Risk Analyst

SYSTRA Canada Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada Inc. is seeking a Risk Analyst to join our Rail & Transit project team in Ontario. You will implement and manage risk management services from inception to completion.

The role emphasizes budget finalization, risk reviews, and collaboration with project teams to ensure compliant, efficient delivery and high-quality outcomes. Candidates should have 4–6 years in risk management, a relevant bachelor's degree, and certifications such as RMP and PMP; experience leading risk on complex

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in Risk Management.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Holding recognized certifications including Risk Management Professional (RMP) and Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Experience of effective risk leadership on complex construction projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of risk tools, techniques, and software.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the implementation and management of risk management services per the mission and goals of projects and programs from inception through to completion.
• Ensure that work is fully supported from a consulting standpoint in an integrated, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Finalize the budget and operating or delivery plan for the risk management services in consultation with the project or program team and client.
• Provide the final review and approval of the completed material planning to successfully deliver risk management services.
• Review changes and interventions to ensure risk management service goals are achieved on the project or program.
• Facilitate various project focus or function meetings with a spotlight on service initiatives.
• Set and interpret service expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members.
• Build and maintain a positive, high-performing team culture with an openness to constructive challenge, continuous improvement, implementation of lessons learned, and an overall ‘right-first-time” mindset.
• Reinforce acceptable standards of workmanship through every stage of the project.
• Supervise and guide clear and focused staff performance objectives (including noncompany resources) to ensure excellence in results.
• Promote a project environment that is inclusive, and diverse and celebrates our differences.
• Clarify internal quality control check and resolve quality issues for the project.
• Prepare procedures and work instructions and ensure that all program team members.
• Comply with the risk management plan, procedures, and requirements of the assigned scope of work.
• Develop risk breakdown structure aligned with project WBS and CBS.
• Prepare risk training materials and train the project team on the principles of risk.
• Evaluate risk registers at the project and program level, ensuring quality standards are met.
• Follow up with risk owners to ensure the mitigation actions are on track, including escalation where required.
• Review contractor progress reports and identify the risks impacting project cost and schedule and reflect them in the risk register.
• Work closely with scheduling to prepare a high-level schedule (or assess detailed schedules) to be used for quantitative schedule risk analysis and define the link between risks, duration uncertainties, and schedule activities.
• Liaise with cost to monitor project contingency utilization and alignment with cost risk exposures

Skills

Risk Management

Leadership

Risk Tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis

Acumen Risk

Job description

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com.

Context

We are lookig for a Risk Analyst for a Rail & Transit project in Ontario.

Missions/Main Duties

• Assist with the implementation and management of risk management services per the mission and goals of projects and programs from inception through to completion
• Ensure that work is fully supported from a consulting standpoint in an integrated, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective manner
• Finalize the budget and operating or delivery plan for the risk management services in consultation with the project or program team and client
• Provide the final review and approval of the completed material planning to successfully deliver risk management services
• Review changes and interventions to ensure risk management service goals are achieved on the project or program
• Facilitate various project focus or function meetings with a spotlight on service initiatives
• Set and interpret service expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members
• Build and maintain a positive, high-performing team culture with an openness to constructive challenge, continuous improvement, implementation of lessons learned, and an overall ‘right-first-time” mindset
• Reinforce acceptable standards of workmanship through every stage of the project
• Supervise and guide clear and focused staff performance objectives (including noncompany resources) to ensure excellence in results
• Promote a project environment that is inclusive, and diverse and celebrates our differences
• Clarify internal quality control check and resolve quality issues for the project
• Prepare procedures and work instructions and ensure that all program team members
• Comply with the risk management plan, procedures, and requirements of the assigned scope of work
• Develop risk breakdown structure aligned with project WBS and CBS
• Prepare risk training materials and train the project team on the principles of risk
• Evaluate risk registers at the project and program level, ensuring quality standards are met
• Perform quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis using Risk Management software (e.g. Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Risk, etc.) and provide the interpretation of results (e.g. Distribution S Curve Graph, Sensitivity Analysis Tornado Chart and Deep Dive Schedule Logic)
• Follow up with risk owners to ensure the mitigation actions are on track, including escalation where required
• Review contractor progress reports and identify the risks impacting project cost and schedule and reflect them in the risk register
• Work closely with scheduling to prepare a high-level schedule (or assess detailed schedules) to be used for quantitative schedule risk analysis and define the link between risks, duration uncertainties, and schedule activities
• Liaise with cost to monitor project contingency utilization and alignment with cost risk exposures

Profile/Skills

• 4-6 years of experience in Risk Management
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Holding recognized certifications including Risk Management Professional (RMP) and Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Experience of effective risk leadership on complex construction projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of risk tools, techniques, and software

Annual Base Salary Range - $95,000 - $120,000

The salary range provided below serves as a general guideline and reflects typical offers for this position.

It is not intended as a strict range; in certain situations, actual compensation may vary when justified.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.

« SYSTRA Canada has an equal access employment program and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, and people with disabilities to apply. »

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

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