Project Risk Manager

Pomerleau; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP with employer matching

Hybrid work model

Employee stock ownership program

Career growth opportunities

Transit pass reimbursement

Minimum 4 weeks vacation

Job summary

Pomerleau is seeking a Project Risk Management professional to govern risk across complex projects. You will lead workshops, develop risk and mitigation plans, and collaborate with controls, engineering, and operations teams to strengthen decision making.

You will facilitate quantitative analyses, prepare executive summaries, and contribute to proposals with risk assessments, driving continuous improvement and optimal project delivery.

Qualifications

• Typically 3 to 10 years of relevant experience in project risk management, project controls, scheduling, estimating, engineering, construction management, project management, or related fields.
• University degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience working on complex projects within infrastructure, transportation, industrial, energy, buildings, or related sectors.
• Strong understanding of project delivery and lifecycle management.
• Experience facilitating workshops and engaging multidisciplinary stakeholders is an asset.
• Knowledge of quantitative risk analysis methodologies (QCRA/QSRA) is an asset.
• Familiarity with risk management and project controls tools such as ARM (Riskonnect), Safran Risk, Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, Power BI is an asset.
• Knowledge of ISO 31000, PMI, AACE, and collaborative delivery models is an asset.
• Passion for leveraging technology and data analytics to improve project delivery and decisions.
• Experience developing dashboards and reporting solutions is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement the project risk management process across assigned projects and lifecycle stages.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary risk identification, assessment, and mitigation workshops.
• Develop and maintain risk registers, opportunity registers, mitigation plans, and tracking logs.
• Support quantitative cost and schedule risk analyses (QCRA/QSRA) and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Prepare risk reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries for governance.
• Contribute to project pursuits, proposals, and technical submissions with risk assessments.
• Collaborate with project controls, engineering, procurement, estimating, scheduling, and operations teams to manage risks and opportunities.
• Leverage lessons learned and risk libraries to improve methodologies and tools.

Skills

Risk management

Project controls

Scheduling

Estimating

Engineering

Construction management

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analytics

Education

University degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM/Risk Management

Tools

ARM (Riskonnect)

Safran Risk

Primavera P6

Primavera Risk Analysis

@RISK

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Ready to build your career? We want to hear from you.

Reporting to the Director – Project Risk Management, you will be responsible for the full governance of the risk management process on complex and strategic projects. From proposal development through to project execution, you will act as the conductor of risk management activities, leading workshops, coordinating follow-ups, and ensuring the quality of mitigation plans, reports, and submission narratives. In collaboration with the team of analysts, you will also facilitate quantitative analyses (QCRA/QSRA) and play a key role in supporting decision‑making for senior management and project teams.

What you will do

• Lead and support the implementation of the project risk management process across assigned projects, encompassing various construction contract delivery models (traditional and collaborative) and all project phases, including pre‑construction and construction
• Facilitate multidisciplinary risk identification, assessment, and mitigation workshops.
• Develop and maintain risk registers, opportunity registers, mitigation plans, issue and action tracking logs.
• Support quantitative cost and schedule risk analyses (QCRA/QSRA) and communicate results to project stakeholders.
• Prepare risk reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries to support project governance and decision‑making.
• Contribute to project pursuits, proposals, and technical submissions through project‑specific risk assessments and risk management narratives.
• Collaborate with project controls, engineering, procurement, estimating, scheduling, and operations teams to proactively manage project risks and opportunities.
• Leverage lessons learned, historical data, and risk libraries to strengthen project assessments and support continuous improvement of risk management methodologies, tools, and best practices.

This role could be for you if you have

• Typically 3 to 10 years of relevant experience in project risk management, project controls, scheduling, estimating, engineering, construction management, project management, or related fields
• University degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience in project risk management, project controls, scheduling, estimating, engineering, construction management, project management, or related fields.
• Experience working on complex projects within infrastructure, transportation, industrial, energy, buildings, or related sectors.Strong understanding of project delivery and project lifecycle management.
• Experience facilitating workshops and engaging multidisciplinary stakeholders is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of quantitative risk analysis methodologies (QCRA/QSRA) is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with risk management and project controls tools such as ARM (Riskonnect), Safran Risk, Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, Power BI, or similar platforms is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of ISO 31000, PMI, AACE, and collaborative delivery models such as Design‑Build, Progressive Design‑Build, Alliance, PPP, CMAR, or IPD is considered an asset.
• Passion for leveraging technology, data analytics, automation, and digital solutions to improve project delivery, collaboration, and decision‑making.
• Experience developing dashboards, reporting solutions, knowledge management systems, or innovative workflows is considered an asset.

Benefits

• RRSP with up to 5% employer matching
• Hybrid work model for corporate roles
• Employee stock ownership program
• Career growth through real development opportunities
• Transit pass reimbursement – get to work for free
• Minimum 4 weeks of vacation from day one

For the past six years, we’ve proudly held the distinction of being one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

The expected compensation range posted for this role applies to available work locations in Ontario and/or British Columbia. Offered compensation may vary from the posted range based on a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, qualifications, geographic location, and the final job for which they are hired.

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Pomerleau is a national leader in construction, delivering major projects across Canada. We believe in creating a workplace where people feel respected, supported, and empowered to grow. Our culture is built on collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to doing great work.