About the role
Senior Project Risk Manager
We're seeking an experienced Senior Project Risk Manager to lead the risk-management program for a large-scale, technically complex capital construction/upgrade project. This person will serve as the principal advisor on risk, delivering independent assessments of threats and opportunities affecting scope, cost, schedule, technical performance, and milestones — combining program leadership, quantitative analysis, mitigation oversight, and executive reporting.
Key Responsibilities
* Program Leadership: Maintain the Risk Management Plan, taxonomy, and governance cadence; facilitate the Risk Management Board; maintain the risk register * Risk Identification: Run risk workshops and reviews across technical, procurement, staffing, and commissioning areas; develop well-supported risk statements; spot cross-cutting and compounding risks * Quantitative Analysis: Build and maintain cost/schedule risk models; run Monte Carlo simulations, sensitivity and scenario analysis; assess contingency adequacy; support rebaselines and funding decisions * Mitigation Management: Help owners build measurable mitigation plans; track commitments and escalate stalled or ineffective actions * Forward-Looking Analysis: Assess critical-path risk, vendor/staffing/funding exposure, and external dependencies * Reporting: Deliver monthly reports and executive briefings; maintain auditable risk records * Training: Develop risk-management training and quality standards; benchmark against industry practices
Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree (engineering, construction/project management, business, economics, math, statistics, or related) + 8+ years in project risk management, controls, estimating, scheduling, or complex capital projects * Experience leading risk management on a large, technically complex capital/infrastructure/scientific/aerospace program * Experience with risk registers, workshops, senior-level reviews, and mitigation tracking * Experience with Monte Carlo simulation, uncertainty/sensitivity analysis, and contingency confidence assessment * Experience integrating risk data with schedules, cost estimates, EAC, and change control * Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
* DOE Order 413.3B or similar federally governed project experience; familiarity with DOE Guide 413.3-7A * Safran Risk Manager, Primavera P6, EVMS experience * Experience with rebaselines, recovery plans, or independent cost estimates * Background in accelerator/scientific facilities, industrial construction, aerospace, or defense * PMI-RMP, PMP, AACE certification, or advanced degree