Risk Manager

• Establish, own and maintain the Risk and Opportunity function
• Apply risk methodology and scoring to classify and actively manage risks
• Facilitate risk identification workshops across programme, engineering, safety, commercial, supply chain and training functions
• Track mitigation actions to closure and escalation risks exceeding tolerance thresholds
• Own risk and opportunity reporting for Performance Review Meetings, Programme Boards and Authority reporting cycles
• Maintain the Decision Log and supporting risk documentation with a clear audit trail
• Support programme controls by ensuring cost, schedule and quality risk are reflected in integrated schedules and budgets
• Provide risk input across functional business areas
• Coordinate engineering, safety and certification risk, including SAIL/OSO compliance, MRP adherence and Design Organisation conformity across the UK/Portugal boundary
• Track integration, security, supply chain, production, commercial and IP risks
• Work with Programme, Engineering, Safety, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Assembly & Integration and Commercial leads
• Support the Programme Director/SRO in preparing risk positions for Authority engagement and negotiation
• Coach risk owners across the Delivery team
• Support work outside core responsibilities as business priorities require

Requirements

• Relevant professional experience in risk management, programme controls or project management within defence, aerospace or a comparable complex engineering sector
• Formal risk management qualification (e.g. APM Risk, M_o_R, IRM) or equivalent
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline
• Proven experience establishing and running a risk on a complex programme, including risk identification, scoring, mitigation tracking and escalation
• Experience reporting risk to senior governance boards and external customers/authorities
• Experience with UK MOD or equivalent Defence procurement and governance
• Experience on UAS, ISR or aerospace programmes involving multi-entity Design Authority arrangements
• Understanding of risk management frameworks and tools, including risk registers, probability/impact scoring and RAID logs
• Familiarity with UAS/ISR systems, airworthiness and safety case concepts, including MAA, SAIL/OSO and Def Stan 00-56
• Familiarity with programme controls disciplines, including CWBS, PCMP and earned value management
• Ability to work across programme, engineering, safety, commercial and supply chain disciplines
• Ability to adapt to changing work demands

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in risk management and programme controls within complex engineering sectors, with a strong focus on risk identification, mitigation tracking, and compliance with defence procurement standards. Proficient in facilitating cross-functional collaboration and reporting to senior governance boards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Risk Management
• Programme Controls
• Risk Identification
• Defence Procurement
• Risk Reporting

Hard Skills

• Risk Methodology
• Risk Scoring
• Mitigation Tracking
• Risk Registers
• Probability/Impact Scoring
• RAID Logs
• Earned Value Management
• CWBS
• PCMP
• UAS/ISR Systems

Soft Skills

• Coaching
• Adaptability
• Facilitation

Certifications & Qualifications

• APM Risk
• M_o_R
• IRM

Industry Keywords

• Defence
• Aerospace
• Complex Engineering
• Safety Case Concepts
• MAA
• SAIL/OSO
• Def Stan 00-56
• Multi-Entity Design Authority

Tools & Technologies

• Decision Log
• Risk Documentation
• Integrated Schedules
• Budgets