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Senior Risk Consultant

🏢 Datasource · 📍 Manchester, England · 🕒 Oct 14, 2026 · Ref: OP-VERIF-AA782E5B
Benchmark Compensation (Annual Base)
£40,000 - £65,000
£3,333 - £5,417 / mo
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Position Overview & Specifications

Introduction

Our client is looking for a talented Risk Consultants to join their team in the Northwest, to work on a hybrid pattern of 2-3 days a week on site.

Due to the nature of this role, you will require an active security clearance level SC to be considered for this role.

Join our client’s best in industry team to have the opportunity to work on high profile projects across a variety of sectors including defence.

Candidates will need to have management consultancy experience, as this is a consultancy role, working with high profile complex clients and customers.

Their business is looking for a client facing Risk Consultant with experience of consulting on Construction Infrastructure projects, and liaising with a plethora of stakeholders.

The main purpose of this role is to implement or support the implementation of an integrated risk management across a major capital programme or project within the defence sector.

Key responsibilities
  • Leading of risk commissions including the management of teams.
  • Identify, assess, and prioritise threats, opportunities and issues.
  • Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling.
  • Monitor overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining risk budget and schedule.
  • Work with the supply chain to assess contractor responsibility risks.
  • Produce and present fit for purpose risk reports.
  • Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule)
  • Present key risk findings to clients including assurance of supply chain risk management performance.
Skills & experience
  • A working understanding of a developing and implementing integrated risk management solutions across portfolios, programmes and projects.
  • Risk and Scenario Analysis workshop facilitation
  • Strong understanding of Project Controls methodology and risk management interactions
  • Experience in a risk delivery role on major projects/programmes or blue chip companies
  • IRM/APM risk certified candidates preferred
  • Familiarity with web-based database/reporting tools – ARM, Xactium, Predict, Tableau, PowerBI
  • Basic to experienced levels of use with tools such as @risk, Safran, PRA or similar
Additional benefits
  • Pension (Contributory scheme run by Aegon. T&T would match contributions up to 5% of basic salary)
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Permanent Health Insurance (MetLife)
  • Life Assurance (MetLife) x4 basic salary)
  • Personal Accident Cover
  • 25 days holiday (+ x8 public holidays)
  • Car allowance

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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You will be required to hold a minimum of SC Clearance. If you do not hold an active SC or DV clearance, please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying.

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