Construction Risk Manager

ProSidian Consulting • Washington, DC

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

ProSidian is seeking a Construction Risk Manager for Program Support on an Exempt 1099 Contract basis. This role is primarily remote within the USA, with on-site meetings expected, and supports the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO), which provides debt financing for large-scale energy infrastructure projects. The position is aligned with the GSA Labor Category: Senior Consultant and requires relevant Energy Industry experience. The Construction Risk Manager will provide Independent Engineering (IE) advisory services, focusing on risk management solutions for energy sector clients. This includes identifying and assessing construction execution risk, contingency adequacy, delay exposure, and mitigation effectiveness. The role involves converting engineering, construction, compliance, and risk findings into lender-ready due diligence, monitoring, certification, and decision-support outputs. The Construction Risk Manager will be part of a team providing management and financial consulting, acquisition and grants management support, and business program and project management services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, construction management, business, risk management, finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering, construction, operations, compliance, risk, finance, or energy infrastructure advisory experience.
• Demonstrated work on oil and gas, power, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects for owners, lenders, independent engineers, or federal clients.
• Primarily focused on Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and Grants Management Support, and Business Program and Project Management Services initiatives and aligned with Program Support activities Construction Engineering & Monitoring Support Functional Area Activities.
• Skills include: Independent engineering review; U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) - Style documentation discipline; technical due diligence; risk assessment; construction delivery risk, contractor performance, site safety, supply chain, and execution uncertainty; data room review; information request tracking; report writing; Excel-based analysis; stakeholder coordination; and clear presentation of findings for credit, construction, monitoring, and certification decisions.
• Competencies include: Technical judgment; independence and objectivity; analytical rigor; attention to detail; defensible documentation; client service orientation; cross-functional collaboration; issue escalation; quality mindset; schedule discipline; and ability to translate technical evidence into actionable risk, compliance, and financing implications.
• Proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. Advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio; and able to quickly learn other tools as needed.
• Establish, manage, pursue, and achieve annual goals and objectives with Documented Goals for each of the firm's Eight ProSidian Global Competencies.
• Support all business development and other efforts on behalf of ProSidian.
• Security clearance is necessary for engagement teams managing sensitive work in the Federal Marketplace.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications such as PMP, CQA, CIA, ISO Lead Auditor, CHMM, CSP, or PMI-RMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides Independent Engineering advisory support for Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program technical due diligence, credit evaluation, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities, with emphasis on construction delivery risk, contractor performance, site safety, supply chain, and execution uncertainty.
• Reviews project documentation, evaluates technical and commercial interfaces, identifies risks and mitigations, validates assumptions, supports conditions precedent and disbursement readiness reviews where applicable, and prepares defensible work products including construction risk registers, mitigation tracking, contingency reviews, and lender reporting.
• Coordinates with engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental, HSE, and project controls stakeholders to support timely lender and DOE decision-making.
• Identifies and assesses construction execution risk, contingency adequacy, delay exposure, and mitigation effectiveness.
• May participate in data room reviews, borrower/contractor interviews, site observations, monthly monitoring meetings, risk register updates, CP evidence reviews, draw package checks, issue closure tracking, and preparation of Independent Engineer reports for DOE, LPO, credit, and program governance stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Health benefits
• Pre-tax employee benefits
• Incentives
• Group Medical / Dental / Vision Health Insurance Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits (2 weeks of vacation, three sick days, 10 ProSidian holidays, and government holidays)
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs (Flexible Spending Account - FSA)
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans via the Corporate Perks Benefit Program
• ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program
• Performance Incentives
• Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior