Capital Project Risk Management Specialist

Infrastructure Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 105,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Health, dental, vision coverage

Pregnancy and parental leave top-ups

Healthcare Spending Account

Job summary

Infrastructure Ontario seeks a Capital Project Risk Management Specialist to advance risk practices across its portfolio. You will facilitate risk assessments, manage risk registers, and perform quantitative cost and schedule risk analyses to guide contingency planning and reporting.

You will collaborate with delivery teams and external stakeholders to promote proactive mitigation and continuous improvement of risk frameworks and analytics.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Several years of experience in project controls, risk management, infrastructure delivery, construction, engineering, or related environment.
• Experience facilitating risk assessments and maintaining project risk registers within complex project environments.
• Knowledge of quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis methodologies and associated software tools.
• Familiarity with project controls disciplines such as cost management, scheduling, forecasting, and change management.
• Experience preparing project reporting, dashboards, and analytical materials to support decision-making.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence project teams and build collaborative relationships across multiple disciplines.
• Experience with QCRA, QSRA, ARM or similar risk management applications is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate project-level risk assessments and support implementation of risk management processes across assigned projects.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project risk registers, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and managed throughout the lifecycle.
• Conduct quantitative risk analysis for cost and schedule risks and support contingency planning, forecasting, and reporting.
• Manage and maintain risk management systems and databases with timely, complete project information.
• Prepare project risk reports, metrics, and analyses to support decision-making and governance.
• Collaborate with project teams, controls professionals, technical specialists, and external stakeholders to promote proactive risk mitigation.
• Deliver risk management training, workshops, and guidance to ensure consistent application of frameworks.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to risk management processes, tools, reporting and analytics.

Skills

Project controls

Risk management

Infrastructure delivery

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Quantitative risk analysis

Communication

Influence

Education

Engineering or related degree

Construction Management or related field

Finance/Economics background

Tools

ARM (Active Risk Manager)

QSRA

QCRA

Job description

Position Purpose:

The Capital Project Risk Management Specialist supports the implementation and continuous improvement of risk management practices across Infrastructure Ontario's capital project portfolio. The rolefacilitatesproject-level risk assessments, manages risk registers and reporting, conducts quantitative risk analysis, and works closely with project delivery teams toidentify, assess, and mitigate project risks. The position promotes consistent application of risk management frameworks, tools, and best practices across a variety of asset classes and delivery models.

What You Will Do:

• Facilitateproject-level risk assessments and support the implementation of risk management processes across assigned projects.
• Develop,maintain, andmonitorproject risk registers, ensuring risks are accuratelyidentified, assessed, and managed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct quantitative risk analysis for project cost and schedule risks and support contingency planning, forecasting, and reporting activities.
• Manage andmaintainrisk management systems and databases, ensuringtimely, complete, andaccurateproject information.
• Prepare project risk reports, metrics, and analyses to support decision-making and project governance.
• Collaborate with project delivery teams, project controls professionals, technical specialists, and external stakeholders to support proactive risk identification and mitigation strategies.
• Deliver risk management training, workshops, and guidance to promote consistent application of risk management frameworks and practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to risk management processes, tools, reporting, and analytics.

Who You Are:

• University degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related disciplinean asset.
• Severalyears of experience in project controls, risk management, infrastructure delivery, construction, engineering, or a related environment.
• Experiencefacilitatingrisk assessments and maintaining project risk registers within complex project environments.
• Knowledge of quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis methodologies and associated software tools.
• Familiarity with project controls disciplines such as cost management, scheduling, forecasting, and change management.
• Experience preparing project reporting, dashboards, and analytical materials to support decision-making.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence project teams and build collaborative relationships across multiple disciplines.
• Experience with Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA), Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA), Active Risk Manager (ARM), or similar risk management applications is considered an asset.

What We Offer:

• Commitment to creating a diverse,equitableand inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging andrepresentsand reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A Defined Contribution Pension Plan, with Infrastructure Ontario contributing the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary and will also match any employee contribution up to anadditional5% of their annual salary. Toprovidefurther options for planning and saving for the future, IO offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account to eligible employees.
• A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
• A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for15 weeks.
• Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutritioncounsellingor financial planning.
• Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership andlicencefees per year for eligible colleagues ifdirectly relatedto the employee’s role.
• Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs
• A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.

We offer a competitive hiring range of$105,100 to $116,200(PM2level), pay will align with skills,knowledgeand experience of the candidate.

This posting will close on October 12, 2026at11:59pm.

Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled.