Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 3 years of applicable experience in risk management.
Experience in construction project procurement and contract management.
Demonstrated experience in a Program Management or Program Controls environment.
Deep knowledge of risk identification and facilitation techniques.
Strong communication, analytical, and negotiation skills.
In-depth understanding of construction contracts and commercial models.
Proficient in process mapping and value-stream mapping.
Familiarity with web-based database tools like ARM, Predict, and Tableau.
Highly self-motivated and customer-centric.
Responsibilities
Maintain visibility of risk trigger points for effective cost profiling.
Use risk data to inform investment planning decisions.
Monitor overall risk exposure and assess remaining risk budget.
Collaborate with contractors to evaluate held risks and their impact.
Produce timely risk reports to communicate threat and opportunity status.
Conduct quantitative risk assessments to inform project contingencies.
Initiate improvements in risk management services for clients.
Manage end-to-end project risk management across multiple projects.
Create risk management plans in line with client requirements.
Conduct regular risk reviews and develop response plans.
Lead comprehensive risk assessment processes for cost and schedule.
Integrate risk management with project controls and reporting functions.
Facilitate knowledge transfer within the risk team and to clients.
Map value streams to identify and minimize waste.
Collaborate on supplier performance management and improvement plans.
Support expert witnesses in arbitration or litigation processes.
Manage construction stage contract and claims management.
Assess contractual claims and provide strategic advice on disputes.
Evaluate delay recovery measures and manage change control.
Supervise measurement and valuation of completed works.
Manage settlement of final accounts with contractors.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs.
Opportunities for professional development and training.
Collaborative work environment with a focus on knowledge sharing.
Potential for performance-based bonuses.
Flexible on-site presence based on client needs.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is looking for aRisk Manager to join our growing team. The ideal individual will be an experienced risk professional that has supported large scale construction projects.
The successful candidate will bring experience supporting the delivery of construction and capital projects within one or more of Turner & Townsend's key markets, including data centers, critical infrastructure, aviation, life sciences, and energy & natural resources. Exposure to complex projects, stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary teams across these sectors is preferred.
Responsibilities:
Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
Use risk data to inform investment planning.
Monitor overall risk exposure and assess the remaining risk budget.
Work with contractors to assess contractors held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat and opportunity status.
Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of risk management services for the client.
Undertake end-to-end project risk management practices on multiple projects/programs.
Undertake the creation of risk management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements, processes, policies, and frameworks.
Conduct risk reviews at regular intervals, identify and analyze, determine response plans, ensure that project and program risk profiles are being monitored and reported.
Lead and run a comprehensive schedule and cost-effective risk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) process is delivered.
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 to eliminate redundancies and identify improvement opportunities.
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-on-one discussions with client stakeholders and more formal presentations to clients and colleagues.
Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste (both in terms of speed and cost).
Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics and tracking supplier improvement action plans.
Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes.
Lead, manage, and carry out construction stage contract and claims management.
Carry out assessment of contractual claims in accordance with the contract.
Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues.
Evaluate delay recovery measures.
Carry out change management and construction stage cost control.
Supervise the measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.
Manage the settlement of final accounts with contractors
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
Minimum 3 years of applicable experience.
Relevant construction project procurement and contract management experience.
Demonstrated experience within a Program Management or Program Controls environment
Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification, facilitation and techniques.
Strong communication, analytical and negotiation skills.
In-depth understanding of construction contracts, commercial models, and delivery methods.
Proficient in process mapping, root causes analysis, problem solving, and value-stream mapping.
Familiarity with web-based database tools - ARM, Predict, Tableau
Highly self-motivated, analytical, and customer centric.
Excellent communication skills.
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*
The base salary range for this role is $160,000-$170,000 USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.
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