Senior Risk Manager

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project: Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Sizewell C (SZC) will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes, playing a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years.

SZC project controls serve as a centre of excellence, managing and strategically using delivery performance management information. Our team will enable successful delivery of SZC Project through proactive project controls that drives forward-looking solutions to continuously improve performance. As the PMO senior risk manager, you will be working within the project management office (PMO) and the delivery programmes.

The post holder will support the functional ownership for all PMO risk processes across SZC, alongside the head of delivery risk. This entails supporting the ownership, deployment, and continuous improvement of all the PMO risk process elements of the project while ensuring we operate and deliver controls within the SZC governance structure, organisation and delivery model. They will ensure PMO risk activities being carried out in an efficient manor in accordance with calendars and deadlines established on SZC. They will be proactive in their approach to driving innovation which will support project controls activities on SZC being ‘digital by default’.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting the risk functional lead in the development, implementation, and maintenance of integrated project controls (Risk) processes. Including assurance systems, tools, and work instructions for use on the SZC project and the flow down of SZC risk requirements as appropriate.
• Support with tasks directed by the risk functional lead, and the ability to deputise at key project meetings, such as, but not limited to executive risk review meetings and the weekly functional leads/ programme controls managers meeting.
• Supervising and providing risk management services to a number of smaller, cross-project functions.
• Support the risk functional lead with the planning and co-ordination of risk activities such as EAC update, ERR preparation, integrated-QRA development etc.
• Support the risk functional leads with progress reporting including monthly risk dashboard updates, forecast to complete, variance identification, delivery process insights and opportunities for improvement.
• Help ensure SZC is viewed by the construction industry as an exemplar in risk management through knowledge sharing, networking and delivering presentations to the sector.

You’ll need to have:

• Strong leadership capabilities, motivational skills, delegation, team management and team membership, as well as effective collaboration and peer-to-peer relationship-building skills. Role will involve delegating for risk functional lead/leading small approx. 5-person team.
• Strong engagement skills; able to independently engage teams of: Varying size and seniority, at all points in delivery life cycle/supply chain, as well as breadth of corporate teams/ professionals.
• Ability to extract valuable and relevant insights from risk/project controls/delivery processes, and ability to explain them at all levels, for all audiences.
• Well-developed facilitation skills; able to independently facilitate complex/important workshops for all levels within programme.
• Strong technical skills; able to independently deliver large/complex QRAs, spanning Cost QRAs, Schedule QRAs, and Integrated QRAs, as well as good enterprise risk management skills.
• Linked capability to integrate/ support breadth of project controls/project delivery/business support processes (e.g., Finance)
• Very strong mitigation-related skills underpinned by strong project and programme management and broader project controls experience.
• Strong ability to understand breadth of project and construction processes, how they drive risk exposure, and understanding of range of mitigation solutions to support.
• Strong in-depth relevant sector experience/breadth of broader sector experience.
• Strong client/contactor/consultancy/government experience.
• Strong major project/corporate experience.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.