Laing O'Rourke are currently recruiting for a Senior Commercial Manager to specialise in Risk Management to work on the Ellison Insitute of Technology, in Oxford.

Responsibilities:

• Advising on the principles of risk management
• Determining how the various procurement routes will deal with risk
• Identifying and managing risk event mitigation strategies
• Knowledge and experience with risk management software
• Knowledge and experience with applying the techniques used to quantify risk
• Forecasting the effect of risk on schedule and cost
• Contributing towards the identification of risk Identifying who owns the risk in relation to the chosen procurement route
• Advising on strategies to mitigate risk Quantification of risk
• Considering the effect of risk on programme and management cost
• Advising on the appropriate methodologies and approach to risk on the project
• Ownership of the risk register and advising on appropriate risk mitigation strategies
• Quantify risk and advising clients on the appropriate level of contingency
• Data management analysis and visualisation experience
• Numerical and verbal communication skills
• Collecting and analysing data and making this data accessible to those who need the information to make decisions
• Expertise in using data to predict trends in delivery of the project programme
• Using tools and techniques to visualise data in easy-to-understand formats, such as diagrams and graphs
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other office applications

Reports to: Change Management Lead

Requirements:

• QS or PQS bachelor degree qualified as preference but we will consider degrees in finance, project management or risk management
• 5yrs minimum experience in a commercial role post qualification on a building project >£100m in value
• Excellent analytical & communication skills
• Experience of managing senior stakeholders
• Ability to simplify complex problems and identify key remedy actions

About us:

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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