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Risk Manager

KBR

Risk Manager

full-timePosted: Aug 4, 2026Updated: Sep 3, 2026United Kingdom, Devon, Plymouth

Job Description

Title:Risk ManagerA career at KBR can change the world — and change your life. If you’re ready, let’s get started.The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.About the RoleThe Risk Manager is responsible for leading risk management activities across projects, providing reporting and insights to key stakeholders and supporting effective decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. The role involves identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating risks to ensure successful delivery and achievement of project objectives.Operating within a complex and fast-paced environment, the position requires coordination across multiple programmes and workstreams, managing interdependencies while maintaining overall performance and delivery outcomes. The role supports the consistent application of risk management processes and governance frameworks.The successful candidate will apply established programme and project management principles, tools, and techniques to manage risk effectively, enabling informed decision-making and ensuring that projects remain on track and aligned with organisational priorities.What You’ll Be DoingLead the ongoing development and maintenance of programme risk registers, including the delivery of a comprehensive risk refresh across the projectChair monthly risk review meetings and facilitate stakeholder workshops to identify, assess and manage risks and opportunities across the programme.Produce high-quality risk reporting, including meeting outputs, risk dashboards and management information, providing clear visibility of risk exposure and emerging trends.Work closely with Project Team leads to challenge, review and validate risks, ensuring risk registers remain robust, accurate and free from duplication.Monitor and report on the effectiveness of mitigation actions, ensuring risks are actively managed and reduced in line with programme objectives.Support quantitative risk analysis activities, including schedule and cost risk modelling, and findings to support informed decision-making.Collaborate with Change Management teams to identify and assess programme impacts arising from changes and emerging requirements.Lead the management of programme assumptions, maintaining the Master Data and Assumptions List (MDAL) and ensuring assumptions remain valid and appropriately controlled.Provide strategic risk insight across the programme, developing risk profiles and trend analysis to support planning, governance and delivery activities.Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, industry partners and suppliers, proactively identifying and managing risks that could impact cost, schedule or programme performance.Promote a positive risk management culture through strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.What You’ll BringThe role requires strong experience in risk management within complex projects or programmes, supported by proficiency in tools such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project to inform risk identification and analysis. The ability to analyse complex data, identify key risks, trends, and interdependencies, and apply recognised risk management methodologies is essential. Experience within large-scale infrastructure, construction, or engineering environments is important, alongside effective stakeholder management across multidisciplinary teams.Candidates should demonstrate the ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments, delivering high-quality outputs to tight deadlines while maintaining strong communication and leadership capability.Desirable experience includes working within defence, government, or highly regulated sectors, along with knowledge of quantitative risk techniques such as Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis (SRA/CRA). Experience in operational environments, collaborative delivery settings, and the ability to communicate complex risk information to senior stakeholders will further support success in the role.Qualifications & ExperienceEssentialProven experience in project, programme or risk management roles.Previous experience leading teams, workstreams, or risk management activities within a complex project environment.DesirableProfessional qualification in Risk Management, Project Management or Programme Management (e.g. APM, PMI, IRM, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent).Membership of a relevant professional body such as APM, IRM, PMI or a related discipline.Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject, or equivalent industry experience.LocationDevonport - the role is Hybrid where 3 days per week will be spent on site.Security RequirementsSC ClearanceDue to the secure nature of this project, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply.KBR Benefits & MoreBelong. Connect. Grow.At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow.Join Our Talent Community!KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.#LI-SF1

Locations

  • United Kingdom, Devon, Plymouth

Skills Required

  • risk management within complex projectsintermediate
  • tools such as Primavera P6intermediate
  • operational environmentsintermediate
  • quantitative risk techniques such as Scheduleintermediate

Required Qualifications

  • The role requires strong experience in risk management within complex projects or programmes, supported by proficiency in tools such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project to inform risk identification and analysis. The ability to analyse complex data, identify key risks, trends, and interdependencies, and apply recognised risk management methodologies is essential. Experience within large-scale infrastructure, construction, or engineering environments is important, alongside effective stakeholder management across multidisciplinary teams. (experience)
  • Candidates should demonstrate the ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments, delivering high-quality outputs to tight deadlines while maintaining strong communication and leadership capability. (experience)
  • Desirable experience includes working within defence, government, or highly regulated sectors, along with knowledge of quantitative risk techniques such as Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis (SRA/CRA). Experience in operational environments, collaborative delivery settings, and the ability to communicate complex risk information to senior stakeholders will further support success in the role. (experience)
  • Due to the secure nature of this project, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply. (experience)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Professional qualification in Risk Management, Project Management or Programme Management (e.g. APM, PMI, IRM, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent). (experience)
  • Membership of a relevant professional body such as APM, IRM, PMI or a related discipline. (experience)
  • Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject, or equivalent industry experience. (experience)
  • Professional qualification in Risk Management, Project Management or Programme Management (e.g. APM, PMI, IRM, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent). (experience)
  • Membership of a relevant professional body such as APM, IRM, PMI or a related discipline. (experience)
  • Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject, or equivalent industry experience. (experience)

Responsibilities

  • Lead the ongoing development and maintenance of programme risk registers, including the delivery of a comprehensive risk refresh across the project
  • Chair monthly risk review meetings and facilitate stakeholder workshops to identify, assess and manage risks and opportunities across the programme.
  • Produce high-quality risk reporting, including meeting outputs, risk dashboards and management information, providing clear visibility of risk exposure and emerging trends.
  • Work closely with Project Team leads to challenge, review and validate risks, ensuring risk registers remain robust, accurate and free from duplication.
  • Monitor and report on the effectiveness of mitigation actions, ensuring risks are actively managed and reduced in line with programme objectives.
  • Support quantitative risk analysis activities, including schedule and cost risk modelling, and findings to support informed decision-making.
  • Collaborate with Change Management teams to identify and assess programme impacts arising from changes and emerging requirements.
  • Lead the management of programme assumptions, maintaining the Master Data and Assumptions List (MDAL) and ensuring assumptions remain valid and appropriately controlled.
  • Provide strategic risk insight across the programme, developing risk profiles and trend analysis to support planning, governance and delivery activities.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, industry partners and suppliers, proactively identifying and managing risks that could impact cost, schedule or programme performance.
  • Promote a positive risk management culture through strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Lead the ongoing development and maintenance of programme risk registers, including the delivery of a comprehensive risk refresh across the project
  • Chair monthly risk review meetings and facilitate stakeholder workshops to identify, assess and manage risks and opportunities across the programme.
  • Produce high-quality risk reporting, including meeting outputs, risk dashboards and management information, providing clear visibility of risk exposure and emerging trends.
  • Work closely with Project Team leads to challenge, review and validate risks, ensuring risk registers remain robust, accurate and free from duplication.
  • Monitor and report on the effectiveness of mitigation actions, ensuring risks are actively managed and reduced in line with programme objectives.
  • Support quantitative risk analysis activities, including schedule and cost risk modelling, and findings to support informed decision-making.
  • Collaborate with Change Management teams to identify and assess programme impacts arising from changes and emerging requirements.
  • Lead the management of programme assumptions, maintaining the Master Data and Assumptions List (MDAL) and ensuring assumptions remain valid and appropriately controlled.
  • Provide strategic risk insight across the programme, developing risk profiles and trend analysis to support planning, governance and delivery activities.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, industry partners and suppliers, proactively identifying and managing risks that could impact cost, schedule or programme performance.
  • Promote a positive risk management culture through strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

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