Project Risk Manager

About the role

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Project Risk Manager in Abu Dhabi. The role establishes, implements and maintains risk management processes across complex programmes and projects, covering strategic, commercial, technical, operational, schedule, cost, safety, environmental and stakeholder risks. It works closely with project leadership, delivery teams, planners, commercial managers and technical specialists to support informed decisions and protect project objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement risk management frameworks, registers, reporting systems and governance arrangements, and promote a proactive risk-aware culture.
• Lead risk workshops, threat assessments, scenario planning and lessons learned exercises across planning, design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and operations readiness.
• Conduct quantitative schedule and cost risk analysis, Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity analyses, and support contingency and management reserve recommendations.
• Integrate risk with project controls, planning, scheduling, cost management, change control and reporting, and support risk-adjusted schedules and budgets.
• Produce risk dashboards, heat maps, trend analyses and executive summaries, escalate critical issues and support project reviews, gateways, assurance and audits.
• Communicate risks and opportunities to contractors, consultants and senior stakeholders, and present at governance boards and steering committees.
• Ensure compliance with governance requirements, support internal and external audits, and identify and manage opportunities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Risk Management or Business Management, or equivalent experience.
• Typical 5+ years in project controls, programme management, risk management or major project delivery.
• Demonstrated experience on large-scale infrastructure, transportation, rail, energy, aviation, water, utilities, construction or capital investment programmes.
• Experience with multi-disciplinary risk workshops, risk registers, mitigation plans and quantitative risk analysis.
• Strong understanding of programme governance and project controls, and experience supporting executive-level reporting.

Required skills

• Professional certification such as PMI-RMP, PMP, APM, IRM, MoR or PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Quantitative schedule and cost risk analysis, Monte Carlo simulation and sensitivity analysis.