CareerPlan

Commercial Construction Risk Manager

Chicago, Illinois, usFull-time$160k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

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

Role type

Senior commercial risk manager (construction)

Builds

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

Domain

Construction, infrastructure, energy, and life sciences

Required skills

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

Preferred skills

stakeholder management, multidisciplinary team leadership, process mapping, root cause analysis, web-based database tools (ARM, Predict, Tableau)

Technologies

ARM, Predict, Tableau

Responsibilities

Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling; Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels; Lead and run a comprehensive schedule and cost-effective risk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) process; Carry out assessment of contractual claims in accordance with the contract; Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues; Manage the settlement of final accounts with contractors; Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC