Risk Manager

Company Description

Do you want to be part of our growing risk function and help deliver the risk management on a major infrastructure program as well as delivering the vision for **Turner & Townsend** in Canada?

**Who are you?**

You are an experienced **Risk Manager** with a minimum of **10 years** post-graduate experience working on major projects preferably in infrastructure, undertaking a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of the risk management service to the client. You are looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role and looking to join a thriving business.

**Job Description**:
**As Senior Risk Manager responsibilities include, but may not be limited to**:

- Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritization of threats, opportunities, and issues.
- Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
- Assist with the identification and recording of appropriate management responses which are measurable and specific, along with assessing the post mitigated positions.
- Ensure the program and project management leadership teams are fully supported in delivering best practice risk management activities.
- Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of the risk management service to the client, including processes, procedures and tools.
- Undertake end-to-end program and project risk management on multiple projects within the program. Risk reviews are to be undertaken at regular intervals, with identified risks qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed, treatments determined, and project and program risk profiles monitored and reported. All facilitated risk review outputs are to be structured and reported.
- Where appropriate, quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo simulation) is to be undertaken. Results will be used in risk evaluation, monitoring and reporting against project and program baseline cost and schedule.
- Establish integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team, with direct touch points to cost and schedule management, change control and reporting.
- Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teams so as to eliminate redundancies and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Provide opportunities to facilitate the transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controls team and to the client. The transfer of knowledge may include informal one-one-one discussions with client stakeholders and more formal presentations to clients and colleagues.
- Prepare risk management reports by documenting, analyzing and summarizing relevant information from different stakeholders.
- Review of high-level client facing processes & procedures for use and update on a regular basis.

**Qualifications**:
**Required skills & experience**:

- Minimum of 4 years post-graduate experience working on major programs and projects
- Demonstrated experience within a Program Management or Project Controls environment
- Project Risk Management experience
- Good written and oral communications
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
- Has engaged in and supported risk and value management training sessions
- Experience conducting risk-based analysis using Monte Carlo simulations
- Trained and qualified in one or more risk management tools
- Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
- Gained or working towards a Project Management qualification is an asset
- Eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and Controlled Goods Program clearance for selected positions.
- Familiarity with the Department of National Defence or the Defence Industry in Canada is an asset.

Additional Information
**Turner & Townsend** is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 108 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets. We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request

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