Risk Manager - Infrastructure

Job Description

The Risk Managers primary focus is on the management and coordination of the risk management function, ensuring that all elements of risk to the project are identified, analysed, reported and solutions/mitigations developed and implemented.

The Risk Manager reports directly to the Project Controls Manager and will be responsible for:

• Management and coordination of risk management to ensure effective project delivery to and to the highest industry standards, on time and within allocated budgets.
• Undertaking both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment to support informed and evidence based decision-making within the project.
• Building and promoting a risk-aware culture across the project which includes increase levels of awareness, understanding and commitment to risk management issues, facilitating risk workshops as required.
• Ensuring a program of individual and small group risk reviews and reports are completed to facilitate an accurate understanding of actual and potential risk exposures across the project and assisting in providing solutions and mitigations, including any required controls and actions.
• Completing risk reporting associated with monitoring project contingency and potential scope modifications made during the project.
• Updating the risk register to facilitate the management of the project risk profile.
• Providing subject matter expert advice to the project management team in relation to risk management.
• Coordinating and reviewing project status reporting and assisting with arrangements for key governance meetings.
• Supporting the project controls and contract management functions as required.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in complex, large scale multidisciplinary projects in transport and/or infrastructure related organisations.
• Experience in using risk databases and risk management systems including systems/software to support quantitative risk analysis.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Able to anticipate and follow-through fully on tasks.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to providing excellent service.

Additional Information

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We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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