Risk Consultant

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

111Job Description:We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Risk Consultant. To be considered for this role you will require a good level of risk management understanding and the ability to build business cases for investment needs.

As the successful candidate, you will be working collaboratively to build and maintain effective partnerships with key cross-functional leaders as well as facilitating improvement activity across the water supply system by providing analysis and articulation and developing insightful tools to enable visualisation of risk across Water in London.

You’ll also be involved in month end financial reporting, providing analysis and insights into current spend and future funding as well as developing new reports to articulate risk and funding to senior stakeholders.

This is a vital role in the successful identification, management and delivery of risk mitigation and investment. The key to your success will come from your ability to work closely with site managers/teams, asset and engineering and senior operational managers. Your input will assist management and local teams set priorities for investment and navigate the investment process and in doing so ultimately improve operational performance, H&S and resolve customer issues.

What you will be doing as the Risk Consultant

• Month end and annual reporting for the portfolio against budget, costs, forecasts and scope as well as feeding into the quarterly budget forecasting.
• Develop new reporting methods for both PMO and Risk functions of the team.
• Visit all Area Operations Managers in the region on a monthly rotational basis to ensure understanding of local risks and develop strong working relationships.
• Prepare presentations and reports to review risks with the internal stakeholders at risk review meetings.
• Work with asset management, enterprise risk, and operational teams to build a longer-term understanding of risk and plans to feed into the AMP planning process.

We are looking for you to have,

• Have extensive risk management experience, preferably within the water utilities industry who can effectively own, manage and escalate risks and issues as they arise.
• Be comfortable adapting your communication style to delivery teams as well as more corporate senior stakeholders, and you will display demonstrable experience of this.
• Strong analytical and presentation skills, advanced Excel and PowerBI.
• Have ability to articulate clearly business cases linked to benefits and risk is crucial to the success of this role.
• Month end processes, forecasting, budgets and accrual calculations.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skill.

What is in it for you

• Competitive salary £50,000 Depending on your level of experience.
• Annual Leave 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus, bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

 Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear – to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life’s essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.Location: South East, Reading