Risk Management Specialist

Description:

We are looking for a person to join our expanding Project Controls & Reporting team as a Risk Specialist, focused on project risk management within Project Controls.

Day-to-day responsibilities may include:

• Creation and maintenance of Project and Program Risk Registers and other risk information

• Challenging risk information to ensure it is realistic, robust and stands up to scrutiny

• Facilitation of risk workshops to identify and manage specific risks and issues

• Effective implementation of Risk Management processes, including statistical tools

• Promoting the benefits and requirements of risk management within the project and program teams

• Assisting with the identification and development of appropriate management responses which are

measurable and specific, along with assessing the post mitigated positions

• Producing risk reports, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of the risk position

• Working with other Project Controls disciplines to ensure compliance & alignment of project information, specifically Earned Value Management (EVM) framework and Estimating processes

Skills and behaviors

• Works to make positive change happen by embracing challenges and opportunities

• Effectively connects and communicates with people to collaborate & deliver our best work

• Proactive, self-motivated and able to work independently when necessary

• Takes responsibility for the development of personal performance and core skill set, building confidence in their contribution to the team or project

Qualifications

• Experience in managing risk in a project or program environment is essential

• Experience running risk workshops w/ multiple stakeholders is strongly desired

• Experience of working in the utilities sector is desirable

• A solid understanding of Monte Carlo risk analysis

• An understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls (Scheduling, Cost Control, Change Control)

interact with Risk Management is desirable

• Familiarity with at least one risk standard or approach (ISO31000, APM, Orange Book, IPA) is desirable

• A qualification such as APM Risk Certificate Level 2 or Management of Risk (MoR) Practitioner is desirable

• Familiarity with at least one risk tool (ARM, Predict! Risk Controller, Risk Hive, Xactium, Palisade @Risk) is desirable

• The ability to travel to project sites as required is essential