Job Description

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions. 

We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you. Flexible and remote working is a central part of our culture. So, talk to us about what's ideal for you – from reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays. And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back into work with us.

Read more about how you can thrive with us: Equality, diversity & inclusion in the UK & Europe (atkinsrealis.com) 

AtkinsRéalis, Balfour Beatty and Egis Road Operations UK are part of a consortium, creating Connect Plus Services, a unique partnership with a collective strength in highways asset care from finance, through to design, build, maintenance as well as day to day operation.

As part of our 30-year remit to manage and improve the capital’s orbital motorway network, we deliver major improvement projects, such as widening 38 miles of the M25, refurbishing tunnels and bridges, and installing hundreds of variable messaging signs and gantries, helping to maximise the use of the network and deliver more reliable journeys. We also manage the Dartford River crossing and operate and maintain 440 kilometres of motorway providing our customer and road user with a world-class highway service.

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic, and innovative organisation.

Role Purpose:

To provide strategic leadership, development and integration of an enterprise risk management approach within CPS. This function shall support setting and evaluating business planning and objectives including informing operation and financial risk considerations. This role will embed an enterprise level risk approach that shall identify, evaluate and present high-level perpetual risk areas, allowing the CPS Senior Leadership Team both transparency on risk levels inherent in the organization and appropriate control considerations.

Accountabilities:

Liaise with senior leadership and delegates to identify and contextualise threats in each discipline. Aggregate discipline level threats into enterprise level risk areas. Evaluate current business practices and effectiveness at managing enterprise level risks. Work with discipline Directors and their delegates to confirm multi-aspect management scenarios. Plan and cost resource, plant and logistics requirements for enterprise level management scenarios . Develop risk cost estimates for all residual risk associated with each enterprise level management scenario. Develop presentation methods to illustrate current and predicted risk levels and costings, together with funding requirements to achieve future states. Provide input into the CPS financial model to integrate all costs (both residual risk costs and management costs). Manage supporting commercial staff to achieve the above role requirements. Demonstration of a clear understanding of organisational risk management relating to large DBFO / PFI and communicate this across the organisation. Develop and enhance an enterprise risk strategic approach, methodology and implementation procedure, including the development and ownership of documentation at executive level. Collaborate closely with other senior leaders and directorates to identify, verify and quantify existing risks, together with accountability for developing risk management/mitigation scenarios. Developing high-level cost models for both current risk profiles and risk management scenarios. Holding business leaders accountable and closely monitoring performance and risk against our Strategic Business Objectives and contractual obligations. Ensuring risk is communicated to the executive level within CPS (Senior Leadership Team and CPS Board) including robust quantification obtaining agreement and support for proposed management measures including the long-term financial model and resulting annual budget cycle. Building strong working relationships with fellow senior managers and enhancing collaboration across teams. Supporting regularly reviewing and refining the CPS Business Strategy to appropriately incorporate risk management and financial considerations.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis? 

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same. 

Meeting your needs: 

To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees "Total Reward." It's a package that can be tailored to your changing lifestyle, career and personal needs. You'll enjoy benefits such as partner discounts, leadership training, professional, accreditations, and career planning for any stage of your career. Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk through any adjustments you might need. 

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below: 

YourReward at AtkinsRéalis (atkinsrealis.com) 

More about us: 

AtkinsRéalis, is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge, and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world. 

Check out some of our recent, most exciting projects: AtkinsRéalis Projects (atkinsrealis.com) 

Training: 

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions. 

Additional Information: 

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. 

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. 

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.