Risk Specialist

Cordoba Corporation • Sacramento, CA

21h • $75,000 - $105,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Cordoba Corporation is a leading engineering and design firm based in California. We are seeking a Risk Specialist to join our Transportation Sector. This position sites within the Project Controls and Project Financial office. The role focuses on supporting comprehensive risk management efforts, maintaining risk reporting tools, and collaborating with key stakeholders to enhance program risk oversight.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a relevant discipline plus
• 10+ years in related risk management roles
• Strong understanding of risk management processes and methodologies
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and analytical skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in large-scale programs or multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities
• Knowledge of risk management practices in infrastructure or construction projects

Responsibilities

• Assist the team in establishing and maintaining cost and schedule baselines to assess risk exposures
• Support input required for external stakeholders, grant applications, and program reporting
• Develop and maintain risk reporting tools for cost and schedule risk analysis
• Manage the client’s risk register, ensuring proper coordination between programlevel and project-level risks
• Maintain and update the client’s Program Risk Management Plan and prepare quarterly risk management reports
• Provide guidance and templates for project risk management, including qualitative risk registers and quantitative risk assessments
• Support project teams in implementing risk management strategies and maintaining project risk contingency plans
• Review and challenge project-level risk assessments to ensure accuracy and effectiveness
• Collaborate with Enterprise Risk personnel to align with overall risk management goals

Benefits

• We offer multiple medical and dental insurance plans, as well as vision insurance.
• Plans are subsidized for both employees and dependents with coverage effective the first month after hire.
• Additionally, Cordoba provides employees with paid AD&D and life insurance, a 401k with an industry leading employer match, generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 9 paid holidays, and other forms of paid time off.
• We also offer flexible spending accounts (FSA’s) including medical care reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement, and commuter benefit plans.
• Employees are also eligible for our employee assistance program and well-being benefits that include stress management, nutrition, and financial well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees