Role: Risk Manager / Risk & Interface Manager
Location: Remote, UK-wide
Industry: Offshore energy infrastructure / interconnectors / subsea cables
Turner Lovell are recruiting on behalf of a leading global EPC organisation delivering major energy infrastructure projects in the UK. Our client is a key player in the development of HVDC interconnector systems, supporting the transition to a more resilient and sustainable energy network.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in large-scale offshore energy infrastructure programmes valued at over £700m, covering complex subsea cable, marine, EPC, transmission, construction and stakeholder interfaces.
This opportunity would suit an experienced project risk professional with a strong background across offshore interconnectors, subsea cables, HVDC / power transmission, offshore wind, marine
Role Structure
The role can be structured in one of two ways, depending on the successful candidate’s background, experience and preference:
- Risk Manager supporting multiple major offshore interconnector projects; or
- Risk & Interface Manager focused on one major project, combining project risk management with interface coordination responsibilities.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead and support the implementation of project risk processes across large-scale offshore infrastructure projects.
- Develop, maintain and regularly update project risk registers, including risks, opportunities, mitigation actions, owners and residual exposure.
- Facilitate risk workshops with internal teams, client representatives, contractors, suppliers and key stakeholders.
- Identify, assess and manage risks across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, installation, commissioning, marine operations, commercial matters and stakeholder interfaces.
- Engage risk owners and project stakeholders to develop practical mitigation and risk-response plans.
- Support qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, including cost and schedule risk analysis where required.
- Work closely with project controls, planning, cost control, finance, commercial, engineering, marine, construction and delivery teams.
- Monitor risk mitigation actions, ensuring ownership, accountability and follow-up across the project team.
- Report key project risks, opportunities, trends, confidence levels and mitigation progress to senior project leadership.
- Support governance, assurance, client reporting, change control, contingency planning and project decision-making.
- Promote a proactive, pragmatic and commercially aware risk culture across the project team.
Additional Interface Management Scope
For candidates with suitable experience and interest, the role may also include interface-management responsibilities on one major offshore interconnector project.
- Manage internal and external interfaces across engineering, marine, civils, cable manufacturing, logistics, installation, commissioning, commercial and client teams.
- Maintain interface registers, action trackers and escalation routes.
- Coordinate interface meetings and ensure actions, decisions, risks and dependencies are tracked through to closure.
- Support the resolution of technical, delivery, contractual, stakeholder and schedule-related interface issues.
- Ensure interface risks are captured and integrated into the wider project risk process.
Role Requirements
- Previous experience as a Risk Manager, Project Risk Manager, Risk Lead or similar.
- Proven project risk management experience on major infrastructure, capital projects, offshore, marine, energy, utilities or EPC projects.
- Experience across one or more of the following sectors: offshore interconnectors, subsea cable projects, HVDC transmission, offshore wind, marine construction, major EPC infrastructure, power transmission and distribution, utilities or major energy infrastructure.
- Experience working in either developer-side or contractor-side project delivery environments.
- Strong understanding of project risk management frameworks, processes, tools, governance and reporting.
- Experience developing and managing project risk registers.
- Experience facilitating risk workshops and engaging with multidisciplinary project teams.
- Ability to identify and manage risks across cost, schedule, technical, commercial, contractual, delivery, stakeholder and interface areas.
- Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and effectively in a remote project environment.
Desirable Experience
- Offshore interconnector, subsea cable or HVDC project experience.
- Offshore wind or marine installation experience.
- Experience working for a major EPC contractor, cable manufacturer, offshore contractor, transmission developer or renewables developer.
- Familiarity with project controls, planning, Primavera P6, cost risk or schedule risk analysis.
- Experience using risk management tools such as ARM, Active Risk Manager, Safran Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK or similar.
- Interface management experience on complex infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of NEC, FIDIC, EPC or major project contract environments.
For Further Information
If this sounds like your next challenge and you’re keen to play a key role in delivering major UK energy infrastructure projects, please contact Yana Arif for a confidential conversation.
Email: yana.arif@turnerlovell.com
Phone: 07939 391748
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