
Principal Risk Specialist
Babcock International Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Helensburgh • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £59,000 - £69,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead and develop a team of risk management professionals
- Design and implement risk strategies, frameworks, and governance
- Drive cultural change and embed best practices across projects
- Manage risk outputs assurance, including data analysis and reporting
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to influence decision-making
Requirements
- Extensive experience in risk management within complex, high-value programmes
- Expertise in risk methodologies, processes, systems, and tools
- Strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques
- Hands-on experience across the full project lifecycle
- Proficiency with risk management software and data analytics tools
- Ideally qualified in APM Risk Management Level 2 or Management of Risk Practitioner (not essential)
- APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (preferred but not essential)
- APM Project Planning & Controls – Foundation (preferred but not essential)
- Must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading: buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave
- ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work with chosen charities
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
risk managementrisk methodologiesqualitative risk analysisquantitative risk analysisdata analysisreportingproject lifecyclerisk strategiesgovernance
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationinfluencecultural changebest practices
Certifications
APM Risk Management Level 2Management of Risk PractitionerAPM Project Fundamentals QualificationAPM Project Planning & Controls – Foundation