Southampton
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 workstreams 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. The role: • 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 workstreams., • 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 Programmes risk management framework, tools, and standards., • 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. JBRP1_UKTJ