705 Risk Manager jobs in the United Kingdom
Insurance & Risk Manager
Posted 7 days ago
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We are currently partnering with a public sector organisation in Coventry , who are recruiting for an Insurance & Risk Manager to join their team on an interim basis.
The contract will initially be for 6-months , but has potential to be extended, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply for the permanent role.
The successful candidate will be required to attend office a minimum of 2 days p/week, and they're offering a daily rate of circa £400 p/day via an Umbrella company.
Duties will include (but are not limited to):
- Strategically leading the insurance function for the organisation
- Arranging adequate and cost-effective cover for key internal and external stakeholders
- Processing insurance claims within established timescales, on a range of matters, including motor, liability, personal accident, school contents etc.
- Managing the renewal process
- Leading on risk management processes for the organisation, including responsibility for the risk register
- Liaising with key stakeholders, including insurers, solicitors, claimants and internal colleague, when queries arise on claims
Experience required:
- Must have previous experience working in an in-house insurance role, public sector would be preferable
- Claims handling
Working hours:
- 37 hours per week
- Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm (flexible)
Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.
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Risk Manager
Posted 1 day ago
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The Role
Leads the identification, analysis, and monitoring of risks across the interconnector project, supporting the Cable Contractor in managing risk exposure and mitigation measures throughout the project lifecycle. The Risk Manager works with the project team and subcontractors to maintain the risk register, facilitate workshops, and ensure integration of risk data with project controls and reporting. The role requires both qualitative and quantitative risk management capability and close coordination with planning, commercial, and HSE functions.
Key Duties
- Develop and maintain the project risk register, ensuring risks are clearly defined, assessed, and assigned owners.
- Facilitate regular risk workshops (e.g. HAZID, HAZCON, HAZOP) with internal teams and subcontractors to update and review risks and mitigation actions.
- Support quantitative schedule and cost risk analysis in collaboration with project controls.
- Provide monthly risk reports, trends, and escalation summaries for internal and Employer reporting.
- Ensure alignment between risk mitigation measures and project plans, budgets, and change control.
- Substantial experience in project risk management on infrastructure or construction projects.
- Competence in both qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques.
- Familiarity with risk registers, impact/probability matrices, and mitigation planning.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and reporting skills.
- Relevant degree in engineering or project management; risk management certification (e.g. MoR, PMIRMP) and familiarity with ISO 31000 are advantageous.
Risk Manager
Posted 4 days ago
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The Role
Leads the identification, analysis, and monitoring of risks across the interconnector project, supporting the Cable Contractor in managing risk exposure and mitigation measures throughout the project lifecycle. The Risk Manager works with the project team and subcontractors to maintain the risk register, facilitate workshops, and ensure integration of risk data with project controls and reporting. The role requires both qualitative and quantitative risk management capability and close coordination with planning, commercial, and HSE functions.
Key Duties
- Develop and maintain the project risk register, ensuring risks are clearly defined, assessed, and assigned owners.
- Facilitate regular risk workshops (e.g. HAZID, HAZCON, HAZOP) with internal teams and subcontractors to update and review risks and mitigation actions.
- Support quantitative schedule and cost risk analysis in collaboration with project controls.
- Provide monthly risk reports, trends, and escalation summaries for internal and Employer reporting.
- Ensure alignment between risk mitigation measures and project plans, budgets, and change control.
- Substantial experience in project risk management on infrastructure or construction projects.
- Competence in both qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques.
- Familiarity with risk registers, impact/probability matrices, and mitigation planning.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and reporting skills.
- Relevant degree in engineering or project management; risk management certification (e.g. MoR, PMIRMP) and familiarity with ISO 31000 are advantageous.
Risk Manager
Posted 10 days ago
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The Risk Manager will oversee the alignment of project and portfolio risk management and contingency planning across GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage businesses in North Europe.
This role focuses on proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, ensuring that contingency reserves are effectively aligned to mitigate potential impacts on cost, schedule, and scope.
The successful candidate will lead cross-functional efforts to integrate risk and contingency alignment into bid development, project planning, and execution phases, driving informed decision-making and operational excellence.
**Job Description**
**Key Responsibilities:**
**Risk & Contingency Planning** **:**
+ Develop, implement and monitor robust Risk Management and Contingency Planning processes across project, portfolio, and organizational levels.
+ Work with cross functional teams to ensure risks are identified during the bid and execution phases, and reflected in cost and schedule baselines.
+ Develop, monitor and adjust contingency plans to address identified risks, ensuring alignment with organizational risk appetite and project goals, and the evolving risk landscape.
+ Act as a key advisor to project teams, PMO and leadership on risk and contingency alignment strategies.
**Monitoring and Reporting:**
+ Maintain detailed risk and contingency registers for projects and portfolios, ensuring risks are tracked and mitigation progress is documented.
