Project Director – Risk Management Lead

6 days ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd Full time

About The Role

Project Director – Risk Management Lead

London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool - UK Wide (Mixture of office, home and client sites)

Permanent

Full time - with flexible working and core hours

About this opportunity:

Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1885, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We are proud to say that we have been certified as a "Great Place to Work" which further acknowledges that we put our people at the heart of everything we do.

The Infrastructure team specialise in delivering projects worldwide with extensive experience across Transmission, Aviation, Utilities, Rail, Highways and Ports sectors. Our goal is to deliver Infrastructure that leaves a positive, lasting legacy when well-integrated into the physical, human, and economic environment. Whether it's a rail link, wind farm, or flood defence barrier, the goal is to create tangible benefits for individuals, communities, and economies.

We require a Senior Risk Professional to lead our rapidly growing team of risk professionals, to develop and implement our integrated risk management service across our capital programme portfolio. This role has the opportunity to work on our growing risk portfolio of key Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure clients.

We have risk opportunities with clients at critical stages of the project/programme lifecycle from feasibility/set-up including maturity assessments through to design/implementation and assurance, all underpinned by best-in-class risk modelling analysis using the latest techniques in the markets. You will have responsibility for having a leading role in strengthening Gleeds' Risk Management proposition, both internally and externally with our diverse and inclusive risk team.

As a Senior Risk Professional, your responsibilities will be:

  • Demonstrate proactive and constructive behaviours to harness risk information across a project to proactively respond with agility to project challenges and variances.
  • Challenge the norm/traditional risk management ways and contribute views to shape Gleeds' future risk management approaches including, but not limited to, Carbon/Net Zero, Sustainability, TCFD, Social Value, Cyber certainty and Customer Experience.
  • Lead/support delivery of risk management commissions on major programmes and projects.
  • Conduct quantitative risk assessment (integrated, cost and schedule) to inform business cases, investment decisions and project/programme performances.
  • Demonstrate proficient to experienced levels of competence with tools such as @risk, Safran, PRA or similar. Furthermore, knowledge of new technologies including Nodes & Links and nPlan beneficial.
  • Confidently interrogate and present key risk findings to clients including QRA model outputs, recommendations to support decision making and assurance of supply chain risk management performance.
  • Lead and facilitate risk workshops for the identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and mitigations including What-If and Scenario Analysis.
  • Familiarity with Risk, Project Controls/PMO and PPP Delivery Maturity Assessments and what good looks like.

About You

What we are looking for in our next team member:

  • Proven background of experience in Risk Management working on UK Construction Projects, preferably with Infrastructure clients.
  • Degree educated in Risk Management or Risk qualifications via the IRM or APM.
  • A passion for infrastructure, sustainability and delivering great work.
  • A constructive challenging attitude to proactively test the norm and find/develop innovative ways of working.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships quickly with colleagues and clients.

What we can offer you:

  • Clear opportunities to develop and grow your career through training and further qualifications.
  • Fantastic networking opportunities to grow your personal brand and expand your understanding of the industry.
  • Generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase additional days through the holiday purchase scheme.
  • Highly competitive salary and the opportunity to increase this through continuous review.
  • Employee Assistance Programme to ensure your health and personal well-being comes first.
  • Our global travel scholarship programme gives you the unique opportunity to gain global experience.
  • Flexible working arrangements to ensure you have a healthy work-life balance.
  • Volunteering opportunities to engage with your local community or charitable organisations.
  • Unparalleled support from central teams and a company that is recognised as a gold standard investor in people.

About Us

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 75 offices across the globe, you'll become part of a truly global team that isn't restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we're committed to the success of our people, clients and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

  • Professionalism with personality
  • Excellence with humility
  • Innovation with agility

We're an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.

Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.

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