Project Risk Coordinator

WSP in Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking an Intermediate Project Risk Coordinator to join the Transportation Systems team in Montreal. The candidate will support ongoing projects with risk management processes, requiring 2-5 years of experience in civil infrastructure and effective communication skills in French or English. This role offers competitive pay, flexible work options, and a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive employee-focused benefits

Attractive pay

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in civil infrastructure/construction project context.
• Understanding of risk management and project controls.
• Ability to coordinate multi-faceted aspects of projects.

Responsibilities

• Support risk management through workshops and risk meetings.
• Assist in developing, assessing, and monitoring treatment plans.
• Update project risk registers in the risk database.
• Support schedule and cost risk analysis modelling.

Skills

People skills

Effective communication in French or English

Logical approach

Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or equivalent

Job description

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The Opportunity :

WSP is currently looking for an Intermediate Project Risk Coordinator, Rail & Transit, to join our Transportation Systems team located at our Montreal office. Reporting to the T&I Canada Risk Lead, this role is responsible for supporting the application and maintenance of established risk management processes and systems. The Intermediate Project Risk Coordinator will support the Canada Risk Team in providing Risk Management support to ongoing projects and proposals.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging.
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here :

• Support the T&I Canada Risk Team through facilitation of workshops and risk meetings with project team members for risk identification, assessment, prioritization, and development/review of risk treatment strategies, monitoring and control of risks.
• Communicate with risk owners and project teams to assist in the development, assessment, and monitoring of treatment plans.
• Update project risk registers in the risk database.
• Support schedule and/or cost risk analysis modelling.
• Compile information and create risk reports for project teams on a regular or ad-hoc basis.
• Work closely with other project control teams, such as scheduling and cost control.

What you’ll bring to WSP :

• 2-5 years of experience in a civil infrastructure/construction project context and/or a project management/project controls environment.
• Excellent people skills and ability to communicate effectively in French or English with a variety of project team members and stakeholders.
• A logical approach and ability to think through complex issues to coordinate multi-faceted aspects of projects.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or equivalent.
• Understanding of the relationship between risk management and controls/management functions including project management, change control, planning & scheduling, cost & commercial management, and reporting.

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation.
• We are locally dedicated with international scale.
• We are future-focused and challenge the status quo.
• We foster collaboration in everything we do.
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

Please Note :

Health and Safety is a core value of WSP. Compliance with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy and client HSE policies is mandatory at all times, especially at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks as described in the job posting and interview, including working in environmental conditions such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for all candidates during the selection process.

WSP is committed to employment equity. Only selected candidates will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information, please read the full policy.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Other

Industries: Professional Services

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