Risk Manager

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive risk management plan tailored to road, bridge, and tunnel infrastructure projects, aligned with client and contractual requirements.
• Establish risk governance, risk appetite and tolerance levels, escalation procedures, and reporting protocols.
• Ensure risk frameworks comply with international standards (e.g., ISO 31000) and client risk requirements.
• Lead risk identification workshops with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors, and stakeholders to proactively identify potential risks across project lifecycle phases.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments using recognized tools and techniques (e.g., risk scoring, Monte Carlo simulation).
• Maintain and regularly update detailed risk registers, ensuring all risks are categorized, prioritized, and tracked.
• Develop scalable, practical risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans to reduce impacts on project cost, schedule, quality, HSE, and reputation.
• Monitor risk treatment plans and controls to ensure measures are implemented effectively and risks are being actively managed.
• Facilitate ongoing risk reviews, update risk dashboards, and provide scenario planning support to enable informed decision-making by senior management.
• Prepare and present risk reports, dashboards, and briefings for senior leadership, clients, and governance committees.
• Communicate project risk status, trends, and emerging issues clearly and proactively.
• Integrate risk insights into broader project controls, planning, and delivery frameworks.
• Prepare and present risk reports, dashboards, and briefings for senior leadership, clients, and governance committees.
• Communicate project risk status, trends, and emerging issues clearly and proactively.
• Integrate risk insights into broader project controls, planning, and delivery frameworks.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Risk Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree or professional risk certification (e.g., PMI-RMP, IRMCert, ISO 31000 Practitioner) is preferred.Strong working experience in international and/or GCC environments is an asset.
• Demonstrated expertise in delivery of multiple complex infrastructure programs.
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in risk management, ideally with a focus on large infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, tunnels).
• Proven experience working in a PMC / consultancy environment delivering major infrastructure risk services.
• Working exposure to GCC / Middle East markets is an advantage.
• Strong familiarity with risk frameworks, assessment methodologies, and industry standard tools (e.g., ARM, Primavera Risk Analysis).