Project Risk Manager

• Lead the regional risk management programme across the EMEA portfolio
• Establish consistent risk governance, standards, processes, methodologies and escalation requirements
• Integrate risk management throughout the project lifecycle and across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Project Controls, Commercial, Commissioning and Operations Readiness
• Provide independent risk oversight and constructive challenge to project and functional leadership
• Promote a proactive risk culture with early identification, ownership, accountability and timely escalation
• Advise project, regional and executive leadership as the regional risk management subject matter expert
• Lead identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, escalation and closure of project risks and opportunities
• Build, own, maintain and oversee project risk registers
• Evaluate EPC delivery risks across design, permitting, grid connection, procurement, construction, commercial performance, commissioning, energisation and MW capacity delivery
• Consolidate and evaluate project risks at regional level, identifying emerging, systemic, correlated and concentration risks
• Promote identification and realisation of project delivery opportunities
• Lead qualitative and quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis, including Monte Carlo simulation and schedule risk analysis
• Assess cost exposure, schedule uncertainty, critical-path risks, milestones and ready-for-service date confidence
• Develop risk-based recommendations for contingency and management reserves
• Analyse regional risk drivers, scenarios and sensitivities to identify portfolio impacts and mitigation priorities
• Provide risk analysis and recommendations for investment decisions, stage gates, baseline approvals and major contract awards
• Develop executive project and regional reporting on risks, opportunities, exposures, trends, mitigation and contingency
• Develop project and portfolio risk dashboards and analytics
• Monitor and report mitigation progress, overdue actions, exposure changes, realised risks and issues requiring escalation
• Provide risk information for project reviews, leadership meetings, investment decisions and governance forums
• Conduct project risk reviews and health checks
• Test project assumptions, forecasts, contingency requirements, mitigation strategies and confidence levels
• Identify cross-project lessons, recurring risks and systemic weaknesses
• Drive continuous improvement of risk processes, methodologies, tools, analytics, reporting and organisational capability

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Finance or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience
• Significant experience in risk management, project controls or project delivery within complex EPC, construction, infrastructure, energy, mission-critical or major capital programmes
• Demonstrated experience leading project and portfolio risk management, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, escalation and assurance
• Strong understanding of cost, schedule, contingency and project controls principles and their integration with project risk management
• Experience applying quantitative risk analysis and probabilistic techniques to evaluate project cost and schedule uncertainty
• Advanced experience with Monte Carlo simulation, cost and schedule risk analysis, scenario analysis and risk-based contingency development
• Strong understanding of EPC contracting, procurement, supply chain, change management, claims and commercial risk
• Proven ability to influence and constructively challenge senior project and functional leaders in a complex, fast-paced project environment
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex risk information into clear business insights and recommended actions
• Ability to identify systemic and correlated risks across multiple projects and provide regional-level insight
• Experience delivering hyperscale, AI, mission-critical or large-scale data centre programmes (desirable)
• Experience with enterprise or project risk management platforms and integrations with scheduling, cost management and reporting systems (desirable)
• Relevant professional certification such as PMI-RMP, PMP, APM, AACE International, IRM or equivalent (desirable)
• Working knowledge of ISO 31000, PMBOK, ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 (desirable)
• Experience presenting portfolio risk, contingency, schedule confidence and emerging exposure to executive leadership and governance committees (desirable)
• Experience with @Risk, Riskonnect, Safran or other industry-standard software (desirable)
• Satisfactory pre-employment screening, including right-to-work confirmation, employment history verification and criminal record check where permitted by law

• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success
• Retirement/pension contributions
• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible, supportive work environment with opportunities to grow and build a career
• Global team benefits that vary by country due to local regulations