Risk Manager

March 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Risk Manager

We're looking for a Risk Manager to join our Highways Team based in Penrith to cover the North of England to implement risk management services to support the successful delivery of major road projects. Within this role, you can enjoy a car or car allowance, private healthcare, competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, and even more.

Can you imagine a world without roads or bridges? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Highways and make a difference. Connecting roads, connecting people.

Location: This is an agile role where you will be based out of our Penrith office with home working available and some travel to other offices and sites

Contract: Permanent, flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know

Salary: up to £65k and a car or car allowance at £6,100 per annum

Responsibilities

As a Risk Manager, you'll ensure the successful delivery of risk management services in a consistent, professional manner with the aim of exceeding client expectations.

Your day-to-day will include:

  • Support the implementation of effective risk management practices to actively reduce risk exposure and uncertainty on projects and programmes.
  • Support the development and implementation of risk management approaches for clients, incorporating good practice and procedures.
  • Produce risk reports summarising outputs to suit the needs of the individual projects.
  • Facilitate risk workshops and meetings and engage with project teams to ensure the effective implementation of risk management.
  • Support business development through an exemplary delivery of risk management services so that the company remains the business partner of choice
What are we looking for?

This role of Risk Manager is great for you if have:

  • a qualification in risk management
  • experience working on major infrastructure projects in at least one of the following sectors: highways, rail, energy, nuclear, aviation, property and utilities.
  • Previously undertaken the role of Risk Manager (or: Assistant Risk Manager, Risk Engineer, Risk Analyst or Risk Champion)
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
  • A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
  • A fantastic, matched pension scheme
  • Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

Closing Date:13 April 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

· 10 years relevant security experience

· Excellent inter-personal skills

· Excellent written communication

· Demonstrable expertise with relevant information security and risk frameworks such as ISO27001:2013, ListX/ListN, JSP440

· Must hold, or be willing to undertake, National Security Vetting

· Ability to work with and lead cross-functional teams

· Enthusiastic

· Effective change-agent

About Kier:

Kier Group plc. is a leading construction, property, residential and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate globally across a range of sectors including defence, education, health, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

With a network of 88 UK offices Kier offers national coverage across all of its core activities. Employing 22,000 people, Kier has the financial strength and technical expertise to undertake some of the most significant construction, civil engineering and service contracts in the country.

Kier is an equality and diversity employer.