Senior Project Risk Lead – Infrastructure

Sydney Water; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work environment

Competitive remuneration

Leadership development programs

Wellbeing support (EAP)

Private health insurance discounts

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Zusammenfassung

Sydney Water seeks a seasoned Risk Manager to deliver risk management services across its Systems Planning and Infrastructure Delivery projects. The role focuses on implementing risk management strategies and providing assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

Extensive experience in risk management for large infrastructure is essential, with strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills to influence at all levels within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in risk management for major construction and infrastructure projects is essential. Candidates with experience limited to IT, finance, or banking will NOT meet the role criteria.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and professional certifications in risk management and assurance, with strong alignment to recognised industry bodies.
• Proven experience applying project risk management frameworks in large, complex organisations, ideally within infrastructure or major projects
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and research capability, including experience assessing and managing complex and ambiguous risks
• Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, supported by excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated capability to operate in fast-paced environments, balancing strategic thinking with practical delivery, while maintaining sound judgement and handling sensitive information

Aufgaben

• Lead and embed best-practice project risk management aligned to organisational frameworks, ensuring consistent application across planning and delivery teams
• Drive risk identification, assessment and mitigation (qualitative and quantitative) to support informed, unbiased decision-making
• Manage project contingency (time and cost), including establishment, tracking and integration with early warnings and project controls
• Provide expert risk leadership, coaching and training to risk specialists and project teams, promoting a strong risk-aware culture.
• Oversee risk governance and reporting, including risk registers, audits, dashboards and stakeholder engagement to ensure accurate, timely insights and compliance

Kenntnisse

Project risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Ausbildung

Risk management qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Sydney Water seeks a seasoned Risk Manager to deliver risk management services across its Systems Planning and Infrastructure Delivery projects. The role focuses on implementing risk management strategies and providing assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

Extensive experience in risk management for large infrastructure is essential, with strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills to influence at all levels within a fast-paced environment.