Risk Analyst; Sizewell C

Contract Partner Company:
Civil Works Alliance (CWA)
Employing Company: CWA

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Permanent

We are recruiting for a Risk Management Specialist to join the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), supporting the delivery of Sizewell C - a new 3.2‑gigawatt power station that will provide reliable, low‑carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and help secure the UK’s energy future for decades to come. This is a unique opportunity to take your risk management skills to a nationally significant project, making a real impact on infrastructure and society.

In this role, you will be at the heart of project delivery, working with a diverse and high‑performing team to ensure risk is identified, understood, and effectively managed across the programme. You’ll play a key part in keeping the project on track and on target, contributing to its overall success and positive community impact.

• Supporting the Section Risk Management Lead in developing and maturing the risk picture for your allocated section.
• Ensuring risk management data is robust, up-to-date and ready for modelling, supporting the successful delivery of the TOC programme.
• Taking an active role in the CWA risk management team’s monthly reporting cycle and contributing to the development of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) when required.
• Managing day-to-day risk threats and opportunities, ensuring full compliance with CWA risk management procedures.
• Scheduling and leading regular risk management activities, including meetings, reviews and workshops.
• Facilitating the identification, analysis and mitigation of risk, drawing in the right people and subject matter experts for effective decision-making.
• Keeping risk registers updated and ensuring risks are appropriately treated, reported, and monitored.
• Preparing regular reports on risk status for project managers, and supporting risk assurance and governance processes.
• Coordinating risk and value management activities and supporting processes across the Alliance.
• Developing risk-sharing mechanisms that foster collaboration within CWA and with our client.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills, with a proven ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• A strong track record in project and business risk management facilitation, with the ability to lead and coach both specialists and non-specialists.
• High proficiency with Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with a keen attention to detail in analysing data and preparing clear, impactful reports and presentations.
• Knowledge of risk management, project management and project control techniques and processes.
• The willingness to learn new risk modelling tools and approaches as the project evolves.

• Experience working on major infrastructure or capital projects, with a working knowledge of commercial, technical and engineering disciplines.
• Hands‑on experience with QRA techniques and relevant software (such as PRA, @Risk or Safran Risk), and risk database tools like ARM or Xactium.
• Professional membership or certification in risk management, or a relevant degree/experience in a risk delivery role.

At CWA, we are passionate about building diverse, inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. If you are ready to help deliver a critical project and grow your risk management career on one of the UK’s most important infrastructure initiatives, we invite you to click the following link to apply.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.