Location
London, with hybrid working model including home, Turner & Townsend offices, and client sites across the region (typically 2-3 days per week onsite).

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Turner & Townsend, you will join a purpose-driven organisation committed to supporting your professional and personal growth. You will work within the Defence South East team, contributing to major programmes across air, land, sea, cyber, and space sectors. This role offers exposure to complex and unique environments where you will support clients in delivering projects of national importance that enhance defence capabilities.

You will lead and facilitate risk management activities including identification, assessment, and prioritisation through structured workshops and direct engagement with project teams. Your insights will integrate into project planning and decision-making to improve delivery confidence. You will monitor risk exposure against contingency budgets and produce clear risk reports for stakeholders at all levels.

The role requires proficiency with risk management tools such as Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA), @RISK, Safran Risk, and familiarity with platforms like Active Risk Manager (ARM), Predict!, or Power BI for data visualisation and reporting. You will also support quantitative risk assessments for cost and schedule, informing appropriate contingency levels.

This position operates within a hybrid working environment, balancing remote collaboration with essential in-person engagement to foster teamwork and deliver excellence.

Experience
- Proven experience in risk management within complex project or programme environments, preferably in Defence.
- Experience working with UK Government departments and agencies on infrastructure or capital investment programmes.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams, fostering collaboration and delivering successful outcomes.
- Strong financial acumen including budget oversight, forecasting, and delivery within financial constraints.
- Broader project management skills including change management, stakeholder engagement, and governance.

About you
- Positive outlook with a collaborative mindset and a desire to make a difference.
- Ability to travel to client sites across the region as required.
- Committed to working within a culture of trust, flexibility, and empowerment.
- Willingness to adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Qualifications
- Must hold or be eligible to obtain UK Ministry of Defence Security Clearance (SC or higher); UK passport required.
- Degree qualified in a relevant technical, engineering, or management discipline, or possess equivalent professional qualifications and demonstrable experience in risk management.
- Membership of a recognised professional body such as the Association for Project Management (APM), Institute of Risk Management (IRM), or Project Management Institute (PMI).
- Valid UK driving licence or ability to travel as required.

Additional Security Requirements
- British National with a valid UK passport.
- 5–10 years of continuous UK residency depending on clearance level.
- Compliance with security and confidentiality protocols essential for defence projects.