Risk Management Consultant – Capital Construction Projects

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Ensure visibility of threat and opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely risk-budget utilization, and the retirement of threats and opportunities.

• Leverage risk data to guide investment planning.

• Oversee overall risk exposure and manage the remaining risk budget.

• Evaluate contractor-held risks and their perspectives on client-held risks.

• Generate timely risk reports that convey the status of threats and opportunities.

• Perform quantitative assessments of cost and schedule risks to inform project contingency levels.

• Review, enhance, and develop client risk management services.

• Execute comprehensive risk management across various projects and programs.

• Develop risk management plans and processes that align with client requirements and frameworks.

• Conduct regular risk assessments, analyze risks, formulate response plans, and monitor risk profiles for projects and programs.

• Lead Quantitative Cost Risk Assessments (QCRA) and Quantitative Schedule Risk Assessments (QSRA) processes.

• Integrate risk management with project controls, including cost and schedule management, change control, and reporting.

• Collaborate with project control teams to reduce redundancies and identify areas for improvement.

• Facilitate the transfer of knowledge within risk and project controls teams as well as with clients.

• Develop value stream maps to quantify pain points and reduce waste.

• Assist in supplier performance management through the implementation of performance metrics and improvement action plans.

• Support expert witnesses during arbitral or litigation processes.

• Lead contract and claims management during the construction phase.

• Assess contractual claims and provide advice on disputes and resolutions.

• Evaluate measures for delay recovery.

• Implement change management and control costs during the construction phase.

• Supervise the measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.

• Oversee the settlement of final accounts with contractors.

• Comply with SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related construction field.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience.

• Experience in construction project procurement and contract management.

• Background in a Program Management or Program Controls environment.

• Extensive knowledge and experience in risk identification, facilitation, and techniques.

• Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.

• Comprehensive understanding of construction contracts, commercial models, and delivery methods.

• Proficiency in process mapping, root cause analysis, problem-solving, and value-stream mapping.

• Familiarity with web-based database tools such as ARM, Predict, and Tableau.

• Highly self-driven, analytical, and focused on customer needs.

• Exceptional communication skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Potential availability of bonuses.

• A comprehensive benefits package.

• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment.

• Support for work-life balance.

• An equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.

• Confidential management of information.

• A no-fee recruitment process.