Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative."

Job Description

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, 
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) , including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. 

As the Risk Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring active stakeholder management with all key stakeholders, facilitating the identification, characterisation, analysis, evaluation and treatment of risks associated with Programmes, Projects and Work Packages, to aid programme management/leadership in decision making.

There are two new permanent positions available, in which you will be contributing to ensure the Fusion Future Portfolio and the encompassing programmes worth many millions of pounds of work is completed without delay.

Additional Responsibilities

• Accountable to the Risk Assurance Lead for executing risk management on programmes and projects to a high standard according to established risk, project, and technical management processes, leading to delivered solutions of an engineering integrity commensurate with nuclear operations
• Providing specialist advice, support and training on the Enterprise Risk Management Process to Sponsors, PM’s, Risk Owners and other interested staff
• Lead and advise on risk management activities within a risk-focused programme or project management environment
• Support risk owners and others in the effective application of project risk management processes as well as reporting key risk information as part of governance arrangements to seniors and all levels.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Extensive experience of risk & issue management 
• Comprehensive knowledge of risk management frameworks & methodologies                       
• Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in a scientific/technical subject. 
• Demonstrable experience in quality management                                   
• Experience of business change implementation               
• Experience of risk governance                                                
• Experience of building effective stakeholder engagement                              
• Demonstrable experience with risk assurance and change control   

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.