Vikram Manoharan
Stourbridge,West Midlands
Summary
With over 12 years of experience in various sectors, including Offshore Wind, Oil & Gas, Railways, and Infrastructure, I am a skilled Risk Manager and a detail-oriented professional. My exceptional leadership skills combined with my project management abilities enable me to provide expert analysis and compliance insights across complex and challenging projects. With a proven track record of influencing stakeholders, I am an assertive and forceful communicator.
My involvement in several high-profile projects, including Oil & Gas (INPEX Ichthys, Petronas FLNG), Railways (Crossrail, High Speed 2), Nuclear (Urenco Pallas, Bradwell B), Utilities (Severn Trent - Green Recovery Programme), and Offshore Wind Farm (Dublin Array (fixed), Brittany South (Floating), Mediterranean (Floating), Rampion 2 (fixed)), is a testament to my expertise.
Currently, I am pursuing an “International Certificate in Financial Services Risk Management” with the Institute of Risk Management. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of risk management standards, Enterprise risk management (ERM), ISO31000 and the COSO ERM framework. Additionally, it provides valuable insights into the impact of the global business environment on risk, and issues relevant to different sectors or geographical areas, including regulatory authorities.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Risk Manager
RWE
Swindon, United Kingdom
05.2022 - Current
- CAPEX, DEVEX & OPEX risk modelling, from the inception of a project risk register, through CfD, using Active Risk Manager (ARM).
- Facilitated identification, analysis and corrective action planning for corporate-wide risks.
- Enhanced project budget tracking by consistently delivering robust risk registers and monthly contingency budget requirement updates to critical & fixed deadlines.
- Established, monitored and reported on risk management metrics to assist with decision-making.
- Guided senior project management team towards effective management actions by identifying key risks and related issues.
- Led the successful development and application of risk management plans & processes, and associated reporting, directing, guiding and motivating package managers and others as necessary.
- Ensured project team buy-in by instigating, developing, organising and running effective monthly work package & stakeholder group risk register review meetings & periodic risk workshops, consistently receiving positive feedback.
- Supported the development and tracking of change requests and variations and helped direct the transfer of funds from contingency to planned cost budgets.
- Helped to direct the development and maintenance of risk registers by Tier 1 contractors.
- Facilitated and drove regular schedule risk assessment processes..
Risk Manager
Turner & Townsend
Birmingham, United Kingdom
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Supporting the Risk Management activities of the Green Recovery Programme.
- Developed the Risk Management Plan and implemented the risk management process within the wider project team.
- Establishing the risk governance policy along with the reporting structures in alignment with the broader programme and Severn Trent's existing frameworks.
Risk Manager
Mace
Birmingham, United Kingdom
12.2019 - 07.2021
- Led monthly risk workshops, updated risk information on Xactium, and assessed the impacts (mainly cost & schedule) for risks based on discussions with the technical, commercial and planning teams.
- Provided support to the Project Controls team in producing monthly updates on the status of risks on the packages.
- Supported project controls team to achieve the target P3M3 maturity levels within the risk
- Embedded risk management process & practice within the various project teams.
- Managed day-to-day risks & issues management through workshops, reports and ad-hoc discussions with the multi-disciplinary project team.
- Provided Project Risk Management advice to internal and external clients in various market sectors at different lifecycle stages, including facilitating workshops and assessing risks - qualitatively and semi-qualitatively; Quantifying cost and schedule risk exposure using Monte-Carlo analysis; Reporting and advising on risk exposure and risk response plans
Senior Consultant
Arup
London, United Kingdom
01.2017 - 11.2019
- Project Risk Management - Facilitate workshops, maintain risk register, monitor risk exposure, perform QSRA and QCRA using Xactium, PRA, Safran and @RISK
- Providing Engineering Safety Management (ESM), Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) analyses, Single Point Failure Assessments (SPOF), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Industrial Risk Assessments on the design and built environment
- This includes the application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) on risk evaluation and assessment, a framework that describes a common mandatory European risk management process for the rail industry
- Support in production of CSM & TSI related documentation in accordance with CSM and RIR Regulations
- Building relationship with Assessment Body (AsBo) and Notified Body (NoBo) to facilitate CSM and TSI acceptance and ensure smooth acceptance as per project schedule
- Key Projects:
- Crossrail - Canary Wharf, Liverpool Street and Bond Street Station (RAM, ESM)
- Network Rail projects - Meridian Water Station (Part of West Anglia Main Line Project - Lea Valley Line)
- High Speed 2 Phase 2B (RAM, CSM, QSRA and QCRA)
Senior Consultant
DNV GL
London, United Kingdom
01.2011 - 12.2016
- Performed quantitative safety studies for Oil and Gas industry - Probabilistic explosion and fire risk analysis
- Helideck turbulence analysis
- Smoke & Gas ingress analysis, Fire & Gas Detector mapping study
- Led and managed small to medium-sized projects involving liaising with clients from bid preparation, and project initiation to project completion
- Assisted team members and team leader in bid preparation, business development, completing projects and developing new services
- Key Projects:
- Safety case development assistance in INPEX Ichthys LNG (CPF & FPSO), BWO Catcher
- Detailed CFD probabilistic analysis (Ventilation, Dispersion, Explosion, Fire, Helideck) for INPEX Ichthys, Petronas FLNG, Aker Draupne, Mustang Tommeliten
- HAZOP workshop for Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project for EON
- Accident Investigation using CFD - Confidential client
- This project involved visiting an offshore platform for 3 days to survey the accident area and collect information required for CFD investigation.
Education
International Certificate - Financial Services Risk Management
Institute of Risk Management
United KingdomMSc Chemical Engineering -
University of Leeds
United Kingdom 08.2008 - 11.2009
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Chemical Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
India 08.2004 - 05.2008
Skills
- Building stakeholder relationships & Liaising with clients to ensure satisfaction
- Leading project teams and managing projects from inception to delivery
- Supporting strategic risk management/review with Senior Leadership Team
- Extensive experience in coordinating different project teams and leading to completion
- Providing valuable risk insights to support decision-making process
- Strong experience with risk analysis tools (Safran, @RISK, ARM, Xactium)
- Quantitative Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis
- Good communication skills
Affiliations
- Affiliate Member of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM)
- Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineering (AIChemE)
Languages
English
Fluent
Tamil
Native
Timeline
Risk Manager
RWE
05.2022 - Current
Risk Manager
Turner & Townsend
08.2021 - 03.2022
Risk Manager
Mace
12.2019 - 07.2021
Senior Consultant
Arup
01.2017 - 11.2019
Senior Consultant
DNV GL
01.2011 - 12.2016
MSc Chemical Engineering -
University of Leeds
08.2008 - 11.2009
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Chemical Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
08.2004 - 05.2008
International Certificate - Financial Services Risk Management
Institute of Risk Management
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