Senior Risk & Opportunity Manager

GE Vernova

Location not specified

Full Time

Posted September 24, 2026

$114k - $174k· Est.

Power Generation

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Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed September 29, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Power Generation
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Job Description

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in Europe's energy transformation — managing risk at the heart of one of the most complex and exciting HVDC projects in the world?

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Risk & Opportunity Manager will lead end-to-end Risk and Opportunity management for a major, complex HVDC project delivered within a Consortium Project Organisation.
Supporting projects typically valued at £500 million or more, you will establish, implement and govern the Risk and Opportunity framework at consortium level. Working across a large, multicultural and international project team, you will ensure that risks and opportunities are identified, assessed, quantified and actively managed throughout the project lifecycle.
This is a senior individual-contributor role requiring strong technical risk expertise, commercial awareness and the confidence to influence project leaders, consortium partners, clients and risk owners. You will take a proactive approach to driving mitigation actions, realising opportunities and providing leadership with clear insight into project cost, schedule and delivery exposure.
Define , implement and continuously improve the Risk and Opportunity management process at consortium level, ensuring alignment with contractual frameworks and project governance requirements.
Own and maintain the project Risk and Opportunity register, ensuring risks and opportunities are appropriately identified, assessed, quantified, assigned and actively managed.
Work closely with risk owners to establish effective mitigation actions, proactively monitor progress and drive actions through to closure.
Lead the identification, assessment and realisation of project opportunities, including cost savings, cost avoidance and wider value-creation initiatives.
Deliver Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis and Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis — QSRA and QCRA — for projects and tenders, translating complex statistical outputs into clear and actionable recommendations.
Lead the project change-control process, ensuring that proposed changes are identified, assessed and governed with clear visibility of their cost, schedule, contractual and risk implications.
Facilitate and chair project risk reviews and workshops with project teams, consortium partners, clients and other key stakeholders.
Develop and maintain project Risk and Opportunity dashboards, reports and governance information, providing senior leadership with clear visibility of the project’s overall risk position.
Review project risk allowances and associated governance metrics in accordance with established project-governance requirements.
Review contractual frameworks to identify obligations, liabilities and exposures that require active risk management or approval.
Support the validation and risk assessment of Civil Works and Erection partners.
Implement and optimise risk-management tools and methodologies to strengthen project risk capability and decision-making.
Significant project Risk and Opportunity management experience within EPC, energy, infrastructure or another complex engineering or construction environment.
Experience establishing or operating Risk and Opportunity processes within a consortium, joint venture, alliance or multi-party project structure.
Practical experience delivering Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis and Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis.
Knowledge of statistical and probabilistic risk-modelling techniques and the ability to use quantitative findings to support contingency and project decision-making.
Proficiency in Active Risk Manager — ARM — and Safran Risk.
Experience owning complex project risk registers and driving mitigation actions with senior risk owners.
Experience with formal project change-control processes and assessing the cost, schedule, contractual and risk implications of project changes.
Strong understanding of contractual, commercial, cost and schedule risk within major projects.
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills , with the confidence to chair governance forums, engage clients and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
A proactive and accountable approach , with the ability to anticipate emerging risks and drive actions to completion without relying on formal authority.
Exceptional analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills , supported by close attention to detail.
A degree or equivalent professional experience in project risk, project controls, engineering, construction, business or a related discipline would be beneficial. We are primarily interested in the depth of your directly relevant experience and professional achievements.
PMP certification or an equivalent project-management qualification would be advantageous.