+ Develop and deliver regular reports to senior leadership, highlighting risk exposure, contingency utilization, and mitigation effectiveness.
+ Use data-driven insights to recommend proactive actions and improve risk-contingency alignment.
**Continuous Improvement and Training:**
+ Lead initiatives to enhance risk and contingency alignment practices, incorporating lessons learned from completed projects.
+ Develop and deliver training programs on risk assessment, contingency planning, and risk-contingency integration.
+ Promote a culture of proactive risk management, emphasizing the value of contingency alignment in achieving project success.
**Required Qualifications** **:**
+ Demonstrated experience in risk management, contingency planning, and project controls in complex, multi-project environments, and across bid development, project planning, and execution phases.
+ Proficiency in risk management tools and techniques, including Monte Carlo simulations, @Risk, or similar software.
+ Knowledge of project management and controls systems (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP).
**Desired Characteristics:**
+ Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and foster alignment on risk strategies.
+ Experience in training and mentoring project teams on risk and contingency alignment.
+ Results-oriented mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation
+ Familiarity with ISO9001 standards and industry best practices for risk management.
**Work Environment:**
This role is based on site in the Power Conversion & Storage facility in Rugby, and occasional travel may be required to engage with customers, suppliers, support project teams, and collaborate with regional offices in the UK (Portsmouth, Glasgow, Leicester, Swansea).
**Why Join GE Power Conversion & Storage?**
This is an opportunity to lead the integration of Risk Management and Contingency Planning into transformative projects. Join a team dedicated to innovation, operational excellence, and delivering solutions that power industries worldwide.
**Attractive compensation.**
**Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution); Income protection; Private Health Insurance; Life Assurance**
**26 days vacation + bank holidays**
**Flexible Working at GE Vernova**
We know that life doesn't fit into a one-size-fits-all schedule. That's why we support flexible working, adaptable start and finish times or compressed hours where possible. We trust our people to manage their work in a way that suits them while delivering results on world-first projects.
**We're always looking for top talent! If this role isn't quite right, but you're interested in joining GE Vernova, we can support you to understand where your skills could help. Get in touch today and become part of a team shaping the future of power conversion technology!**
**Additional Information**
**Relocation Assistance Provided:** No
GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Risk Manager
Posted 1 day ago
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Venesky-Brown are looking for a Risk Manager to join the Sizewell C PMO team in Suffolk. This is a day rate contract which will be hybrid working and can be based in the Suffolk or London offices.
This role would suit someone from a Construction/Civil Engineering sector background.
Vacancy Overview:
Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Following on from the success of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the SZC Project is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk, which has obtained planning approval and Government financing support. The project has started construction and is now seeking private investment. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.
Job Purpose / Overview
The purpose of the role is to support risk management within a local SZC programme/ similar, assist with compliance with SZC’s PMO risk management direction, and genuinely help safeguard the programme area from major overruns.
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience:
Knowledge & Skills
- Facilitation skills; able to independently facilitate workshops within programme.
- Technical skills; able to independently deliver QRAs, spanning Cost QRAs and Schedule QRAs
- Linked capability to integrate/ support breadth of project controls/ project delivery/ business support processes (e.g. Finance)
- Good engagement skills; able to independently engage teams such as project and corporate professionals
- Project management and broader project controls experience desirable.
Qualifications & Experience
- Good in-depth relevant sector experience/ broader sector experience
- Risk management/ other technical
- Client/ contactor/ consultancy/ government experience
- Major project/ corporate experience
Please apply below or send your CV to for further information.
Risk Manager
Posted 1 day ago
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Venesky-Brown are looking for a Risk Manager to join the Sizewell C PMO team in Suffolk. This is a day rate contract which will be hybrid working and can be based in the Suffolk or London offices.
This role would suit someone from a Construction/Civil Engineering sector background.
Vacancy Overview:
Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Following on from the success of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the SZC Project is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk, which has obtained planning approval and Government financing support. The project has started construction and is now seeking private investment. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.
Job Purpose / Overview
The purpose of the role is to support risk management within a local SZC programme/ similar, assist with compliance with SZC’s PMO risk management direction, and genuinely help safeguard the programme area from major overruns.
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience:
Knowledge & Skills
- Facilitation skills; able to independently facilitate workshops within programme.
- Technical skills; able to independently deliver QRAs, spanning Cost QRAs and Schedule QRAs
- Linked capability to integrate/ support breadth of project controls/ project delivery/ business support processes (e.g. Finance)
- Good engagement skills; able to independently engage teams such as project and corporate professionals
- Project management and broader project controls experience desirable.
Qualifications & Experience
- Good in-depth relevant sector experience/ broader sector experience
- Risk management/ other technical
- Client/ contactor/ consultancy/ government experience
- Major project/ corporate experience
Please apply below or send your CV to for further information.
