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Risk Manager

Houston, Texas, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manage end-to-end project risk, contractual claims, and cost control 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, Infrastructure, Energy, Life Sciences, Aviation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

risk identification and facilitation, quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule), contractual claims management, change management, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, supplier performance management, dispute resolution, contract interpretation, cost control, delay recovery analysis

Preferred skills

stakeholder management, multidisciplinary team collaboration, knowledge transfer facilitation, process improvement, expert witness support

Technologies

ARM, Predict, Tableau

Responsibilities

Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling; Use risk data to inform investment planning; Monitor overall risk exposure and assess the remaining risk budget; Work with contractors to assess contractors held risks and their views on client held risks; Produce risk reports to support effective communication of threat and opportunity status; Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels; Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of risk management services for the client; Undertake end-to-end project risk management practices on multiple projects/programs; Undertake the creation of risk management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements; Conduct risk reviews at regular intervals, identify and analyze, determine response plans, ensure that project and program risk profiles are being monitored and reported; Lead and run a comprehensive schedule and cost-effective risk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) process; Establish integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team; Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teams to eliminate redundancies and identify improvement opportunities; Provide opportunities to facilitate the transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controls team, and to the client; Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste; Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics and tracking supplier improvement action plans; Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes; Lead, manage, and carry out construction stage contract and claims management; Carry out assessment of contractual claims in accordance with the contract; Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues; Evaluate delay recovery measures; Carry out change management and construction stage cost control; Supervise the measurement and valuation of completed works and variations; Manage the settlement of final accounts with contractors

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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