Assystem
Risk Manager (contractor)
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Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements.
Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.
Job Description
Overview of Role
The Risk Manager is responsible for tasking and reporting to the Project Manager and Joint Project Team (JPT) and Client Project Manager and has a key role throughout the project lifecycle. The Risk Manager will identify, analyse and respond to any risks that arise over the life cycle of the project to help ensure the project remains on track and meets its goal.
Infrastructure delivery is a challenging environment in which to work, with interdependencies between the required programmes and projects and the need to maintain military outputs. The candidate will be required to deliver at pace and demonstrate effective application of programme and project management skills, tools and techniques.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the refresh and ongoing management of the Tranche 0 risk register, supporting other programme tranches as required.
- Chair monthly risk review meetings, facilitate risk workshops, produce meeting minutes, and provide risk dashboards highlighting key changes and trends.
- Identify, assess, and manage risks and opportunities, supporting the development of effective mitigation strategies.
- Conduct critical reviews of risk registers with project teams to ensure risks are appropriate, manageable, and free from duplication.
- Track mitigation actions and monitor risk reduction progress across the programme.
- Support Quantitative Risk Analysis activities, including:
- Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA / SRA)
- Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA / CRA)
- Quarterly risk modelling and reporting
- Work closely with Change Management teams to capture and assess programme impacts.
- Lead assumptions management and maintain the Master Data & Assumptions List (MDAL).
- Provide strategic risk reporting, profiling risk exposure across programme timelines and activities.
- Build strong relationships with project teams, stakeholders, suppliers, and industry partners to support successful delivery.
- Monitor supplier performance across quality, cost, schedule, and reliability, proactively managing emerging risks.
- Ensure compliance with all programme, Client, and infrastructure governance processes and procedures.
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Qualifications
What We're Looking For
- Strong knowledge of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and risk management processes
- Experience managing risk on major infrastructure, defence, engineering, or construction programmes
- Ability to analyse complex data, identify trends, and provide strategic risk insights
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills
- Experience facilitating risk workshops, reviews, and mitigation planning
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and risk management tools
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Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 5 years' relevant experience, including 2 years in a management role
- Experience with risk analysis, reporting, and governance
- Professional body membership desirable
Additional Information
- Umbrella contractor role
- SC Clearance required to start
- This is a site-based role, and the incumbent will be expected to work 3 days per week from site
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