Project Risk Controls Specialist

KBR Careers; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KA:KBR Adelaide is seeking an experienced Project Risk Controls Specialist to lead risk and opportunity management across major infrastructure programs. You will establish risk registers, run workshops, coordinate QRAs, and partner with project teams to integrate risk into reporting and forecasting.

You will drive continuous improvement, promote a risk-aware culture and ensure compliance with governance frameworks, delivering improved cost, schedule and performance outcomes for landmark projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk and opportunity management within large infrastructure or major capital delivery programs.
• Strong understanding of project controls disciplines, including risk, cost and schedule management.
• Experience facilitating risk workshops and engaging stakeholders across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Professional risk management certification or ISO 31000-related qualifications will be highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain and continuously improve project risk and opportunity registers across major infrastructure projects.
• Facilitate structured risk identification, assessment and review workshops throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead and coordinate quantitative risk assessments (QRAs) for project cost and schedule outcomes.
• Partner with project managers, commercial teams and project controls professionals to integrate risk management into project reporting, forecasting and decision‑making.
• Monitor project risks and opportunities, ensuring clear ownership, mitigation actions and effective treatment strategies are maintained.
• Prepare risk reporting, dashboards and insights for project leadership, steering committees and governance forums.
• Provide assurance on the quality and effectiveness of risk management practices, documentation and compliance requirements.
• Support delivery partners and consultants in adopting consistent risk management methodologies and frameworks.
• Identify emerging risk trends, support lessons learned activities and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a strong risk‑aware culture across project teams and stakeholder groups.
• Ensure risk management activities align with established governance frameworks, escalation protocols and project delivery requirements.
• Contribute to the successful achievement of project schedule, cost and performance objectives through proactive risk management

Skills

Risk management

Project controls

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical capability

Education

Engineering / Project Management / Risk Management tertiary qualification

Tools

QRAs

Risk modelling tools

Job description

Title: Project Risk Controls Specialist

Our Adelaide team is seeking an experienced Risk Management Specialists – Major Project Controls to support the successful delivery of major water infrastructure projects that will help strengthen South Australia's future water security. Working within a high-performing project controls environment, you will lead and facilitate best-practice risk and opportunity management across complex capital programs. Partnering closely with project managers, commercial teams, delivery partners and key stakeholders, you will help ensure project risks are proactively identified, assessed and effectively managed to optimise cost, schedule and performance outcomes. This is an outstanding opportunity to contribute to landmark infrastructure projects while further developing your expertise within one of Australia's leading project delivery organisations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish, maintain and continuously improve project risk and opportunity registers across major infrastructure projects
• Facilitate structured risk identification, assessment and review workshops throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead and coordinate quantitative risk assessments (QRAs) for project cost and schedule outcomes
• Partner with project managers, commercial teams and project controls professionals to integrate risk management into project reporting, forecasting and decision‑making
• Monitor project risks and opportunities, ensuring clear ownership, mitigation actions and effective treatment strategies are maintained
• Prepare risk reporting, dashboards and insights for project leadership, steering committees and governance forums
• Provide assurance on the quality and effectiveness of risk management practices, documentation and compliance requirements
• Support delivery partners and consultants in adopting consistent risk management methodologies and frameworks
• Identify emerging risk trends, support lessons learned activities and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Promote a strong risk‑aware culture across project teams and stakeholder groups
• Ensure risk management activities align with established governance frameworks, escalation protocols and project delivery requirements
• Contribute to the successful achievement of project schedule, cost and performance objectives through proactive risk management

What You’ll Bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience in risk and opportunity management within large‑scale infrastructure or major capital delivery programs
• Strong understanding of project controls disciplines, including risk, cost and schedule management
• Experience facilitating risk workshops and engaging stakeholders across multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong analytical capability, including experience with quantitative risk assessment and risk modelling tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present risk information to a range of audiences
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and work collaboratively across complex delivery environments
• Experience working within public infrastructure, utilities, water, energy or major capital projects will be highly regarded
• Professional risk management certification or accreditation (such as ISO 31000‑related qualifications) will be highly regarded
• Understanding of sustainability, climate resilience or infrastructure asset risk considerations will be beneficial

Why Join Us?

You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to major infrastructure programs that deliver long‑term benefits for communities and support the sustainability and resilience of essential water services. Working alongside experienced project delivery, project controls and risk professionals, you’ll play a key role in helping manage uncertainty, improve project confidence and support successful outcomes across complex and technically challenging programs.

At KBR, we invest in our people through challenging project opportunities, ongoing professional development and the opportunity to collaborate with industry‑leading experts. Our culture embraces teamwork, innovation and continuous improvement, providing an environment where you can build a rewarding and long‑term career.

KBR Values: Our KBR Values - We Value Our People, We Deliver, We Are People of Integrity, We Empower, We Are a Team of Teams - embody our people centric organisation. Our culture, and our genuine focus on our people is a major factor in our success and we want you to be part of our journey. KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World. KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

KBR Values:

• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.