Risk Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Manchester, York, Leeds
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£70,000 / year
CATEGORY
Finance & Accounting
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SKILLS

Risk Management Cost Modeling Schedule Risk Modeling Business Risk Modeling Project Management Leadership Assurance Activities Institute of Risk Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Risk Manager

Locations: Manchester, York, Leeds | Salary: £40,000 – £70,000 DOE | Type: Permanent

Job Specification

Risk & Value Manager – To provide specialist Risk and Value Management (R&VM) assurance and support service to project and programme teams. To drive and embed R&VM Culture across the project and programme community and increase R&VM maturity.

  • Provide leadership and guidance in the concept of R&VM, maintaining their appropriate and effective application to all stages of the project lifecycle.
  • Deliver Level 1 Assurance activities as specified by the Principal R&V Manager.
  • Manage &/or deliver specialist R&VM support services as dictated by the R&VM maturity of the project community.
  • Actively promote R&VM culture and improve R&VM competency across the project and programme management community.
  • Monitor the output of others who undertake such R&VM activities to monitor competence, consistency and compliance with procedures and provide assurance.
  • Manage the buying in of external R&VM support where necessary and that these are delivered to required quality standards.
  • Maintain a robust view of required levels of R&VM services and assure that suitably qualified & experienced resource is available to meet these requirements.
  • Drive the implementation of ER&VM framework across their area.
  • Competent in all aspects of project and business risk management facilitation
  • Able to build complicated cost, schedule and business risk models in a number of applications
  • Be classed as a “Specialist” in the Leadership Competencies or be capable of attaining this level within a defined period.
  • Membership of the Institute of Risk Management or Association for Project Management Risk Practitioner
  • Experience in project management processes and procedures.

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