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Risk Consultant / Senior Risk Consultant
- london, United Kingdom
- Contract
- Hybrid
Job Description
- *Company Description**
- *Work with Us. Change the World.** At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worlds most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
- *Job Description**
- *Start here. Grow here.** We are recruiting for a Senior Risk Consultant to join our growing team across our UK offices. As a Senior Risk Consultant, you will be responsible for implementing and advising on Risk Management solutions for AECOMs major infrastructure projects across a broad range of sectors. Working as part of the AECOM Integrated Programme Controls team, the Senior Risk Consultant will need to be comfortable with engaging with senior stakeholders and customers. They will work closely with a range of internal, client and sub-contractor staff to develop an accurate understanding of risk exposure, implementing appropriate governance and supporting effective decision making. You will be part of an established team of risk professionals supporting various capital projects across the UK with opportunities to support AECOMs vast number of projects and programmes globally.
- *Heres what youll do** Engage with project teams to ensure the effective implementation of risk management Provide direct risk management input to bids and proposals to secure new business Perform risk assurance checks to ensure the quality of project and programme risk management Communicate key project and programme risk management data to senior leaders Produce comprehensive risk reports for informed decision Coaching and mentoring staff in risk management best practice Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of risks
- Develop robust Risk Registers, Risk Management Plans, and Risk Mitigation Plans Conduct Quantitative Risk Analysis (QCRA and QSRA), utilising techniques such as Monte-Carlo to establish project contingency levels. Ability to design and implement risk management frameworks for projects and programmes Support cost, scheduling, project controls and change management teams where appropriate. If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!
- *Qualifications**
- *Ready to push the limits of whats possible?**
- *Heres what were looking for:** As the ideal candidate you will have experience working within our primary markets along with having the following preferred experience and qualifications. You will be required to have 3+ years experience in risk management, with at least 2 years experience of risk management activities on high value projects. Bachelors Degree from a recognised and accredited university or hold a risk management qualification (MOR, APM Risk, IRM) Proven experience and excellent working knowledge gained in a multi-discipline project environment. Proficient in the use of Industry Risk Management tools (ARM, Xactium, RiskHive, Predict etc.) Demonstrable experience in conducting Quantitative Risk Analysis (QCRA & QSRA) using tools such as Safran, Primavera Risk Analyser, @risk.. Competency in implementing Risk Management processes aligned with ISO31000, Institute of Risk Management, or Association of Project Management methodologies. Flexibility to travel and work in different sectors. Good people management and task facilitation skills. Knowledge of engineering and construction management. Working knowledge of current methodologies and tools related to managing projects. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
- *Additional Information** At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. **_To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment._**
- *About AECOM** AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
- *Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity** You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm, and were in this together your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each persons potential, and well help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
- *ReqID:** J
- *Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places
- *Business Group:** DCS
- *Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
- *Career Area:** Risk Management
- *Work Location Model:** Hybrid