Risk Manager

Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
11 May 2026 (Yesterday)

Benefits

Competitive salary Annual profit share Contributory pension Share options Car leasing scheme Free onsite parking Season ticket loan Tax-free technology scheme Discounted shopping 37 hour week Flexible working Hybrid working Up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL No core hours on Friday afternoons Personalised development plan Airbus Leadership University Unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses Internal mobility International opportunities Wellbeing benefits Employee Assistance Programme Discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests Cycle-to-work scheme On-site canteen and coffee shop Lunchtime pilates Life assurance Enhanced pay for parental leave Adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave Wellbeing room Multi-faith room Employee Representative Groups

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE:Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED:UK travel - several times a month

LOCATION:Portsmouth (60% of your working week must be office based)

TYPE:Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

  • Financial Reward:Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more

  • Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL. There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)

  • Personal Development:Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

  • Health & Wellbeing:Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates

  • Family and Caregiving:Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave

  • Inclusive Environment:Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you an inquisitive Risk and Opportunity Manager? Passionate about managing, communicating, reporting and monitoring Risk changes? Looking for a role where your work truly has an impact? Wanting to join a team with different levels of experience who are welcoming, supportive and encourage knowledge sharing? Then we might have the role for you!

We are looking for a Risk and Opportunity Manager to work closely with a PMO team supporting projects and bids throughout their lifecycle - Initiation, plan, maintain, execute and closing

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

  • Work alongside Risk and Opportunity Management (ROM)stakeholders and execute ROM process activities. Establish the context and prepare the ROM plan. Promote an anticipation and ROM-oriented mind-set

  • Conducting risk identification workshops and helping assess the impacts or potential benefits to the business objectives

  • Clarify accountabilities (especially: R/O owner, R/O response action owner),

  • Development and close follow-up of successful execution of risk treatment actions

  • Provide assurance /advice to management regarding the achievement of: Reliability of financial reporting; Transparency and quality of risk & opportunity monitoring and reporting

  • Ensure compliance with risk & opportunity rules, regulations and procedures

ABOUT YOU

  • Knowledge and experience of Enterprise Risk solutions and Programme Governance frameworks

  • Programme/Project/Risk Management skills and track record in complex technical projects including scheduling, Risks logic checking, earned value and risk

  • A clear understanding of the values and limitations of qualitative and quantitative risk analyses

  • Proficient user of risk analysis software, such as Active Risk Manager, Primavera Risk Analysis or @Risk software

  • Proficient user of Experience in using scheduling software such as Primavera P6 and MS Project


Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Enterprise Risk & Opportunity Management

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