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Risk Manager

Chicago, Illinois, us💼 Full-time💰 $160,000–$160,000🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-27

Core

Manage end-to-end project risk, cost control, and contractual claims for large-scale construction and capital projects.

Role type

Senior IC Risk Manager (Construction & Capital Projects)

Builds

Risk management plans, quantitative risk assessments, and contractual claim resolutions for construction programs.

Domain

Construction, Capital Projects, Infrastructure

Required skills

risk identification and facilitation, quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule), contractual claims management, change management, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, contract interpretation, stakeholder management, negotiation, process mapping, supplier performance management

Preferred skills

experience in program management or program controls environments, knowledge of construction procurement and contract management, familiarity with web-based database tools (ARM, Predict, Tableau)

Technologies

ARM, Predict, Tableau

Responsibilities

Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points and manage risk budgets; conduct quantitative risk assessments to inform project contingency levels; lead comprehensive schedule and cost-effective risk assessment processes; manage construction stage contract and claims including delay recovery and final account settlements; produce risk reports and communicate status to stakeholders; establish and integrate risk management functions within project controls teams; facilitate knowledge transfer to clients and project teams; supervise measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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