Job Description Template
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Role Title: Risk Manager – SES WPS
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Date / Version: Nov May 20242025 |
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Typically Reports To: Finance DirectorCommercial Director - SESWPS
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Grade: G |
Job purpose (Info):
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Risk Management at Wates Group is in its development and evolution phase with the organisation still to achieve maturity in this area.
It is recognised by the SES WPS Board that the increasing scale and complexity of the business, along with the evolving legislative landscape, mean that the need for a detailed and holistic view of risk is immediate.
The holder will work closely with the SES WPS Board (particularly the MD, FD and CD) and liaise with leadership from across the business to develop risk methodologies, procedures and tools, assess risk appetite and ensure effective risk identification, management and mitigation (where appropriate) as well as providing support to the business as it develops the appropriate governance and risk reporting procedures for a business of SES’s WPS’s scale, and considering its divisionalised status as a separate standalone business unit within the Wates Group from January 20252026.
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Main accountabilities: List in order of priority, the major activities, or function necessary to achieve the job’s end results and the timescales for delivery of the accountabilities
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Accountabilities (Info)
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Delivery timescales (daily, weekly, monthly, annual or annual +) (Info) |
Time spent (%) (Info) |
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Work alongside the Finance DirectorCommercial Director and Group Senior Risk Manager (with oversight from Group Head of Assurance) to develop and implement a comprehensive risk management framework and reporting capability embedding key risk indicators, identifying emerging risks and preparing mitigation plans for risks falling outside of risk appetite
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Monthly |
25% |
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Build cross-functional relationships and provide relevant information to support the activities of the Group Head of Assurance and Chair of Risk Committee in delivering the Committee material – this will include preparation of reports, presentations, dashboards, risk intelligence and analysis
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Quarterly |
20% |
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Manage and maintain risk registers (including mapping of key project risks into a consolidated Business Unit view) and guide risk owners across SES WPS on defining risk causes, events and impacts, assessing the likelihood and impact of the risks and developing appropriate response.
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Monthly |
35% |
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4 |
Work with Finance Commercial Director to design and embed an appropriate governance framework for the SES WPS Board, including designing board agendas, appropriate governance forums and committees and delivering appropriate documentation to record governance activity and follow-up on actions |
Monthly |
15% |
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Proactive stakeholder engagement encompassing Group and SES WPS stakeholders on all aspects of risk identification, management and best practice (incl. lessons learnt) |
Ongoing |
- |
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Establish and foster working relationships with all appropriate stakeholders to ensure a mature risk culture is developed across the organisation |
Ongoing |
- |
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The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
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Communicating and Influencing: Give details of what is to be communicated, to whom and how (Info):
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A proactive approach to supporting teams by understanding broader organisational goals. The right candidate will be agile, show resilience and be able to influence work practices and control implementations across the organisation. |
Financial responsibility: Detail any revenue, operating or capital budgets for which the role is accountable (Info):
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An analytical and detail-oriented mindset, ensuring thorough assessment and management of risks. Experience of construction&maintenance industry, and construction&maintenance accounting would be desirable, but not fundamental. |
People responsibility: Indicate the no. of employees for which the role has supervisory / management responsibility (inc. direct and indirect reports) (Info):
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No direct reports initially – responsible for building relationships across the Wates Group and SES WPS to ensure robust identification and reporting of risk. |
Specific SHEQ accountabilities (Info):
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No specific responsibilities but is expected to be aware of and promote/support the Group’s initiatives with regards to: H&S, including the Zero Harm culture; and ESG, including aim of becoming a leader in sustainable construction, maintenance and development. Specific experience of H&S in a construction maintenance environment would be an advantage but is not essential. |
Knowledge, qualifications, skills and behaviours: Describe the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for the job. Include the need for any academic, vocational training or professional qualifications.
- Knowledge (Info):
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Relevant risk management experience (3yrs minimum). Technically minded individual with a detailed understanding of risk methodologies, mitigation processes and techniques within a corporate environment.
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- Qualifications (Info):
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A recognised professional qualification such as ICAEW/ICAS/ACCA/CIMA or IRM (Institute of Risk Management) is a pre-requisite for the role. |
- Skills (Info):
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Strong relationship-building Commercial awareness Analytical, with the ability to use quantitative risk analysis tools A strong communicator who is able to articulate technical concepts to a wider audience |
- Behaviours (Info):
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An individual who is comfortable in challenging assumptions and processes to constantly improve the delivery of risk data, insights and business impact.
Self-motivated and able to manage own time to ensure assignments are completed effectively and on time.
Demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Guiding Framework namely:
Care
Fairness
Look for a better way
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Further relevant information:
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Insert or attach organisation chart illustrating how this role relates to the line manager, direct / indirect reports and the wider organisation. This must be attached in order to complete the job description.
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