information with cost, schedule, change and wider project controls.
* Support assessment of contractor-held and programme-level risks.
* Produce accurate risk reporting, dashboards and management information.
* Present risk insights to senior stakeholders and programme leadership.
* Support continuous improvement of risk processes, tools and reporting.
* Provide guidance and technical support to junior Risk Analysts.
* Support training and development in risk management processes and systems.
About You
You will ideally have:
* Significant experience in project risk management / project controls.
* Experience working on major or complex projects, ideally within infrastructure, construction, energy, nuclear, defence or another highly regulated environment.
* Strong experience with quantitative risk analysis (QRA/QSRA) and risk modelling.
* Good understanding of the relationship between risk, cost and schedule.
* Experience facilitating risk workshops and challenging risk owners.
* Excellent analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
* Confidence communicating complex risk information to senior and executive stakeholders.
* Experience working with contractors and multiple project disciplines.
* Ability to provide technical guidance to less experienced analysts.
Systems Experience:
Experience with some or all of the following would be highly advantageous:
* ARM
* Safran
* Power BI
* Advanced Excel / Microsoft Office
Qualifications:
A degree or equivalent qualification in project management, project controls, engineering, risk management or a related discipline is desirable.
Professional qualifications such as APM Risk, MoR Practitioner or equivalent are advantageous.
Important Information
* Must have unrestricted UK Right to Work
* Inside IR35 – Umbrella
* Up to £500/day
* Somerset / project site environment
* Major, complex infrastructure programme
If you are an experienced Senior Risk Analyst / Project Risk Analyst / Risk Manager with strong project controls experience, we would be keen to hear from you
Salary description
£450.00 - £500.00 per day