Risk Manager

Project : Sizewell C

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: TBC

Salary: Competitive Salary +benefits

Altrad is a leading provider of critical infrastructure services, supporting the safe and sustainable delivery of the UK’s most important assets.

With over 11,000 talented people worldwide, we deliver a full spectrum of engineering, construction and maintenance services across highly regulated sectors, including nuclear, defence, energy and industrial environments. At Sizewell C, Altrad is a key delivery partner within the Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC (MEH) Alliance, supporting one of the UK’s largest and most complex nuclear new-build programmes.

Role Overview

The Risk Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of the project by leading the identification, assessment, and management of risks across all workstreams. This role is responsible for establishing a proactive and structured approach to risk and opportunity management—ensuring potential issues are recognised early, understood thoroughly, and addressed through effective mitigations. In addition to safeguarding project objectives, the Risk Manager also drives the identification of opportunities that can enhance value, improve performance, and support strategic decision‑making. Working collaboratively with project leadership and delivery teams, the Risk Manager provides clear insight, guidance, and challenge to maintain a robust risk culture and ensure the project remains resilient, informed, and optimised.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow risk strategy, management plan and report documentation
• Maintain the MEH Risk Register and support risk mitigation activity definition
• Support risk workshops preparation/facilitation
• Engage with MEH stakeholders to capture and mature risk data and information
• Assist with Quantitative Risk Analysis for MEH Alliance (cost and schedule)
• Provide risk-related recommendations to risk owners to ensure complete quantification of risks and appropriate mitigation measures are captured and implemented
• Risk Management Strategy, Processes and Procedures: Champion effective Risk Management through the implementation of a SZC MEH strategy and risk management in accordance SZC process and best practice. Provide strategic-level advice to senior leaders and SZC MEHA colleagues on Risk and Issue Management. Provide leadership of Risk Management within SZC MEH Alliance.
• Stakeholders: Provide expert strategic-level advice on Risks to Project/Programme Managers and senior leaders. Support a programme of regular risk reviews with key stakeholders. Supports in identifying appropriate strategies for dealing with Risk. Engage with the SZC PDO to align risk management practices.
• Identification, Analysis, Monitoring, Reviewing and Reporting of Risks and Issues: Supporting the facilitating of the identification, analysis and monitoring of SZC MEH Risks. Supports the creation and format of periodic and ad-hoc risk reports, including qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, as required by the project. Maintain and develop the SZC MEH Risk register.
• Identification, Analysis, Monitoring, reviewing and Reporting of Assumptions: Supporting the activity of identification, analysis, monitoring, reviewing and reporting of assumptions in a Master Data Assumptions List. Responsible for the alignment of the risk register and MDAL and ensuring all assumptions are documented according to process
• These accountabilities are not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities and activities that the job holder may be required to undertake.

Key Requirements:

• APM/PRINCE2 OR SIMILAR Project Professional Qualifications
• Experience of managing Risk for progressively larger and more complex projects
• Experience of Active Risk Manager (ARM) & Safran Risk

Why Join Altrad at Sizewell C?

• Be part of one of the UK’s largest nuclear new-build programmes
• A collaborative, safety-driven and professional working environment
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and excellence.