At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world
 

About the team you will be joining

We are seeking to recruit Risk Management Professionals with broad project management experience. Our expanding Programme Performance division cover the strategy, set-up and transformation of programmes & enterprises, across public and private sectors. We have a rapidly expanding presence in the defence sector. Our Risk team within Consulting offers a unique management consultancy capability to our partners.
We are transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world. This is your opportunity to join us. Are you ready to make the difference?

What you will contribute:

• Develop and implement risk management policies, procedures, and frameworks for client organisations.
• Identify and assess potential risks associated with client organisations operations, projects, and initiatives.
• Monitor and evaluate risks on an ongoing basis to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations and standards.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies and plans to minimise the impact of potential risks.
• Collaborate with functional teams to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks associated with business decisions.
• Conduct risk analysis (QCRA/ QSRA) and communication recommendations for risk reduction.
• Create and communicate risk management strategies and plans to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Lead client organisations in making risk-based decisions.
• Support the management and improvement of the Cost Centre (CC) and its employees.
• Identify and assist, in the identification, and winning, of work for the CC.

• Risk management: Knowledge of risk management principles and practices, including risk assessment, mitigation, and monitoring.
• Project management: The ability to manage risk management projects and initiatives.
• Regulatory compliance: Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards related to risk management. Preferably risk certified by APM, IRM or MoR.
• Technical skills and qualifications: Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualification. Experience with risk assessment tools and software. (@Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, Safran, ARM, Risk Hive, etc).
• Facilitation: Experience and confidence in facilitating client workshops
• (Preferably Security Cleared)

Essential skills we are looking for:

• Risk management: Experienced knowledge of risk management principles and practices, including risk assessment, mitigation, and monitoring.
• Project/ Programme experience: Experienced working within a PMO and major project organisation.
• Analytical skills: The ability to analyse data and information to identify potential risks and evaluate risk mitigation strategies.
• Project management: The ability to manage risk management projects and initiatives.
• Regulatory compliance: Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards related to risk management.
• Technical skills: Experience with risk management tools and software. (@Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, Safran, ARM, Risk Hive, etc.)
• Strong Facilitation skills: Experience and confidence in facilitating client workshops.
• Strong Presentation Skills: Ability to present risk management information, concepts and practices to clients.
• Strong Communication skills: The ability to effectively communicate complex risk management concepts to stakeholders at all levels of a client organisation.
• Critical thinking: The ability to think critically and evaluate potential risks from multiple perspectives.
• Collaborative: The ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Adaptable: The ability to adapt to changing business needs and environments.
• Desire to Learn: The ambition to learn and develop risk management and consultancy knowledge.

Other essential requirements:

Owing to the sensitive nature of the works involved in these specialist defence projects, candidates will be required to hold, or be able to hold, valid security clearance (SC) and in order to do so will need to be:

• British Nationals
• Hold a UK Passport 

Desirable but not essential:

• Qualification/ accreditation: Qualifications or accreditation with a risk management organsiation or institute.
• Value Management: Experience in value management activities and workshops, such as lessons learnt and optioneering.
• Management: Experience in managing individuals or teams and developing them and their careers.

Our inspired employees share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We are equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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. We also encourage our staff to strive to ‘make a difference’ and become involved in various working committees and forums (for example, Inclusion Working Group, Social & Wellness, Learning & Development, Corporate Social Responsibilities and Net Zero Vision).

We offer a competitive remuneration package and company benefits which include a generous pension scheme, discounted private life assurance, medical and health insurance for you and your family. Corporate gym membership allowance, parental leave, social events, health and wellbeing assessments, purchasing annual leave, flu vaccinations and employee assistance program.

Turner & Townsend value greatly and have a focus on Corporate Responsibilities (CR), this includes a day’s leave entitlement to support a local charity or community activity along with the opportunity to participate in several office events that held throughout the year.

Turner & Townsend complies with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) which requires public U.S. companies to meet strict reporting and security standards. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, and are to be adhered to where applicable.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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