Risk Manager

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Risk Manager **to join our team who can support a team of professionals overseeing every phase of a large-scale aviation project. In this role you will lead, facilitate, administer and proactive management of risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring to contribute to successful project delivery. This is a highly accountable leadership role due to many critical relationships as a trusted advisor to senior clients, helping shape solutions and inform decisions.

**What You'll Be Doing**:

- Develop and implement a comprehensive risk management strategy for the project, aligning it with project objectives, stakeholder requirements, and industry best practices.
- Develops standard operating procedures for the risk management of the program, including risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.
- Ensure consistent and effective risk management across the project and oversee the implementation of risk management processes, tools and techniques.
- Provide guidance and training on risk management principles, techniques, and best practices.
- Engage with stakeholders to communicate risk-related information, facilitate risk discussions, and obtain buy-in for risk management initiatives.
- Facilitate lessons learned sessions to capture risk-related insights and feedback from the project.
- Responsible for risk management of all external and third-party approvals.
- Responsible for working closely with client and delivery partners for integrated risk management approaches, including authorities and any/all interested parties.
- Reports risk management issues to the Project Controls Director, the Senior Management and the Client and develop appropriate recommendations/resolutions/mitigations as necessary.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal policies related to risk management.
- Lead and mentor a team of risk management professionals, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback.
- Promote a strong risk-aware culture and a proactive risk management mindset within the project team and stakeholders.
- Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment to ensure the successful implementation of risk management activities.

**What Required Skills You'll Bring**:

- Bachelors in Engineering, Architecture or equivalent from an accredited university.
- Minimum 15 years’ experience, including 10+ years in risk management on construction projects.
- Accredited certification in risk management is required.
- Chartered Engineer status is ideal.
- GCC experience is preferred.
- Experience on major Aviation and/or Transportation (Rail) programs.

**What Desired Skills You'll Bring**:

- Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
- Strong written and oral communication, organizational, interpersonal skills, and customer service skills are required, both internal and external facing.
- Ability to work in teams. Ability to follow through. Ability to clearly deliver work instructions in a complex risk environment.
- Must function effectively under time constraints, schedule workload to meet deadlines, and have the ability to prioritize.
- High-level understanding and appreciation of risk management in complex risk environments and within the major program sector, preferably within the KSA.
- Ability to work in a matrix organization (dual reporting). Ability to interact with an influence senior-level management. Ability to consult, motivate, and negotiate effectively with client groups, co-workers, employees, vendors, and contractors.
- Strong organization and follow through abilities.
- Strong business judgment.

**Minimum Clearance Required to Start**:
Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.