Risk Coordinator

The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project currently involves the planning, design and construction of circa 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water’s region. The SPA Alliance is also taking on responsibility for the future interconnector pipelines, a further 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure.

To support the Risk Lead on the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) programme on Anglian Water. The role will develop risk management capability on the programme through management of risk, alignment with change control and establishing a baseline at different stages of the programme, with ongoing forecasts throughout the life of the programme.

Working alongside and supporting the Project Controls, Commercial and Project teams to develop and implement a Risk Management strategy across SPA and establish a strong risk management process.

The role will be hybrid with attendance at the Peterborough office 2 days a week (days to be agreed).

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need.

• Support the Risk Lead in the development, implementation, and monitoring of risk management strategies and frameworks.

• Work closely with project teams, particularly the Project Installation and Assembly Managers (PIAMs) Programme Area Managers (PAMs) and Quantity Surveyors (QS). Assist them in the risk management process.

• Maintenance of the Risk Registers – Ensure that the teams are properly inputting data into the registers ready for month end. Fix any errors or issues and continue to develop the registers in line with the Risk Lead. Additionally, closed out the registers at the end of each month and generate the next month’s registers in a short amount of time.

• Coordination of the Risk review and reporting process – Chase the teams to conduct monthly risk reviews of their threats, opportunities, and programme threats. Attend risk meetings and provide guidance and assistance in the maintenance of existing risks, closure of expired risks and the addition of new risks.

• Assist with the administration of key risk management tasks such as:

• Assist other members of the Programme Management Team where needed (i.e. annual leave and sickness)

• Cooperate with Commercial and Senior Leadership Teams in the strategic direction of Risk Management in SPA.

• Willingness to go to the office regularly and work with the Programme Management Team.

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement in Health & Safety (H&S), ensuring consistent H&S standards are maintained.

• Ensure completion of a full Induction to H&S in accordance with Company policies, procedures, standards &/or guidance.
• Ensure adherence to safe working practices including completing audits in line with schedule.
• Monitor and maintain compliance with the Working Time Directive.
• Ensure you are compliant with the use of mandatory safety monitoring equipment, near miss reporting and compliance with the company procedures.
• Maintain H&S standards to enable a zero-accident culture.
• Actively work with your team, line manager and the H&S Team to improve upon H&S procedures where possible.
• Report all near misses through the appropriate channel to prevent future accidents.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Keen to absorb new knowledge and learn specialist risk management tools and techniques

• Ability to work collaboratively with team members, discipline leads and client representative

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Experience and/or working knowledge of risk management in a project execution related environment

• Experience within the Water industry is advantageous, but not essential

• Effective communicator to be able to communicate detailed data to a non-data literate audience

• Ability to work to tight deadlines, manage/prioritise workloads and adapt and challenge

• Proficient IT skills to include – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint and PowerBI

• Preferably Degree educated
• Appropriate Membership of one or more risk management / project management professional bodies (i.e. IRM / APM)
• Full Driving Licence (perferable)