We are recruiting for a Risk Management Specialist to join the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), supporting the delivery of Sizewell C – a new 3.2-gigawatt power station that will provide reliable, low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and help secure the UK’s energy future for decades to come. This is a unique opportunity to take your risk management skills to a nationally significant project, making a real impact on infrastructure and society.

In this role, you will be at the heart of project delivery, working with a diverse and high-performing team to ensure risk is identified, understood, and effectively managed across the programme. You’ll play a key part in keeping the project on track and on target, contributing to its overall success and positive community impact.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Section Risk Management Lead in developing and maturing the risk picture for your allocated section.
• Ensuring risk management data is robust, up-to-date and ready for modelling, supporting the successful delivery of the TOC programme.
• Taking an active role in the CWA risk management team’s monthly reporting cycle and contributing to the development of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) when required.
• Managing day-to-day risk threats and opportunities, ensuring full compliance with CWA risk management procedures.
• Scheduling and leading regular risk management activities, including meetings, reviews and workshops.
• Facilitating the identification, analysis and mitigation of risk, drawing in the right people and subject matter experts for effective decision-making.
• Keeping risk registers updated and ensuring risks are appropriately treated, reported, and monitored.
• Preparing regular reports on risk status for project managers, and supporting risk assurance and governance processes.
• Coordinating risk and value management activities and supporting processes across the Alliance.
• Developing risk-sharing mechanisms that foster collaboration within CWA and with our client.

You will bring:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills, with a proven ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• A strong track record in project and business risk management facilitation, with the ability to lead and coach both specialists and non-specialists.
• High proficiency with Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with a keen attention to detail in analysing data and preparing clear, impactful reports and presentations.
• Knowledge of risk management, project management and project control techniques and processes.
• The willingness to learn new risk modelling tools and approaches as the project evolves.

It would be beneficial if you also have:

• Experience working on major infrastructure or capital projects, with a working knowledge of commercial, technical and engineering disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with QRA techniques and relevant software (such as PRA, @Risk or Safran Risk), and risk database tools like ARM or Xactium.
• Professional membership or certification in risk management, or a relevant degree/experience in a risk delivery role.

At CWA, we are passionate about building diverse, inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. If you are ready to help deliver a critical project and grow your risk management career on one of the UK’s most important infrastructure initiatives, we invite you to click the following link to apply.