Job Description
Lead a risk management team on a significant transport infrastructure project in Ireland, developing and implementing risk reporting frameworks and ensuring timely and high-quality information is provided to stakeholders.
Job Description
The Risk Lead will be responsible for leading the risk and opportunity management team within the PMO function and will lead the development of a risk reporting framework to comprehensively report on risks, including operational risks, strategic risks, and retained risks.
- Lead in the identification and implementation of a suitable risk management software to enable documentation, management, monitoring, and reporting of risk.
- Oversee the review of existing risk registers to ensure all risks are captured and reported against the initial cost of risk.
- Develop and draft risk requirements for procurement and contract documents for the Core Contracts ensuring alignment across the full suite of documents.
- Proactively manage risk within the PMO function, embedding a proactive and collaborative risk management culture across all aspects of project delivery.
- Coordinate with a wider relevant stakeholder group in relation to risk management upon commencement of construction activities.
- Coordinate and host regular risk reviews, risk workshops, and a risk register forum with all relevant stakeholders.
- Update the Quantitative Cost Risk Assessment and Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis models regularly.
- Identify and report risks and opportunities that should be escalated to the Project Board and to other governance bodies.
- Provide an independent, objective view of risk and opportunity management across the various levels of the project's governance.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of experience in risk and opportunity management, with 5+ years of experience within infrastructure projects of considerable scale and complexity.
- Expert knowledge of risk management principles, methods, techniques, systems, and toolkits.
- Experience providing strategic leadership and direction in risk management.
- Experience working on PPP projects would be advantageous.
- Experience of working within both consultancy and client or contractor environments an advantage.
Qualifications
The candidate should hold a minimum level 8 degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, e.g. engineering, supply chain, procurement, quantity surveying.
- Level 9 Masters (or equivalent) in a relevant field would be advantageous.
- Chartered member of a relevant professional body preferred.
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