Risk Manager

Decima International; Dubai; On-site; AED 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks an accomplished Risk Manager to lead risk management for a large-scale data center project. This client-facing role requires strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills to identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in construction risk management, project controls, schedule and cost risk analysis, and risk reporting, with

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in risk management or project controls on large-scale projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience on data centres, mission-critical infra or major buildings.
• Strong knowledge of risk management principles, reporting and escalation.
• Experience with risk registers, dashboards and executive risk reporting.
• PMI-RMP, PMP or equivalent certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project risk management process aligned with client requirements and standards.
• Develop and maintain the project risk register with owners, due dates and statuses.
• Facilitate risk workshops and review meetings with multidisciplinary teams and client.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk assessments and report trends to leadership.
• Support schedule and cost risk analysis, including mitigation strategies.
• Track mitigation actions and ensure timely closure with risk owners.
• Prepare risk reports and executive summaries for client reviews.
• Promote proactive risk culture across the project team.

Skills

Risk management

Project controls

Stakeholder management

Data centres

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Primavera Risk Analysis

Safran Risk

@RISK

Acumen Risk

MS Excel

Job description

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International's founders established a simple yet powerful formula:

Approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.

If you are interested in a long and rewarding career working with high-profile clients on some of the most challenging projects in the world, then Decima is where you belong. At Decima, you will be able to explore incredible growth and professional development opportunities.

We are seeking an accomplished and highly motivated Risk Manager to lead risk management activities for a large-scale data center project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This client-facing role requires strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with a focus on identifying, assessing, monitoring and mitigating project risks throughout the full project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of construction risk management, project controls, schedule and cost risk analysis, and risk reporting within complex construction, infrastructure, or mission‑critical projects.

You will play a key role in supporting project leadership, technical teams, and client stakeholders by maintaining a proactive risk management framework, ensuring risks are properly captured, analysed, escalated and managed in alignment with project objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the implementation and management of the project risk management process, ensuring alignment with client requirements, internal standards, and industry best practices.
• Develop, maintain and update the project risk register, ensuring all risks, opportunities, mitigation actions, owners, due dates and statuses are accurately updated.
• Facilitate risk identification workshops and regular risk review meetings with project managers, discipline leads, contractors, consultants and client representatives.
• Assess project risks related to scope, cost, schedule, procurement, design, construction, commissioning, quality, safety and stakeholder interfaces.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk assessments to evaluate probability, impact, exposure and priority of identified risks.
• Ensure integration of local context, requirements and regulations into the project risk management framework and process.
• Support schedule and cost risk analysis activities, including risk modelling, scenario analysis and development of mitigation strategies.
• Monitor key project risks and early warning indicators, escalating critical risks to project leadership and recommending corrective or preventive actions.
• Prepare and present regular risk reports, dashboards, trend analysis and executive summaries for client and senior leadership review.
• Coordinate with planning, cost control, commercial, procurement, design, construction and commissioning teams to ensure risk impacts are properly reflected in project controls reporting.
• Track mitigation actions and follow up with risk owners to ensure timely closure or reduction of risk exposure.
• Support change management, claims avoidance, delay analysis and lessons learned activities by providing risk‑related input and documentation.
• Review contractor risk submissions, risk registers, mitigation plans and progress updates to ensure consistency with overall project requirements.
• Promote a proactive risk culture across the project team by improving risk awareness, accountability and timely communication.
• Contribute to the development of risk management procedures, templates, reports and governance processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in risk management, project controls, project management or construction management within large-scale construction, infrastructure or mission‑critical projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Engineering Management, Quantity Surveying, Business or a related technical field.
• Prior experience working on data centres, mission‑critical, industrial infrastructure or large-scale building projects.
• Strong knowledge of project risk management principles, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, monitoring, escalation and reporting.
• Experience developing and maintaining project risk registers, mitigation trackers, risk dashboards and executive‑level risk reports.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between risk, cost, schedule, procurement, commercial management and project delivery.
• Ability to facilitate risk workshops and engage effectively with multidisciplinary project teams, contractors, consultants and client representatives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex project information and provide practical risk‑based recommendations.
• Proficiency in risk management tools, including Monte Carlo simulation and integrated cost‑schedule risk methodologies using Primavera Risk Analysis, Safran Risk, @RISK, Acumen Risk or similar.
• Experience supporting qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, including probability and impact assessments, risk scoring and trend analysis.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly communicate risks, impacts and mitigation strategies to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced project environment.
• Experience working in a PMC, owner's representative or client‑side project management environment.
• Professional certifications such as PMI‑RMP, PMP, AACE, IRM or equivalent risk/project management certification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Construction Management, Engineering Management, Project Management, Risk Management or a related field.
• Experience working on hyperscale data centres or other large‑scale, mission‑critical facilities.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Oracle Primavera Cloud, Procore or other project controls platforms.
• Active membership in PMI, AACE, IRM or similar professional associations.

POSITION DETAILS

• Location (On‑site): Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Position: Risk Manager
• Position Classification: Salary‑based full‑time hours

Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to the safety and well‑being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast‑feeding or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breast‑feeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low‑income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.