Senior Risk Analyst

Context

This role will be supporting the Risk team on various projects.

Missions/Main Duties

• Assist with the implementation and management of risk management services per the mission and goals of projects and programs from inception through to completion.
• Ensure that work is fully supported from a consulting standpoint in an integrated, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Finalize the budget and operating or delivery plan for the risk management services in consultation with the project or program team and client.
• Provide the final review and approval of the completed material planning to successfully deliver risk management services.
• Review changes and interventions to ensure risk management service goals are achieved on the project or program.
• Facilitate various project focus or function meetings with a spotlight on service initiatives.
• Set and interpret service expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members.
• Build and maintain a positive, high-performing team culture with openness to constructive challenge, continuous improvement, implementation of lessons learned, and an overall “right-first-time” mindset.
• Reinforce acceptable standards of workmanship through every stage of the project.
• Supervise and guide clear and focused staff performance objectives (including non-company resources) to ensure excellence in results.
• Promote a project environment that is inclusive and diverse and that celebrates differences.
• Clarify internal quality control checks and resolve quality issues for the project.
• Prepare procedures and work instructions and ensure that all program team members follow them.
• Comply with the risk management plan, procedures, and requirements of the assigned scope of work.
• Develop risk breakdown structure aligned with project WBS and CBS.
• Prepare risk training materials and train the project team on the principles of risk.
• Evaluate risk registers at the project and program level, ensuring quality standards are met.
• Perform quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis using risk management software (e.g., Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Risk) and interpret results (e.g., Distribution S Curve, Tornado Chart, Deep Dive Schedule Logic).
• Follow up with risk owners to ensure mitigation actions are on track, including escalation where required.
• Review contractor progress reports and identify risks impacting project cost and schedule and reflect them in the risk register.
• Work closely with scheduling to prepare a high-level schedule (or assess detailed schedules) to be used for quantitative schedule risk analysis and define the link between risks, duration uncertainties, and schedule activities.
• Liaise with cost to monitor project contingency utilization and alignment with cost risk exposures.

Profile/Skills

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Risk Management.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Holding recognized certifications including Risk Management Professional (RMP) and Project Management Professional (PMP) or eligible.
• Experience of effective risk leadership on complex construction projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of risk tools, techniques, and software.

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