About the Role
The Opportunity
The role of Senior Risk Analyst is to act as an expert of the Delivery Risk team across the parts of HPC project following the Risk strategy uniformly across the project. They will act as a technical lead for the Risk team ensuring the implementation of Risk specific processes and framework. They will follow all governance arrangements for the Delivery Risk team providing effective reporting of Risk and Opportunity information in a timely and accurate manner, supporting others to achieve the same results. They will manage the delivery of specific contracts which range in value from £10m to £500m.
After approximately 18–24 months, you’ll relocate to France to join EDF SA and support EPR2 projects such as Penly, Bugey, or Gravelines, gaining exposure to international project delivery and large-scale nuclear programmes. You’ll need to offer business-level proficiency in French communication skills.
The Senior Risk Analyst will be required to direct workload and provide guidance to the Risk Analysts or Trainee Risk Analysts on a day-to-day basis to enable them to support the Risk and project controls activities on the project.
Pay, Benefits & Culture
In addition to a very competitive salary we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, car allowance, bonus package and a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.
We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.
What you’ll be doing
The Senior Risk Analyst will be the face of Risk management in their nominated Programme / Area in the Project, bringing confidence to stakeholders that they are performing the right steps to identify, analyse, respond to, mitigate and manage their Risk Outputs.
Providing assurance of the maintenance of all Risk and Opportunity data for the Programme / Area within the Risk software system e.g. ARM.
Assurance of the delivery of Risk and Opportunity reports to a defined reporting cycle, including commentary on key time-related drivers and performance issues ensuring the quality of the output
The Senior Risk Analyst will support the Programme / Area Directors implement Risk management by:
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Reviewing and challenging the significant issues that may impact Programme / Area objectives.
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Supporting Risk and Opportunity reviews and workshops and specialist risk focussed sessions (i.e. scenario planning).
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Analysis of risk data and the connection of this data across the Project, in conjunction with the project controls managers and other PMO disciplines.
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Challenging the uncertainties of risk data over time to allow prioritisation and decision making.
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Ensuring a comprehensive risk portfolio is maintained and reflective of the current project position.
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Working with colleagues in PMO to ensure that the Project schedule and cost estimates are informed by high quality risk information (at delivery and portfolio levels).
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Work with the PCM's to support the Programme / Area teams and where appropriate Tier 1 Contractors to assess contractor-held Risk and their views on Programme-held risks and opportunities that impact upon them.
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Identify and support the implementation of enhancements to integrated risk management procedure, process, reporting and tools.
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Accountable for the production and presentation of accurate, insightful project controls information at the Programme Reviews and Board Meetings, ROTCs, Portfolio Risk Review as required.
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Responsible for the management and verification of information within the Power BI dashboards and providing proposals for improvement from the Programme / Area teams.
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Lead Risk management and Risk software specific training to the Programme / Area team, PM community and apprentices and provide recommendations of additional training requirements, or improvements to existing training.
Who you are
You will be able to deliver accurate and concise Risk insights to drive evidence-based decision making, utilising commercial and technical information, to influence project decisions and support the management of risks and opportunities.
Understanding and/or practical experience of wider project controls disciplines enabling Risk management to be integrated with cost, schedule and change, and provide assurance that risk and opportunity reporting and outputs of risk analysis aligns with other project data.
Desirable degree level or equivalent qualification in project management, project controls, engineering, or another related field.
Industry recognised project controls and/or risk management qualifications, such as Management of Risk Practitioner and/or APM Risk Level 2.
Demonstrable experience of working as an expert in risk management and expert knowledge of risk/project controls including the tools, and a variety of techniques used to deliver project insight and assess performance, with the inclusion of reporting to various levels in an organisation/project.
Experience of working in a project management environment and desirable construction experience.
The jobholder will be expected to have expertise in the use and supporting training of others, of the following (or similar equivalent) software tools:
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Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access);
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ARM (Risks, Opportunities).
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Safran (QSRA).
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Power BI (Business Intelligence Analytics)
You’ll need to offer business-level proficiency in French communication skills.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday July 29th.
Interviews will commence early August
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