Risk Management Associate

AECOM are currently seeking a consultant to join our Risk Management team which forms part of our Advisory business and we are looking for highly motivated applicants who possess outstanding analytical communication and creative skills.

As an Associate you will undertake the delivery of complex projects across the full spectrum of advisory activities under minimal direction while managing a team and leading one or more project teams delivering consulting services across a cross section of areas.

Other practice areas within our Advisory business includes Asset Project Monitoring P3 Technical Program Strategy Procurement Contract and Construction Business Intelligence services allowing the successful candidate an opportunity to collaborate across our Advisory team and advise our clients on a wide range of projects across built asset and infrastructure sectors.

Desirable Knowledge and Expertise

Candidates will be expected to possess deep expertise in one or more of the following:

• Good working knowledge of Middle East design and construction projects conditions of contract and contractual issues.
• Demonstrable skills in the implementation and monitoring of project risk management on building and infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with risks associated with new and refurbishment projects.
• Excellent knowledge of project risks associated throughout the project life cycle together with experience of preparing and implementing suitable risk management strategies.
• Must be capable of chairing risk meetings and following up with project team members at all levels.
• Familiarity with risk management software used for recording and reporting risk.
• Demonstratable skill in quantitative cost risk assessment (Monte Carlo).
• Specific risk management qualification would be preferred.

Technical Skills Range

Candidates will be expected to possess skills in one or more of the following:

• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Visio Excel Tableau Power BI data manipulation and analytics.
• Web based data analytics visualization and presentation software.
• Project management project work planning scheduling and resource deployment.
• Business development market planning and client relationships.
• Space programming user research design strategy and conceptual design.
• Revit GIS Python or other space planning / design CAD system.

Culture and Personality

Candidates will be expected to possess as many of these attributes as possible:

• Highly collaborative highly communicative creative team leader.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Comfortable in a fastpaced open creative environment.
• Ability to lead workshops focus groups and presentations.
• Critical thinking and persuasive writing skills.
• Familiarity with research methodologies and processes.
• High degree of flexibility and the ability to lead multiple projects in multiple teams across multiple markets.

Outline of Duties

Working as a collaborative team member this individual will be responsible for:

• Initiate manage and coordinate risk management activities across all stages of projects.
• Chair / facilitate risk management meetings.
• Coordinate with clients engineers contractors and consultancy team members on risk management activities at all levels.
• Monitor risk registers and trends across multiple projects within a program of works.
• Create and maintain risk registers for projects (in formats approved by the clients).
• Advise clients on risk management strategies and appropriate mitigation plans.
• Work with the team to provide cost information to enable quantitative assessment of risks.
• Recommend adjustments to risk registers (as necessary).
• Advise clients on Risk Management best practices and improvements.
• Lead and deliver all aspects of services from inception of a project through to completion.
• Achieve the highest standards of professional competence and to demonstrate this ability in all dealings with clients and professional contacts reinforcing the profile of the company.
• Drive performance standards and technical excellence through expert communication and effective use of the performance management process and AECOM technical practice networks.
• Maintain and develop good relationships with clients take every opportunity to uphold and increase the profile of the firm as a provider of professional premium quality services to the construction industry.
• Actively support the internal team and manage more junior staff on technically complex projects.
• As an Associate you will also be actively involved developing marketing opportunities and where appropriate bring to the attention of Directors and the Business Development Department in order that they may assist in following up potential leads enabling the development of new business.

Managing and delivering specific activities within projects including:

• Client interaction
• Communication
• Planning
• Research
• Data analytics
• Visualization
• Workshop facilitation
• Presentation preparation and report writing
• Coordinating one or more project teams

Qualifications :

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years relevant post education experience.
• Bachelors and preferably masters degree in relevant construction infrastructure related discipline.

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract