Risk Manager - Defence (Construction)

turnertownsend

Barrow-In-Furness, United Kingdom, United Kingdom · Barrow-In-Furness · United Kingdom

Posted May 28, 2026

Full-time
On-site
Real estate
Mid-Senior Level

Job description

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com Job Description We have exciting opportunity for a QRA capable Risk Manager to join our busy and expanding, Barrow-based Real Estate team, who are undertaking duties on a range of high construction profile projects. Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role will suit Risk Manager from a construction or defence background with proven experience and understanding of the processes. MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE: Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major construction programme. 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. 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 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, Tableau Qualifications In order to be able to carry out the duties of the role as required, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following capabilities: Qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk, a working understanding of an integrated risk management process (risk, cost and schedule) on a large programme, risk workshop facilitation, threat mitigation and opportunity exploitation, probabilistic modelling (@risk, PRA and P6 proficiency – or equivalent). We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on major projects/programmes. APM/IRM risk certified candidates preferred . 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 Candidates will ideally be degree qualified in a construction related subject. We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on major construction projects/programmes. APM/IRM risk certified. Owing to the specialist and sensitive nature of the work that we carry out for a number of our clients, candidates will ideally hold security clearance or be able to obtain & maintain security clearance. 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. #LI-DW1 SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn 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. 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