Principal Risk Consultant / Manager (PMCM)

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

As a Principal Risk Consultant / Manager, you will be able:

To deliver risk consulting assignments (profitably and with good feedback)

To lead and manage small consulting assignments where necessary

To contribute to the development of the practice

Key responsibilities

Manage effective risk management services on projects and/or workstreams within larger projects, drawing on minimal input from Associates/Directors

Lead on the development and presentation of client risk management deliverables; engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders of the corrective actions needed to mitigate threats and utilise the opportunities in accordance with organisation processes.

Support project leaders in the successful delivery of the project

Coach more junior members of the team

Working as part of the team to develop and expand WSP Risk Management service offering

Embed and share knowledge and best practice

Build professional networks and relationships to support business development activities

Your Team

The WSP Risk Management Team is a standalone function and works across multiple industries, internally (with WSP design teams) and externally (directly with Clients)

The team includes risk professionals with diverse backgrounds and levels of seniority. They are based in various offices across the UK, India and Ireland, including London, Dublin, Cambridge, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Noida, and Bengaluru. Additionally, as part of a larger Global Risk Management team, we collaborate closely with our colleagues in the North America and the Middle East

Collaboration and team working are second nature within the team, supported by regular Risk Community of Practice that gets us together as a team to share challenges and best practices.

The team actively considers new and innovative ways of working and seeks continuous improvement in the delivery of our services

As well as working on nationwide and local projects that support sustainable growth and development across the UK, we also have projects currently in Africa as well as the Kingdom of Saudi. Our sectors include highways, rail, aviation, energy, water, defence, waste, clean air, active travel and many more in which you could become involved

Our clients are industry leaders, local enterprise companies, and local government organisations, meaning we support growth and opportunity

We'd love to hear from you if you have

• Expertise in all aspects of project, programme, and business risk management facilitation
• Experience of building complicated cost, schedule, and business risk models using applications such as using applications such as ARM, Primavera Risk Analyser, Safran Risk, Predict, and Xactium
• Able to explain the results of risk assessments to non-specialists
• Can suggest appropriate risk assessments to non-specialists
• Can suggest appropriate risk management actions for identified risks
• Knowledge of risk management techniques
• Knowledge of project management and project control processes.

Desirable

• A recognised diploma or degree or be qualified by experience with a qualification in risk management
• Membership of the Institute of Risk Management or Association for Project Management Risk Practitioner
• Previous line manger experience
• Consultancy experience
• Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.
• Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
• Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?
• With us, you can. Apply today.