Senior Risk and Opportunity Manager
Illinois Department of Human Services
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £80,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the programme team in developing an intensive, best practice approach to risk & opportunity management.
- Responsible for supporting project teams in carrying out Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA) and assessing risk apportionment in commercial contracts and procurements relating to project and programme delivery.
- Energise and motivate key members of the project team, to develop a recognised track record for the proactive management of risk & opportunities.
- Ensure the strong integration of all risk & opportunity management information on the project, and proactive support for all major decisions on the project involving risk & opportunity.
- Drive change through the effective influencing of internal and external stakeholders, including associated supply chains, on risk & opportunity matters affecting the project.
- Drive the identification, assessment and mitigation of risks facing the project and its component parts.
- Ensure there is close integration between safety management, change control, and other programme control activities and help avoid risk & opportunity management acting as a standalone element with overall delivery.
- Lead a team who directly support project delivery to establish a unified and high standard of quality output.
- Demonstrate leadership in equality of opportunity, social inclusion, fair employment and environmental sustainability, creating open, inclusive and engaging environment within MPD and across stakeholders, customers and supply chain.
Requirements
- Significant experience in project and programme risk & opportunity management, including high value heavy engineering and major construction schemes.
- Strong leadership experience, influencing demanding internal/external stakeholders, large and complex project teams and contractors.
- Experience of project management and leading heavy civil engineering project will also be desirable.
- Experience of successfully embedding cultural and behavioural change (in relation to risk management) from site to programme board level.
Benefits
- Final salary pension scheme
- Free travel for you on the TfL network
- Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
- 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
- Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
- Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Quantitative Risk Assessmentsrisk apportionmentrisk managementproject managementheavy civil engineeringcultural changebehavioural change
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencingteam motivationstakeholder engagementcommunicationintegrationproactive management