Senior Risk Manager

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Our Specialisms, Advisory and Specialisms Business Unit continues to grow, with a specific growth demand within the Infrastructure sector (Aviation, Rail, Highways, Water, Power, Ports) where we have successfully secured positions with many high profile clients and some key local projects and programs in the industry.

As a direct result of this growth, we are currently seeking a full time Senior Risk Manager to support in our business growth.

You will be part of an exciting new team supporting us to successfully manage and deliver various capital projects across Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the wider global AECOM. Relies on advanced knowledge, within the scope of the position and often handles moderately complex tasks. 

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Design and implement risk management frameworks
• Oversee risk and opportunity management in major project or programme environments to enable achievement of project goals and objectives.
• Demonstrate risk management principles, methods, techniques, systems and toolkits; Risk modelling, qualitative risk assessments, quantitative risk management.
• Facilitate collaboration with project stakeholder to ensure consistency and transparency in approach and data.
• Manage high-performing staff / teams including carrying out performance management, undertaking resource planning and embedding a focus on continuous improvement and best-practice.
• Facilitate and drive the delivery of risk workshops.
• Formulate design and delivery requirements of technically complex projects in the architectural, engineering or construction sectors.
• Dealing with a range of stakeholders at all levels across the organisation influencing the improvement of processes and providing guidance to support project delivery and reporting. 

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for

• Degree educated with 5-10 years risk management experience including evidence of delivery of major projects and / or programmes.
• Experience in the construction or infrastructure sectors.
• A strong and extensive experience in the application of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) for cost and schedule to include techniques and tools, for example: @Risk and Primavera Risk Analysis (previously Pertmaster), including the analysis of complex logic-linked cost-loaded schedules.  
• Experience using Enterprise Risk Management tools, for example, Active Risk Manager (ARM), Predict! and Oracle PPM (P6R). 
• Experience in the delivery of risk throughout the project lifecycle including support of investment decisions and delivery/implementation phases.  
• Understanding of construction contracts and the relationship between risk management and controls/management functions including: project management, change control, planning & scheduling, cost & commercial management and reporting.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.