Risk Manager (Replacement Warhead) Before you apply -Don't miss out on the jobs you're really looking for.

You'll be leading and managing risk, opportunity and issue management with our Replacement Warhead Programme which is crucial to national defence. You will engage with fascinating people and be instrumental in ensuring that we complete our mission. This is one of the biggest projects you will ever be part of.,

• Delivering a consolidated view of the total risk exposure for relevant projects and programmes


• Embedding risk, opportunity and issue process and supporting reporting cadence


• Assessing, defining and analysing possible risks.


• Developing strategies to mitigate identified risks.


• Generating and maintaining programme risk registers as required.


• Actively managing risk and opportunity mitigation actions and burndown.


• Creating contingency plans to manage crises.


• Facilitating the effective management and mitigation of the programme's risk exposure.


• Providing strategic and tactical risk insight and thinking


• Assisting Head of Risk to manage and maintain an end to end risk profile, presenting that risk profile in reports and governance processes.


• Understanding our business financial model and contribution at sub functional and programme level.
  
  A background in risk management within a Systems Engineering environment


• Resilience and curiosity with attendant communication skills


• Understanding and acting on Risk mitigations that add value to overall programme objectives


• Constructively challenging stakeholders to understand risk and how to think about their risks differently in technical areas.


• A "show me!" and growth mindset approach


• Fluidity of navigation between business and technical risk areas and show understanding of their connectivity


Quals and professional memberships:


• Management of Risk (MOR) - or equivalent experience


• Project controls processes for planning, estimating and cost-control


• Working with Risk Database software i.e. Active Risk Manager (ARM) etc.


• Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) software i.e. Safran and Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA)
  
  Salary: Starting at £41,840 this is very much open to negotiation if you have the experience we need.