Safety Risk Manager

Help shape safer decisions and drive a proactive risk culture across a nationally important military training programme.

Are you passionate about creating safer environments, influencing strategic decision-making, and ensuring risk is understood before it becomes an issue? We're looking for an experienced Risk Manager to play a key role in The Army Collective Training System, leading the identification, assessment and management of risk across a complex and highly regulated training environment. Working closely with senior leaders and stakeholders, you'll help shape a proactive risk culture, provide expert advice on risk exposure, and ensure the right controls are in place to support safe, effective and successful delivery.

Job title:

Safety Risk Manager

Job Description:

🕒 Permanent role - 37.5 hours a week
📍 Hybrid role with 2 or 3 days a week in Warminster

🔐 Due to the nature of this role, you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance at BPSS level.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide risk management for the force preparation risks and training delivery risks identified and captured through the Analysing, Designing, Delivery of collective training services.
• Conduct Functional Safety Analysis, Preliminary Hazard Identification and Analysis (PHI&A) and Organisational Safety Assessments.
• Create and manage the Safety Risk Register in accordance with Joint Service Publication 822, 892 and 375.
• Identify and manage safety risks against the safe system of work.
• Provide oversight and line management of the Safety Risk Analyst who is responsible for the risk management of all training safety risks.
• Identify and escalate relevant risks that have exceeded the threshold to wider stakeholders for enhanced mitigation or the cessation of training.
• Act as a champion for the British Army’s training safety culture.
• Ensure training risks are tracked, managed and communicated in a timely and relevant manner across key stakeholders

What we’re looking for

Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications

• Proven experience within safety risk management, governance, assurance, or compliance role experience within a regulated industry.
• Understanding of internal controls, governance structures, and assurance processes.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and supporting governance decision‑making.

Desirable Skills/Experience/Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of collective training
• Knowledge of the military/Army

About ACTS (Army Collective Training Service)

The OMNIA® Training consortium brings together five leading UK defence training organisations: Capita, Raytheon, Rheinmetall, Cervus and Skyral. As the British Army’s Strategic Training Partner (STP), OMNIA has a clear mission: to transform collective training over the next 15 years and deliver world-class training for the British Army.

Working with the Land Warfare Centre (LWC), OMNIA will schedule, plan, design, deliver and assure collective training across the Army’s Collective Training System (ACTS), while also delivering the Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP). This generational opportunity will enable more relevant, challenging and safe training, helping the British Army to fight and win. Central to this mission is the ability to set and measure training performance against requirements, assure operational readiness, and capture associated training and safety risks.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to £65,000 depending on skills and experience
• Enjoy flexible benefits including extra leave purchase, paid volunteering days, enhanced family leave, lifestyle discounts, and access to inclusive employee networks — all designed to support your wellbeing and personal growth.
• Onsite, secure parking
• Rewarding role making a real difference to those joining and progressing within the British Army
• Flexible working

Unlock Your Potential with Capita

At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You'll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering exciting opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career. Join us and discover a career with purpose. #CareersWithPurpose

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What we hope you’ll do next:

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Equal Opportunities

Capita is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. We’re a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from everyone. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] or call 07784 237318.
For more on equal opportunities and available adjustments, visit the Capita Careers website.

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Location:

Warminster

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent