Senior Risk Analyst

Pay: £450.00-£500.00 per day Job description: Senior Risk Analyst – Major Infrastructure Project Location: Somerset / hybrid, with site presence required Rate: Up to £500/day via Umbrella IR35: Inside IR35 Right to Work: Must have unrestricted UK Right to Work The Role We are looking for an experienced Senior Risk Analyst to join a major UK infrastructure project. You will be responsible for providing high-quality risk management, analysis and insight across a complex, high-value programme. Working closely with project controls, programme teams and senior stakeholders, you will help identify, assess and manage risks and opportunities that could affect delivery. This is a senior role requiring someone who can confidently challenge, influence and communicate risk information at all levels. Key Responsibilities: * Lead risk management activities across an allocated programme or project area. * Maintain and assure risk and opportunity data within risk management systems. * Analyse risk information and provide clear, insightful recommendations. * Support risk reviews, workshops and scenario planning sessions. * Challenge significant risks, issues and opportunities affecting programme objectives. * Integrate risk information with cost, schedule, change and wider project controls. * Support assessment of contractor-held and programme-level risks. * Produce accurate risk reporting, dashboards and management information. * Present risk insights to senior stakeholders and programme leadership. * Support continuous improvement of risk processes, tools and reporting. * Provide guidance and technical support to junior Risk Analysts. * Support training and development in risk management processes and systems. About You You will ideally have: * Significant experience in project risk management / project controls. * Experience working on major or complex projects, ideally within infrastructure, construction, energy, nuclear, defence or another highly regulated environment. * Strong experience with quantitative risk analysis (QRA/QSRA) and risk modelling. * Good understanding of the relationship between risk, cost and schedule. * Experience facilitating risk workshops and challenging risk owners. * Excellent analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. * Confidence communicating complex risk information to senior and executive stakeholders. * Experience working with contractors and multiple project disciplines. * Ability to provide technical guidance to less experienced analysts. Systems Experience: Experience with some or all of the following would be highly advantageous: * ARM * Safran * Power BI * Advanced Excel / Microsoft Office Qualifications: A degree or equivalent qualification in project management, project controls, engineering, risk management or a related discipline is desirable. Professional qualifications such as APM Risk, MoR Practitioner or equivalent are advantageous. Important Information * Must have unrestricted UK Right to Work * Inside IR35 – Umbrella * Up to £500/day * Somerset / project site environment * Major, complex infrastructure programme If you are an experienced Senior Risk Analyst / Project Risk Analyst / Risk Manager with strong project controls experience, we would be keen to hear from you