Associate Risk Manager

As an Associate Risk Manager at AECOM, you will lead risk management for high-value infrastructure programmes, partnering with project teams and senior stakeholders to shape governance and decision-making. You’ll develop risk registers and mitigation plans, perform quantitative risk analysis, and support bids to win opportunities. You’ll work within the Integrated Programme Controls team across multiple UK offices, with potential global project exposure. This role offers impactful work on major projects and a collaborative, diverse environment.

• hybrid work options
• competitive compensation
• well-being programs
• global opportunities
• Day 1 onboarding
• equal opportunity employer

• Act as risk management lead for high value projects and programmes
• Engage with project teams to implement risk management effectively
• Provide risk input to bids and proposals to secure new business
• Perform risk assurance checks for quality of risk management
• Communicate risk data to senior leaders
• Produce comprehensive risk reports for decision making
• Coach and mentor staff in risk management best practices
• Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of risks
• Develop Risk Registers, Risk Management Plans, and Risk Mitigation Plans
• Conduct Quantitative Risk Analysis (QCRA and QSRA) using Monte-Carlo to establish contingency levels
• Design and implement risk management frameworks for projects and programmes
• Support cost, scheduling, project controls and change management teams where appropriate

• 5+ years experience in risk management on complex projects and programmes
• Bachelor’s Degree or risk management qualification (MOR, APM Risk, IRM)
• Experience in multi-discipline project environments
• Proficient with Industry Risk Management tools (ARM, Xactium, RiskHive, Predict)
• Experience in QCRA & QSRA with tools like Safran, Primavera Risk Analyser, @risk
• ISO31000 or IRM/ APM methodologies alignment
• Experience managing a team of risk professionals
• Willingness to travel across sectors
• Good task facilitation skills
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies

• stakeholder engagement
• communication skills with senior leaders
• team leadership and mentoring
• Risk Management tools: ARM, Xactium, RiskHive, Predict
• Quantitative Risk Analysis: QCRA, QSRA, Monte-Carlo (@risk, Safran, Primavera Risk Analyser)
• ISO31000 alignment