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At Amentum, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers 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 Amentums’ 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, 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 Amentum. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Amentum Defence &Asset Solutions has over 50 years’ experience working in the construction industry. Our core business is the delivery of projects and programmes in partnership with our clients. We have a wide and diverse pool of experienced resources using proven delivery systems and processes that are bench marked as best in class.
It presents an exciting opportunity for someone to join a growing team focused on excellence within the Project Management Organisation (PMO) and project controls function. This is a role for an experienced risk manager to support our client’s framework and provide risk management services across a portfolio of projects throughout the delivery life cycle. Activities are to include:
• Assist the Head of Risk in leading the application of risk management processes and systems
• Facilitation of risk identification workshops and reviews both internally and client facing
• Support the development of risk responses and actions including monitoring and reporting through to risk closeout
• Perform quantitative and qualitative risk analysis through assessment of the risks, interpret the results and apply analysis to assess appropriate allowances for risk.
• Provide intelligent advice, training, coaching and challenge to both internal and external stakeholders
• Preparation of Framework and Client specific monthly reports
• Contribute to progress meetings, as required, in support of the Project/ Program Manager(s)
• Regular interfacing and integration with the project controls team to maintain an aligned cost risk and schedule position with the Project Plan.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
• Understanding of the relationship between risk management and controls/management functions including project management, change control, planning & scheduling, cost & commercial management, and reporting
• Experience in the application of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) techniques and tools, for example- @Risk, SAFRAN, Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Risk etc
• Ability to motivate and liaise with team members and discipline leads to ensure that risk information is as agreed with client and other stakeholders.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and personal resilience to working under pressure and with different styles of leadership.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills
• Professional level associated qualifications or Postgraduate qualifications (i.e. undergraduate/postgraduate degree, IRM Diploma or Certificate, APM Risk Certificate, PMI-RMP, MoR Practitioner)
• 7 years’ + experience with strong working knowledge of risk management in a project execution related environment
• Appropriate Membership of one or more risk management / project management professional bodies (i.e. IRM / APM)
Any offer of employment will be strictly subject to the relevant security requirements for the role being met. This means that you will need to have, or be able to obtain, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance and either Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. The security clearance process may require non-British nationals or dual nationals (i.e. those with British and another nationality) to be subject to additional evaluation, depending on nationalities held and the nature of the work to be carried out.
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 and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, 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 centred on inclusion and diversity.
We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visitwww.vercida.comto 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.
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