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Risk Lead – Defence (Construction)

Turner & Townsend

Full-time On-site Construction United Kingdom / United Kingdom / Derby

Employer posted: October 1, 2026. Source checked: October 20, 2026 10:41 am. Availability and final application requirements are confirmed on the employer’s site.

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About this opportunity

Company Description

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

Job Description

We have exciting opportunity for a QRA capable Risk Lead to join our busy and expanding, Derby based Real Estate team, who are undertaking duties on a range of high profile Defence projects across the East Midlands.

Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role will suit Risk Manager from a highly-regulated industry background including defence & nuclear with proven experience and understanding of the processes.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management framework across a major capital programme. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues within the sub-programme.     
  • Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
  • Use risk data to inform investment planning.                                                     
  •  Assist with the identification and recording of appropriate management responses which are measurable and specific, along with assessing the post mitigated positions.                                                                    
  • Monitor overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining Risk budget.                                                                                                             
  • Proactively manage the completion of management responses to help deliver target positions.                                                                    
  • Work with contractors to assess contractor held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.                                                                       
  • Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status.                                           
  • Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
  • Candidates will be expected to demonstrate experienced levels of competence with tools such as PRA, @risk, Safran or similar.
  • Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Predict, Tableau                                                                  

REQUIREMENTS:

In order to be able to carry out the duties of the role as required, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following capabilities: Qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk, a working understanding of an integrated risk management process (risk, cost and schedule) on a large programme, risk workshop facilitation, threat mitigation and opportunity exploitation, probabilistic modelling (@risk, PRA and P6 proficiency – or equivalent). We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on major projects/programmes. APM/IRM risk certified candidates preferred.

Further, candidates are expected to have excellent communication skills (oral and written) and be genuinely committed to finding new and more effective ways of working.

Qualifications

  • Candidates will ideally be degree qualified in a construction related subject.
  • We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on major infrastructure/construction projects/programmes. APM/IRM risk certified.

Owing to the sensitive nature of the works involved in these specialist defence projects, candidates will be required to hold, or be able to hold, valid security clearance (SC) and in order to do so will need to be:

• British Nationals
• Hold a UK Passport 

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

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Source: Turner & Townsend — United Kingdom careers

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