Risk Specialist (Rail/Transit Projects)

AECOM•Sacramento, CA

15h•$90,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. AECOM is seeking a Risk Specialist to work on-site in our Sacramento, CA Office. This position is part of the Project Controls and Project Financial Office and is responsible for supporting risk management initiatives across programs. Key duties include maintaining risk reporting tools, collaborating with stakeholders, and contributing to comprehensive risk oversight efforts to ensure effective program performance and control.

Requirements

BA/BS + 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

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 Authority’s risk register, ensuring proper coordination between program level and project-level risks
Maintain and update the Authority’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