Risk Engineer

SCS Railways; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000

Job description

We are looking for a Risk Reporting Engineer to support the Risk Team in monitoring and communicating project risks effectively. This role is ideal for someone with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and an eagerness to learn about risk management. You will play a key role in ensuring risk data is up to date, supporting reporting activities, and improving risk awareness across the project.

Why Join Us?

Risk management is essential for delivering successful projects, and in this role, you will gain hands-on experience working with risk professionals, planners, and senior stakeholders. You’ll develop technical skills in risk reporting and data analysis while contributing to better decision-making across the business.

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Role Responsibility

• Assisting the Risk Manager with periodic risk reporting including gathering data, collecting data and reporting the data on proper templates.
• Engaging with the different teams (Assets and Disciplines) to achieve an overall understanding of the project risks and their interdependencies.
• Actively monitoring and managing the data on Xactium, including reporting the gaps to the risk team ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and timely updates.
• Cross referencing the risks with programme activity IDs and cost codes to enhance alignment between planning and risk.
• Design and produce detailed risk reports, dashboards, and visualizations tailored to various stakeholders, ensuring clarity and precision.
• Identify opportunities to enhance risk reporting methodologies and tools, implementing best practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assisting the risk team to prepare appropriate data to assist in conducting quantitative cost and schedule risk assessment (QCRA and QSRA).
• Providing information to assist risk reporting in an appropriate way for different audiences (e.g., Project Director, Department Heads, SCS Board, etc.).
• Assisting the risk team to keep the Risk management tool up to date.

The Ideal Candidate

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Resilient attitude to operate in a fast-paced environment with different personalities.
• Comfortable working in multicultural environments.
• Eager to learn risk management software (e.g., Xactium, ARM, or similar) and develop technical skills.
• Familiarity with risk management functions.
• Comfortable with MS Excel, Power BI, and data analysis tools.

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high-speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high-speed services.

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 1998) and will be reported to HS2.

It is an SCSJV requirement that all employees, Design House, and Supply Chains must implement and comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System with guidance for use, OHSAS 18001:2017 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System, Policies, Plans, Procedures and Processes, and statutory requirements as they affect the Joint Venture ‘s operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are effectively implemented on the project. Develop a culture of safety on the project through the absolute commitment to the Zero Accidents target and ethos, and develops a wider awareness of quality, environmental issues and demonstrates commitment to achieve continual improvement and Zero tolerance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Please see the disability confident commitments:

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have:

• A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
• Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role.

Salary Competitive with excellent benefits package.