Risk Manager

Description

Risk Manager

Location: This is a Hybrid role. Whiteley, Hampshire

Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance

Leidos is seeking a proactive and experienced Risk Manager to join the Programme Management Office (PMO) within a major, complex and multi‑disciplinary programme. This role will be responsible for managing risks across both internal work streams and the joint risk register maintained collaboratively with our customer.

The Risk Manager will play a critical role in ensuring that risks are identified early, assessed thoroughly, and managed effectively, enabling confident decision‑making and delivery assurance across the programme. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate risk management experience linked to Programme risk.

• Manage a joint risk register with the customer, ensuring alignment of risk descriptions, assessments, owners, and mitigations.
• Lead the management of internal programme risks, ensuring consistency of approach across all work streams.
• Work proactively with stakeholders at all levels to identify emerging risks and ensure early escalation.
• Facilitate risk workshops, assessments, and deep dives to support risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Oversee risk burndown plans, monitoring progress of mitigations and ensuring actions are implemented effectively.
• Produce clear, insightful risk reporting and analysis for programme leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Maintain and continually improve the Programme’s risk management framework, tools, and standards.
• Support integration of risk management with schedule, change, and dependency management processes.

• Strong experience in risk management within complex programmes, ideally within a Systems Integrator environment.
• Excellent understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques.
• Proven ability to work across diverse stakeholder groups, including customer counterparts, to build a shared view of risk.
• Skilled facilitator, comfortable leading risk workshops and challenging assumptions constructively.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, with the ability to present risk insights clearly to senior audiences.
• Familiarity with PMO and programme governance frameworks.
• Proficient in risk management tools and standard project management applications.

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

£44,700.00-£57,300.00