Role Overview

Lead and maintain project and programme processes in line with agreed frameworks and systems
Facilitate structured risk identification and review workshops across development, design and construction phases
Monitor emerging risks, closures and escalations against agreed risk tolerances
Support and deliver Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) to inform contingency setting and confidence levels
Translate qualitative risks into quantitative inputs and articulate key risk drivers, sensitivities and assumptions
Present QRA outputs in a clear, decision‑ready format for senior stakeholders
Support portfolio and project risk governance forums, including periodic risk reviews
Produce concise executive risk summaries highlighting top risks, trends and changes in exposure
Support formal risk acceptance and approval processes, ensuring clear audit trails and accountability
Ensure alignment between risk registers, cost plans, schedules and commercial assumptions
Work closely with project managers, commercial managers, planners, designers and contractors
Act as a trusted advisor, embedding risk‑based thinking into project and governance decisions
Promote a consistent, proportionate risk culture across the EMEA portfolio
Analyse risk outcomes and mitigation performance to identify themes and improvement opportunities
Translate lessons learned into strengthened preventative controls and improved risk processes
Contribute to the evolution of risk management guidance, tools, and training across the portfolio

Requirements

Experience in Project & Programme Risk Management on complex capital projects
Strong facilitation skills and ability to engage with senior technical and commercial stakeholders
Understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques
Ability to structure complex uncertainty into clear, actionable risk insights
Comfortable managing multiple priorities across a fast‑paced, multi‑project delivery environment
Experience in data centres, mission‑critical or complex infrastructure delivery (desirable)
Exposure to cost estimating, scheduling and contingency-setting processes (desirable)
Experience working across international EMEA programmes (desirable)

Benefits

Ongoing training and personal development opportunities
Opportunities to progress quickly
Involvement in high-profile programmes across sectors
Access to world-class resources and technology
A platform for innovation and challenging traditional consultancy models

Soben

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Management

Risk Manager – Data Centre Portfolio