CareerPlan

Project Risk Specialist

UK wide, UK, gbFull-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10
HybridSecurity clearance required

Core

Identify, assess, and manage risk throughout the project lifecycle for major UK programmes in Defence, Rail, Infrastructure, Digital, and AI sectors.

Role type

Senior IC project risk specialist

Builds

Risk registers, risk reports, and risk management frameworks for client programmes

Domain

Project management / Risk management / Defence & Infrastructure

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Risk management frameworks (ISO 31000, The Orange Book), risk facilitation, quantitative risk analysis (QRA), risk modelling, project controls integration, stakeholder management, risk reporting

Preferred skills

APM PMQ, APM Risk Level 2, MoR, IRM certifications, experience with ARM, Safran Predict!, Primavera Risk Analysis, Power BI, advanced Excel

Technologies

ARM, Safran Predict!, Primavera Risk Analysis, Power BI, Excel

Responsibilities

Facilitate risk workshops and stakeholder discussions, develop and maintain risk registers, assess risks against project objectives, produce risk reporting, support risk management plans and governance, drive continuous improvement of risk processes, present risk insights to senior stakeholders, influence project decisions through risk-based recommendations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC