Risk Manager

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Job Description

As an industry leader in program management and construction management for large capital programs, AECOM oversees activities ranging from planning, coordination, scheduling, and cost control, to design, construction, and commissioning. From concept through completion, we provide necessary technical and administrative services to help our clients meet their program objectives. We function as an extension of our clients’ staff, protecting their interests as our own.

AECOM is looking to hire Risk Managers within the Program and Project Management (PPM) Business Line for Canada Region. Reporting to the Risk Management Practice Lead, this position will be responsible for implementing a risk management program to support successful delivery of our client’s infrastructure development program in the Greater Toronto Area.

Major Responsibilities:

The Risk Manager will be responsible for the delivery of risk management services to Client’s Infrastructure development program and projects.

Essential functions of the job include:

• Developing and implementing program and/or project risk management plans.
• Verifying and ensuring that agreed program and/or project Risk Management Plans are implemented by the project teams.
• Facilitating regular risk workshops and maintaining a good working knowledge of the program and/or projects and related activities to inform risk assessment and management.
• Advising and assisting program and/or project teams in implementing appropriate risk treatment plans and communicating risks to avoid surprises with key stakeholders.
• Integrating program-wide risk data to inform and support program’s day-to-day management of risks, program and/or project assurance, and decision-making processes.
• Conducting project and program-level schedule risk workshops/reviews and Quantitative Schedule Risk Assessments (QSRA).
• Conducting project and program-level cost risk workshops/reviews and Quantitative Cost Risk Assessments (QCRA).
• Providing periodic, accurate, and reliable risk reporting including performance trends and identifying items for management escalation.
• Creating and reporting regular leadership and executive level briefing papers to summarize key risks and mitigations as well as risk performance.
• Maintaining a program-wide register of identified and/or emergent risks and opportunities for use on future projects.
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of Client staff related to program and/or project risk management.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

In order to be considered for this position, candidates must possess, at a very minimum:

• No less than a University Degree in project management, quantity surveying, engineering or related discipline plus 10 years of experience in development and implementation of risk management practices, risk identification, risk mitigation, and strategies on large construction projects/programs, including 2 years in leadership.

Note this is just the bare minimum to be considered. See preferred qualifications below.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experienced in the facilitation of risk workshops and comfortable coordinating large groups of stakeholders.
• Familiarity and experience in the application of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) techniques and tools.
• Experience using Enterprise Risk Management tools, for example, Active Risk Manager (ARM)
• Experience in the delivery of risk management activities and deliverables within a program/project lifecycle including support of investment decisions and milestone-based assurance reviews.
• Demonstrated understanding of the interfaces between risk management and other program/project management process areas, i.e. cost and schedule planning and control, change management, quality management, reporting, and commercial management.
• Understanding of various traditional and alternative contracting strategies and associated risks
• Experience working in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction advisory environment, specifically in the development of public infrastructure or other industrial projects.
• Effective verbal and written communications, and facilitation skills.
• Collaborative working style and behaviours, able to influence and engage stakeholders in managing risks.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple consulting engagements.
• Certified Risk Management Lead (CRM) or similar designation
• Membership of a professional body an asset (e.g. AACE, PMI)