Risk Manager- Mining Construction

Turner & Townsend•Las Vegas, NV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Risk Manager to join their growing team. The ideal individual will be an experienced risk professional that has supported large-scale construction projects. The role involves end-to-end project risk management practice on multiple projects/programs, including the creation of risk management plans and processes, conducting risk reviews, and leading quantitative risk assessments for cost and schedule. The position also requires establishing the integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team, collaborating with teams to eliminate redundancies and identify improvements, and facilitating knowledge transfer. Additionally, the role includes responsibilities related to contract and claims management, change management, construction stage cost control, and potentially SOX control responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent in relevant discipline
8+ years’ relevant experience within the construction industry.
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, commercials 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 interpersonal skills including great communication.

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 against the remaining risk budget.
Work with contractors to assess contractor 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 & 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 the risk management service to the client.
Undertake end-to-end project risk management practice 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 qualitative 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.
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 of supplier improvement action plans.
Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or litigation processes.
Lead, manage, and carryout 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.