Project Risk Manager

• Skilled and experienced in NEC project and programme management and risk management methodologies
• Skilled and experienced in the use of risk and opportunity management systems and tools

• Strong verbal, written and presentational skills with a high level of analytical and numerate skills
• Self-motivated with good interpersonal skills working in a team environment
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent communication and presentational skills
• Able to use initiative

Reporting into the Head of Planning / PMO, the Risk Manager will be fully integrated and embedded into the Northumbrian Water framework with a remit to ensure that the project teams meet their risk and opportunity management challenges through improved risk practice and awareness.

• Ensure risk mitigation measures are progressed in response to EWN's
• Draft and update the contract Risk Management Plan's
• Manage risk and continuously develop the risk and opportunity register into a management tool containing accurate and relevant information for reporting purposes
• Risk identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, contractual allocation and preparing action plans;
• Manage the Risk and Opportunity Register
• Carry out risk and opportunity workshops as and when required;
• Risk and opportunity reporting, ensuring information is consistently accurate and relevant;
• Develop, implement and oversee effective and credible risk response and risk mitigation plans
• Ensure that the senior management team, are sufficiently sighted on and familiar with the project risk and opportunity position
• Act as a conduit for the escalation of risk or failure to obtain opportunities in line with established processes
• Be prepared to challenge risk and opportunity owners and other individuals on their response to risk and securing opportunities
• Contribute to the continual improvement in risk processes and the continual development of a risk mature culture across the project
• Produce risk and opportunity reports and dashboards in line with project requirements