Infrastructure Risk & Contract Advisor

AusNet Services Ltd; Victoria; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AusNet Services Ltd is seeking a Risk & Contract Advisor to strengthen risk management across a portfolio of major infrastructure projects in Victoria, Australia. The role involves developing risk registers, performing QRA/SRA, and advising on contractual and commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle.

You will work with Project Managers and delivery teams, building contingency estimates and improving delivery certainty, with occasional travel to project sites.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management or Quantity Surveying is preferred.
• Qualification or certification in project management/risk management would be highly regarded.
• Experience in risk management, contract administration, commercial management, planning, or project controls within infrastructure, construction, utilities or similar industries.
• Strong understanding of contractual risk identification, assessment and quantification methodologies.
• Experience applying quantitative risk modelling techniques, including Monte Carlo simulation and PERT analysis, and risk software such as @Risk would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted risk management advisor for major capital projects across the Transmission portfolio.
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve project risk registers to support risk governance and contingency management.
• Ensure client-owned risks are identified, quantified, captured and maintained within project risk registers.
• Facilitate the development of robust cost and schedule contingency estimates to support investment decisions and project approval processes.
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) and Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), including Monte Carlo simulations, to support contingency forecasting and investment decisions.
• Assess contractual, commercial, cost and schedule risks, providing clear recommendations and escalation pathways where required.
• Partner with project stakeholders to develop and monitor risk treatment plans that reduce exposure and improve delivery confidence.
• Analyse risk trends, emerging issues and portfolio-wide insights, providing regular reporting to project teams and senior leaders.
• Contribute to the ongoing uplift of risk management processes, tools and capability across the business.

Skills

Risk management

Contract risk assessment

Cost & schedule management

Quantitative risk analysis

Monte Carlo analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Decision-support

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering / Project Management / Quantity Surveying

Tools

@Risk

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

AusNet Services Ltd is seeking a Risk & Contract Advisor to strengthen risk management across a portfolio of major infrastructure projects in Victoria, Australia. The role involves developing risk registers, performing QRA/SRA, and advising on contractual and commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle.

You will work with Project Managers and delivery teams, building contingency estimates and improving delivery certainty, with occasional travel to project sites.