Project Controls – Risk - Defence

Turner & Townsend
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Lead integrated risk management for defence-focused programmes, driving risk identification and assessment, cost contingency planning, and reporting. Apply proficiency with PRA, @RISK, Safran Risk, ARM, Predict!, and Power BI to support decision-making across a hybrid UK Defence portfolio.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
3 months ago

Project Controls – Risk - Defence

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Job Summary

Lead integrated risk management for defence-focused programmes, driving risk identification and assessment, cost contingency planning, and reporting. Apply proficiency with PRA, @RISK, Safran Risk, ARM, Predict!, and Power BI to support decision-making across a hybrid UK Defence portfolio.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and facilitate risk identification, assessment, and prioritisation activities through structured workshops and direct engagement with project teams.
  • •Maintain visibility of key threat and opportunity trigger points to support effective risk cost profiling and timely retirement of risks and opportunities.
  • •Integrate risk insights into project planning and decision-making processes to enhance delivery confidence.
  • •Monitor overall risk exposure and evaluate it against allocated contingency budgets, providing early warnings where necessary.
  • •Produce clear, insightful risk reports to communicate the status of threats and opportunities to stakeholders at all levels.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience working with UK Government departments and agencies on complex infrastructure or capital investment programmes.
  • •Ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams and influence outcomes.
  • •Strong financial acumen with budgeting/forecasting experience and delivering within financial constraints.
  • •Broader project management expertise including change management, stakeholder engagement, and governance.
  • •Must hold, or be eligible to obtain, UK Ministry of Defence Security Clearance (SC) and UK passport.
Experience:DefenseRisk management
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Certifications:APMIRMPMI
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Primavera Risk Analysis@RISKSafran RiskActive Risk ManagerPredict!Power BI

Eligibility

Nationality:UK National
Security Clearance:SC

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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