Risk & Dependency Manager

Risk & Dependency Manager (SC Cleared)
Bristol + Andover (Hybrid)
6 Month Contract
£450/day (Outside IR35)

Risk & Dependency Manager needed with active SC Security Clearance. 6 Month Contract split between Bristol and Andover (Hybrid). Start ASAP in May/June 2026.

Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in Bristol and Andover. Paying up to £450/day (Outside IR35).

A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation on a large-scale Government project:

  • Proven experience in Risk and Dependency Management at programme / portfolio level for complex MOD, Defence or Government environments.
  • Risk & Dependency Manager to lead cross-programme dependency management, ensuring dependencies are proactively managed to reduce integration risk across programmes.
  • Engaging with key stakeholders including advising Programme Boards, enabling risk-informed decision-making, clarifying trade-offs + ensuring risk, threats and opportunities are actively managed.
  • Strong understanding of cross-programme integration, particularly in digital, data, and platform-based delivery.
  • Managing complex dependencies across technical, commercial, security + operational programme domains.
  • Owning cross-programme dependencies including complex interlocks across multiple delivery teams, suppliers + service lines.
  • Experience in multi-vendor supplier environments including integrating dependencies with commercial + contractual arrangements.
  • Integrating dependency management with commercial strategies, supplier performance + contractual frameworks.
  • Identifying / managing dependencies relating to resource availability, skills gaps, workforce succession planning, single points of failure + key personnel risks.
  • Using enterprise planning tools to capture, manage, visualise and report dependencies.

Job Details

Company
Syntax Consultancy Ltd
Location
Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom BS153
Hybrid / Remote Options
Employment Type
Contract
Salary
GBP 450 Daily
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