Risk Specialist

Job Title:            Risk Specialist
Location:           Rosyth, Plymouth, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:  Competitive+ Benefits
Role Type:         Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:             SF64263

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Risk Specialist- Bids and Proposals at one of our sites in Rosyth, Bristol, or Plymouth. 

The role
As a Risk Specialist- Bids and Proposals you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll join the existing bid team in Marine Programmes. This role will be responsible and accountable for any Bid Risk Management activities, including risk identification & assessment. The role role will report to the Risk Discipline Lead.

Day to day, you’ll support the Risk Discipline lead in generating risk strategies and frameworks, developing and implementing the Project Risk Management plan. You’ll also develop and implement Risk Management policies, procedures and process 

• Establish and implement Risk Management governance within the project
• Act as the Risk Management Subject Matter Expert for bids
• Manage the risk outputs assurance process, including data, analysis and reporting
• Establish and maintain the Project Risk register(s) and guide PMs on best practice through risk workshop facilitation and other engagement means
• QRA analysis within the company's toolsets – SRA’s and CRA’s for the project
• Develop and assure the following: Project Risk Register; Risk data, metrics & reporting; Risk assurance reporting; Risk outputs to support commercial bid submission and variation orders 

This role is full time 37 hours and will be based at one of our locations: Rosyth, Bristol, or Plymouth. The role offers hybrid working arrangements.  

Essential experience of the Risk Specialist- Bids and Proposals:

• Relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector
• Experience of designing and implementing Risk Management methodologies, processes, systems and tools
• Awareness of quantitative risk analysis methodologies and/or practical experience of risk modelling
• Full project lifecycle experience working on complex and major projects
• Experienced in various contracting methodologies (e.g. FIDIC/NEC/JCT)

Qualifications for the Risk Specialist- Bids and Proposals:

• APM PMQ
• APMG PPC
• Management of Risk Practitioner or AMP Risk L1

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC Clearance security clearance for this role.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 27/06/2025