Risk Manager
Posted 1 day ago
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Investment Risk Director – Scotland (Hybrid)
Confidential | Financial Institution | Permanent | £100,000 – £125,000 + comprehensive benefits
We are working with a well-capitalised and purpose-driven financial institution to appoint an experienced Investment Risk Director . The role will take a leading position in overseeing investment risk across a diverse and complex portfolio, spanning multiple asset classes and geographies.
This is a senior, highly visible position within the organisation’s second line of defence—delivering independent, objective risk assessments of both new transactions and existing holdings. You’ll work in close partnership with investment, portfolio management, and other functional teams to ensure informed, well-governed decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead independent risk reviews on prospective and current investments, providing recommendations to senior governance forums.
- Oversee the development and application of credit and equity risk models, stress testing, and performance monitoring.
- Refine and enhance risk frameworks, policies, and oversight processes.
- Produce impactful risk analysis and data-driven insights for decision-makers.
- Support the development of colleagues and deputise for senior leadership when required.
Candidate Profile
- Significant experience in investment or credit risk within a regulated financial services environment.
- Proven track record across one or more of: private equity, private debt, venture capital, project finance, or commercial lending.
- Expertise in assessing risk for complex equity, debt, and fund structures.
- Skilled in corporate credit analysis, structuring, and recovery of distressed positions.
- Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to communicate complex issues with clarity.
- Professional qualifications such as FRM or CFA advantageous.
Why This Role?
- Influence high-value investment decisions at senior level.
- Join an organisation with a strong purpose and a long-term vision.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Hybrid working and genuine flexibility.
Apply in confidence – contact our retained recruitment team for further information. All enquiries handled with complete discretion.
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Risk Manager
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Risk Manager
Berkshire/London
Permanent
£70,000 - £90,000 plus package
I am working with a civil engineering/utilities specialist who is looking for an experienced Risk Manager to join the business. The ideal candidate will be a “risk” specialist and lead the company's risk area, and work alongside the HSEQ team. The main function of the position will be to identify, manage, control, and report the risks across the company's portfolio of projects across London and the Home Counties.
The Risk Manager will be responsible for:
- Develop and implement a risk management strategy
- Continuous improvement and development of the strategy
- Provide support to senior management in the implementation and understanding of risk
- Lead risk workshops to educate the wider business
- Work with site teams and managers to become able to identify risks and minimise those risks
- Clear communication across the business
The Risk Manager will have:
- 5 years of experience working in risk risk-focused position
- Experience & working knowledge of risk management procedures and practices.
- Previous experience working in civil engineering or construction is a distinct advantage
- Driving license
- Strong communicator, both verbal and written
- Strong stakeholder engagement
Vacancy Owner: Phillip Muston |
Risk Manager
Posted 7 days ago
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Job Title: Risk Manager
Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in office)
Department: Risk
Reporting to: Vice President of Risk
Salary: C. 70k
Role Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Risk and Compliance team as a Risk Manager within the safeguarding function. The role involves leading the risk review process and collaborating with multiple stakeholders across the business to enhance the organisation’s risk management framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a robust risk management programme aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements
- Conduct risk assessments and collaborate with internal teams to identify and evaluate potential threats
- Manage the Risk Register and ensure accurate documentation of risk-related information
- Define and implement effective risk management processes and procedures
- Formulate risk responses and mitigation strategies with risk owners
- Promote risk control and prevention strategies across the organisation
- Perform control analysis and testing to assess effectiveness
- Identify and monitor Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Control Indicators (KCIs)
- Engage with senior stakeholders to integrate risk and compliance into business operations
- Monitor regulatory changes and industry developments
- Deliver training programmes on risk and compliance policies
- Maintain comprehensive risk and compliance documentation
Skills & Experience Required
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in a risk management role
- Proven experience managing data protection programmes across international operations
- Strong knowledge of risk management frameworks and assessment methodologies
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement capabilities
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving
- Experience presenting risk insights to senior leadership
Risk Manager
Posted 7 days ago
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Are you an experienced Risk professional ready to influence senior leaders and challenge the status quo?
We’re looking for a strategic Group Risk Manager to own and develop risk practices, focusing on Customer Operations and/or Technology risk.
What you’ll do:
• Be the trusted Risk Management expert for key business units, partnering with execs to embed and enhance the Risk Framework
• Lead risk assessments, governance meetings, and risk reporting to Audit Committees
• Drive compliance with FCA and GFSC regulations while promoting a risk-aware culture across the business
• Own and evolve aspects of the Risk Management Framework to best-in-class standards
• Support and deputise for senior Risk leadership when needed
What you bring:
• Extensive senior-level Risk Management experience
• Strong knowledge of FCA and GFSC regulatory requirements
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills at executive level
• Commercial awareness and confidence in complex, strategic discussions
• Resilience, self-motivation, and a solutions-focused minds
Reach out for further details.