At Buro Happold, we’re looking for a commercially minded Credit Risk Manager to take ownership of our global credit risk capability and play a pivotal role in protecting the business from financial risk while supporting sustainable growth.
This role will be based from our Bath office with a hybrid working arrange or 1 to 2 days in the office.
This is a high-impact role where your insight will influence strategic decisions across a global organisation—partnering with stakeholders up to board level and shaping how we assess and respond to client risk.
What you’ll be doing
- You’ll lead the credit risk function, acting as the go-to expert for all risk-related matters across the business. Your responsibilities will include:
- Assessing the creditworthiness and insolvency risk of clients globally—from SMEs to major international organisations
- Providing expert insight into sanctions, solvency and country risk, supporting key bid and commercial decisions
- Monitoring our client portfolio, identifying early warning signs and proactively managing risk exposure
- Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across the business, including senior leadership and regional teams
- Managing credit insurance policies and recommending appropriate risk mitigation strategies
- Driving data quality, reporting accuracy and continuous improvement within the credit risk function
- Collaborating with Commercial, Legal and project teams to embed a strong risk-aware culture
- Leading and developing a small team, with scope to grow the function over time
- Leveraging tools, automation and emerging technologies to enhance the effectiveness of risk processes
What success looks like
- You’ll be a visible leader within the organisation—shaping the strategic direction of credit risk and ensuring your insights are embedded into business decision-making.
- By building strong stakeholder relationships and proactively highlighting risks, you’ll help safeguard the business while enabling confident, well-informed growth.
About you
We’re looking for someone who combines strong analytical capability with the confidence to influence at a senior level.
You’ll bring:
- Experience in credit risk, underwriting or financial analysis
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to translate complex risk into clear, actionable insight
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders, including board-level audiences
- Excellent relationship-building skills across a global organisation
- A proactive, self-driven approach with a continuous improvement mindset
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment
- Solid Excel and data analysis skills
Desirable:
- Experience in the construction or engineering sector
- Knowledge of sanctions legislation within a B2B environment
- Line management experience
- Membership of (or willingness to work towards) the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM)
Why join us?
At Buro Happold, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking business where your expertise will directly influence key commercial decisions. You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Shape and develop a critical global function
- Work with senior stakeholders across international markets
- Drive innovation and automation in credit risk
- Grow your career within a supportive, values-driven organisation
What we offer you
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
- 10% Car allowance
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional. #LI-TG1 #LI-Hybrid
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A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. #LI-TG1 #LI-Hybrid