Risk Manager

WSP • Las Vegas, NV

5d • $130,780 - $160,100

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Risk Manager to join its Project Controls team. The role can be based in Portland, Oregon, or Las Vegas, Nevada. The Risk Manager serves as the risk management subject matter expert for assigned projects, programs, or portfolios and is accountable for risk management performance on assigned commissions.

The position develops risk management frameworks and strategies, designs and implements processes tailored to client needs and aligned with recognized best practices, and facilitates workshops to identify assumptions, quantify uncertainty, and validate economic risk drivers. It develops and maintains risk registers and quantitative economic risk models, conducts cost and schedule risk analysis using probabilistic and simulation-based methods, and evaluates uncertainty and alternative project outcomes, including upside and downside scenarios.

The Risk Manager analyzes economic project-risk drivers, prepares assessments, forecasts, reports, and scenario analyses, and advises project leadership on risk-adjusted contingency and schedule reserves. The role also supports response planning for critical risks, determines appropriate contingency and schedule reserve amounts with project teams, and provides training to junior risk managers and other staff. Travel is required as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Economics, Finance, or a relevant field.
• 7–10 years of experience in risk management, construction management, project management, and/or contract or change management.
• Knowledge of general risk management and project control standards and frameworks, such as AACE International, APM, IRM, Project Management Institute, and ISO 31000.
• Experience facilitating quantitative risk analysis workshops on cost and schedule.
• Experience conceptualizing and developing risk models using analytical methods.
• Working knowledge of cost risk analysis software such as @Risk, Acumen Risk, or Crystal Ball, and schedule risk analysis software such as OPC or Primavera Risk Analysis.
• Experience developing and managing diverse teams.
• Experience preparing risk reports and documentation.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
• Ability to make responsible and ethical decisions regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and to adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining a big-picture perspective.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and multitasking skills.

Nice To Haves

• Background in Engineering, Economics, or Project Controls Management.
• Experience in multiple sectors, such as transportation, energy, or aviation, and familiarity with project or program delivery processes.
• PMP, PMI-RMP, or other certification.
• Experience effectively reporting and communicating risk analysis outcomes to a wider project team.
• Experience in Strategic and/or Enterprise Risk Management.
• Experience in FTA-funded programs.
• Knowledge and understanding of federal, state, and local transportation administration regulations and policies.
• Practical knowledge of Power BI and other reporting-suite tools.
• Commercial acumen related to business development.
• Knowledge of planning tools such as P6 or MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the risk management subject matter expert for assigned projects, programs, and portfolios, and be accountable for risk management performance on assigned commissions.
• Develop effective risk management frameworks and strategies.
• Plan, design, and implement risk management processes tailored to client needs and aligned with best practices.
• Facilitate structured discussions and workshops to elicit assumptions, quantify uncertainty, and validate economic risk drivers with technical and project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project and program risk registers with input from project and client team members.
• Develop and maintain quantitative economic risk models to evaluate the probability and impact of alternative project outcomes, including downside and upside scenarios.
• Conduct quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis using probabilistic and simulation-based methods to evaluate forecast uncertainty and outcome distributions.
• Analyze economic drivers of project risk, including market conditions, labor and commodity trends, productivity assumptions, and systemic risk factors.
• Prepare economic risk assessments, forecasts, and scenario analyses to support strategic decision-making by project managers, executives, and clients.
• Advise project leadership on risk-adjusted contingency and schedule reserve ranges based on quantitative economic analysis.
• Prepare project and program risk reports as required.
• Support project teams in developing and implementing internal and external response plans for critical risks.
• Work with project teams to determine appropriate contingency and schedule reserve amounts.
• Provide training to junior risk managers and other staff as required.
• Manage challenging behaviors diplomatically, maintain effective working relationships and independent judgment, and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Travel as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability and life coverage.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation or other personal time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

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