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Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all. We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.  We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the opportunity:

Nuclear Power Programmes has been formed with the vision to support positive change and help shape the future of Nuclear Power. Operational throughout the UK and across continental Europe, we are seeking to expand our team on a variety of nuclear projects, which range in technologies and that find themselves at different stages of their development. To do this, we are seeking to continuously employ talented individuals to join our diverse team that are excited about nuclear projects and are committed to Net Zero, and Energy Security.

In both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively. Amentum are recruiting for a Risk Manager to support the Sizewell C Project, the purpose of the role is to support risk management within a local programme assisting with compliance and to genuinely help safeguard the programme area from major overruns.

Deliverables:

• Develop and Manage Project/Programme Risk Registers

• Lead the identification and development of risk mitigation and/or action plans with the Project /Programme Risk Teams

• Contribute to developing and maintaining the Risk management Strategy/Plan/Culture

• Engage in progressing Risk Management function and risk management discipline within the business. 

• Conduct Qualitative & Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) on the Integrated Works Schedule and advise Programme Directors of key areas of Risk to allow for mitigative actions

• Organise and Facilitate workshops of large numbers of Project Managers to ensure all Risks are captured

• Work with other Risk Managers to ensure Risks are not duplicated across other Programmes

Skills:

• Demonstrable use of numerical and verbal communication skills within a business environment

• Membership of one or more risk or project management organisation e.g. APM, PMI, IRM, CERA or a suitable equivalent.

• Understanding of scheduling methodologies in project/programme management, including hands on experience of the leading software packages (Oracle P6/Microsoft Project or similar planning tools).

• Being comfortable with quantitative analysis and advanced forecasting i.e. Monte-Carlo methods, probabilistic forecasting, and optimisation. 

• Experience of developing large data models (QSRA/QCRA etc) and their integration into decision making processes.

• Understanding of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks and standards.   

Desirable/optional:

• Working knowledge of SAFRAN Risk.

• Experience with use and deployment of Active Risk Manager (Riskonnect ARM).

• Ability to run advanced data analysis in Excel (large data sets, integrations with data lakes and PowerBI).  

• Familiarity with Microsoft PowerBI

• Ability to develop and document process and procedures

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact matt.jones1@global.amentum