Risk Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Risk Engineer / Practitioner to support the delivery of a major nuclear infrastructure project. This role is central to ensuring that project risks are systematically identified, assessed, and managed in accordance with company procedures, nuclear industry standards, regulatory expectations, and organisational governance. The successful candidate will work closely with the various functions to maintain a robust risk management framework that supports safe, predictable, and efficient project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structured risk identification workshops with multidisciplinary engineering and project teams.
• Assess technical, safety, schedule, commercial, and regulatory risks across all project phases.
• Develop and maintain qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, ensuring alignment with nuclear industry best practice.
• Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) Perform cost and schedule risk modelling using tools such as @Risk, Safran Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, or equivalent.
• Produce probabilistic forecasts, confidence curves, and scenario analyses to support decision‑making.
• Validate input assumptions, uncertainty ranges, and correlation structures with subject matter experts.
• Risk Management & Mitigation - develop and track risk mitigation strategies, ensuring actions are realistic, owned, and measurable.
• Monitor emerging risks and opportunities, escalating issues where required.
• Maintain the project risk register in line with corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare high‑quality risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership, regulators, and stakeholders.
• Support risk reviews, assurance activities, and readiness assessments.
• Support Stakeholder Engagement and facilitate cross‑functional collaboration to embed a proactive risk culture.
• Provide coaching and guidance to engineering and project teams on risk processes and tools.
• Engage with external partners, contractors, and regulators to ensure consistent risk management practices.

Here's What You'll Need:

• Degree or equivalent experience / qualification in related technical discipline.
• Proven experience in risk engineering or risk management within nuclear, defence, energy, or other high‑hazard industries.
• Strong understanding of nuclear regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience with quantitative risk analysis and risk modelling tools.
• Familiarity with safety case development and ALARP principles.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Experience on large‑scale EPC or major infrastructure programmes.
• Knowledge of project controls, cost engineering, and scheduling.
• Understanding of probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) or reliability engineering.

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