Senior Business Risk Partner

Matchtech; England; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job description

Our Water company client are seeking a Senior Risk Business Partner to support risk management within their Capital Delivery function in a hybrid/remote working arrangement out of their Falmer office.

In this role, you will be a trusted advisor to various teams, guiding risk management, controls, and commercial initiatives. You will work closely with multi–disciplinary teams to ensure that risks are understood and controlled effectively, supporting business outcomes and driving the success of strategic goals.

As a Senior Risk Business Partner, you will lead risk management initiatives, coach teams, and continuously enhance the risk culture across Capital Delivery. Your leadership will play a crucial role in improving risk processes, simplifying controls, and aligning operations with business objectives.

Candidates do not need to come from a Water background, ideally utilities but open to industries who can bring different perspective and ideas in to the business.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing risk management advice to identify, assess, and control risks, ensuring sound business decisions are made to achieve strategic objectives.
• Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor within a multi–disciplinary team, working alongside leadership to develop and implement high standards to optimise business operations.
• Lead and guide the application of framework requirements to align risk strategies with business goals, supporting risk forums and evaluating control environments.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including enhancing existing processes and controls to ensure compliance with business standards and policies while simplifying procedures.
• Take an active role in driving Quantitative Risk Assessment and fostering greater commercial acumen across project teams.
• Lead risk workshops, engaging stakeholders across design, construction, commercial, and management teams to ensure risks are managed appropriately and solutions are implemented effectively.
• Develop scalable risk management solutions, including best practices, tools, and processes that will have a long–term impact on risk management culture and performance.

Skills/experience/qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Risk Business Partner, with a track record of improving organisations and projects through strategic risk management.
• Demonstrable experience managing risk at the project, programme, and portfolio level, particularly within the construction industry.
• Familiarity with risk modelling systems both Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA).
• Expertise in NEC contracts (NEC4) and contractual sensitivities.
• Strong experience chairing risk workshops and engaging with diverse stakeholders to drive risk management outcomes.
• Ability to develop and implement risk management systems, processes, and reporting frameworks, ensuring alignment with best practices.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, from site teams to the boardroom.
• A proven leader who can coach and develop people and teams, driving cultural change and enhancing performance.
• Ability to critically assess information, challenge assumptions, and ensure robust risk management strategies.
• A recognised risk management qualification (e.g., AIRMIC, IRM) is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Salary circa 68–73k – client open to discussion
• Company and performance–related bonus
• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus bank hols
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Two paid volunteering days a year
• Study support may be available for job–related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme