Job Title
Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Risk Manager, COM
Location
Toronto, ON CA (Primary)
Category
Construction Management, Project Controls, Project Management
Job Type
Full-time
THE WORK:
You've Never Been Satisfied with "Good Enough."
You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you'll do exactly that. You'll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before.
You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we're transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future.
Because "good enough" builds the past. You're here to build what's next, on a team that outperforms every norm.
Visit us here to learn more about Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects
- (Internal Title: Risk IV)
- Manage procedures and work instructions related to risk and opportunity management
- Develop a risk breakdown structure aligned with project WBS and CBS
- Design the human and material resources required to complete risk management services on a project successfully
- Prepare Risk training materials and train the team on the principle of Risk Management
- Forecast market trends in risk management and collaborate with team to implement process improvements or efficiencies
- Provide technical support to the management of project risk through the facilitation of regular risk reviews at the project and program level
- Maintain risk registers at the project and program level
- Perform quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis using risk management software (like Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Risk, etc.) and provide the interpretation of analysis results (like Distribution S Curve Graph, Sensitivity Analysis Tornado Chart)
- Establish detailed project and program risk reports including P50 and P80 cost and schedule risk exposures
- Clarify with risk owners that mitigation actions are on track
- Ensure compliance with the risk management plan, procedures, and requirements of the assigned scope of work by all program team members
- Review contractor progress reports and identify the risks impacting project cost and schedule and reflect them in the risk register, while working closely with the team and stakeholders
- Liaise with scheduling to prepare high-level schedules (or assess detailed schedules) to be used for quantitative schedule risk analysis and define the link between risks, duration uncertainties, and schedule activities
- Collaborate with cost to monitor project contingency utilization and alignment with cost risk exposures
- Provide input for project and program-level reporting
- Evaluate risk mitigation effectiveness by consulting with clients, staff
- Guide and train Risk team
- Authorize related work and control the delivery of the project per the project plan
- Monitor staff performance to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines
- Clarify and resolve internal quality control checks and issues for the project
- Define risk management success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle
- Recommend and manage project and program risk management expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in Risk Management
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- Holding recognized certifications including RMP® - Risk Management Professional
- Strong understanding of prevailing Risk Management methods
- Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
- Mastery of Risk Management software Active Risk Manager (ARM), Oracle Primavera Risk Analyzer (OPRA), Acumen Risk, etc.
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
- Proficient in Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse and MS Project
- Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
- Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
- Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
- Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
- Effectively leads multi-resource risk teams
- Expert ability to detect and capitalize on others' strengths
- Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
- Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
- Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment promoting effective leadership and teamwork, innovation, and excellence
- Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
- Great people skills and ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Works in a fast-paced project environment with the ability to respond to changing priorities from different levels of the organization
- Experience providing effective risk training and guidance to individuals and teams
- Demonstrated ability to foster an inclusive, positive team environment, supporting teams through key priorities
- Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit - in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
Toronto $130,000 - $160,000
