Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Job Description
The Senior Risk Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight of risk management activities across the program. The role holder is responsible for designing, embedding and continuously improving the risk management framework to ensure proactive identification, assessment and mitigation of risks that could impact project delivery, compliance, or reputation. The Senior Risk Manager works closely with executive leadership, delivery teams and external stakeholders to ensure that risk is effectively integrated into decision-making processes and that appropriate controls and mitigation strategies are in place. The role holder establishes alignment with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices, while fostering a strong risk-aware culture across the organisation.
Lead the development and implementation of risk management frameworks tailored to the project, ensuring alignment with program objectives, regulatory requirements, and international best practices.
Provide high-level risk reporting and insights to senior management, governance boards, and external regulators, ensuring transparency and accountability in risk posture.
Ensure risk management practices remain compliant with evolving legislation, standards (e.g., ISO 31000), and internal policies, while driving continuous improvement.
Direct the development and governance of program-wide risk registers, ensuring strategic risks and mitigation actions are accurately captured, escalated, and monitored.
Qualifications
Minimum Level 8 degree (or equivalent) in relevant subject area e.g., Civil Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration etc.
Experience
Skills
Ability to effectively engage with and manage relationships with various stakeholders, including customers, regulatory bodies, and internal teams.
Familiarity with document management systems (DMS), databases, and software such as Microsoft Office, SharePoint, or specialised document control software.
Additional Information
What we offer you:
- Full time
- Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
- 8% Pension
- 25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days)
- Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
- Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
- Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
Twitter
Instagram
LinkedIn
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
