Risk Engineer

• 8480

• Birmingham

• Dartford

• Grimsby

• Bury St Edmonds, England

• Chesterfield, England

• Manchester, England

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• Permanent

Risk Engineer - Great Grid Partnership (GGP)

Sector: Energy / Power Infrastructure

Are you an experienced Risk Engineer looking for your next challenge on a major project?

We are looking for a proactive risk professional to support the successful delivery of projects and packages by providing expert risk management advice, analysis and facilitation. Working closely with project teams, senior leaders, clients and delivery partners, you will help identify and manage risks and opportunities across cost, schedule, safety, quality and reputation.

What You'll Do

• Lead and facilitate the identification, assessment and active management of project risks and opportunities, ensuring risk registers, assumptions and exclusions remain accurate and up to date.
• Develop and implement risk management plans, governance and reporting, supporting the wider programme and client with clear, actionable risk insight.
• Deliver Quantitative Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis (QSRA/QCRA) and use risk data to support forecasting, decision-making and risk exposure management.
• Work collaboratively across project, programme, commercial, engineering, planning and PMO teams, providing coaching, training and mentoring while driving consistent risk management practices.
• Support risk assurance, governance, maturity and continuous improvement initiatives, including monitoring KRIs, KPIs and other risk metrics.

What We're Looking For

Do you have the technical risk expertise and stakeholder skills to influence decision-making in a complex project environment?

Essential:

• Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills, including confidence engaging with senior leaders.
• Experience working within project or programme environments and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with high proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Desirable:

• Experience on major/mega projects or major infrastructure programmes.
• Experience developing and implementing risk management strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Competence in QRA techniques and tools, such as PRA, @RISK or Safran Risk, and risk database systems such as ARM.
• IRM membership, APM Risk Practitioner certification or a relevant technical/management degree.

Are you ready to use your risk expertise to make a tangible difference to project delivery? Apply now to find out more.

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [email protected]

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Our Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Personal accident and injury insurance

Income protection

Pension - basic & enhanced

Annual leave

Discounts portal

Online doctor

Voluntary benefits

Work-life benefits

Employee assistance programme

Car/travel allowance