Risk Manager - KENAIDAN/MURPHY JOINT VENTURE

Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.; Toronto; Híbrido; CAD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Top wages

Benefits coverage for you and depend7

RRSP contributions

Paid Time Off

Descripción de la vacante

Kenaidan Murphy Joint Venture (KMJV) in Toronto seeks a Risk Manager to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks during design and pre-construction phases. You will support informed decision-making to keep the project on schedule and within budget.

Responsibilities include maintaining the risk plan, coordinating across design, construction, and commercial teams, updating the risk register, and delivering dashboards for stakeholders.

Formación

• 15+ years of risk management experience in large infrastructure or transit projects.
• Experience during progressive design or early design-build phases.
• Proficiency with risk management software is an asset.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain the project risk management plan per client and JV requirements.
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and mitigation discussions across multidisciplinary teams.
• Implement risk policies, processes, tools, and reporting cycles across all groups.
• Maintain and update the risk register with ownership, status, and progress.
• Prepare regular risk reports and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with design, construction, commercial, and estimating teams to integrate risk into cost and schedule forecasts.
• Support value engineering and change management from a risk perspective.
• Plan and execute Quantitative Cost and Schedule Risk Analyses at key milestones.
• Ensure transparent audit trails for risk-related assumptions and decisions.

Conocimientos

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Facilitation

Analytical skills

Leadership

Educación

Engineering degree

Project Management certification (PMP/RMP)

Herramientas

Risk management software

Descripción del empleo

Kenaidan and Murphy are excited to announce a joint venture dedicated to bringing global innovation to infrastructure projects across Ontario.

Project Overview: The Bloor-Yonge CapacityImprovements Project is a significant undertaking by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to expand and modernize Bloor-Yonge station – Canada’s busiest subway hub. This initiative is focused on meeting both current and future ridership needs by improving the station’s efficiency, capacity, and accessibility.

The Kenaidan Murphy Joint Venture (KMJV) is committed to transforming the station to enable faster, more reliable, and more comfortable travel throughout the Greater Toronto Area. The project will deliver upgraded facilities, contributing to a safer, cleaner, and higher-capacity subway system for passengers.

Who we are: Founded in 1974, Kenaidan continues to be a fixture as a dynamic construction firm dedicated to creating structures that will contribute to the well‑being of our community and enhance the fabric of our communities for years to come. Our confidence in our expertise and passion for our work has allowed us to deliver an array of projects with unmatched precision, quality, and efficiency. From general contracting to construction management, we deploy a collaborative approach, embedding innovation and sustainability into every project. #TeamKenaidan

Murphy operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America as a leading international specialist engineering and construction company. Founded in 1951, we are committed to improving life through delivering world‑class infrastructure, providing engineered solutions across transportation, natural resources, energy, and water sectors. With around 4,000 engineers, professional managers, and skilled operatives internationally, we work together as One Murphy to ensure project success. #MoreToMurphy.

We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing employees’work-life balancewith acompetitive compensationpackage including:

• Top wages
• Benefit coverage for you and your dependents
• Employer RRSP contributions (no match required)
• Paid Time Off

We currently have an opening in Toronto, ON for a:

Risk Manager

The Risk Manager is responsible for working closely with design, commercial, and construction teams to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks during the design and pre‑construction phases. This is a key role supporting informed decision‑making and ensuring the project remains on schedule, within budget, and aligned with client expectations.

How will you contribute to the team?

To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Develop and maintain the project risk management plan, consistent with client and JV partner requirements.
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and mitigation meetings and discussions across multidisciplinary teams.
• Implement risk policies, processes, tools, and reporting cycles across all working groups.
• Maintain and update the risk register, tracking risk ownership, status, and mitigation progress.
• Prepare regular risk reports and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with design, construction, commercial, and estimating teams to integrate risk considerations into cost and schedule forecasts.
• Support value engineering and change management processes from a risk perspective.
• Plan, facilitate, and execute Quantitative Cost and Schedule Risk Analyses at key milestones (e.g., 0%, 30%, 50%, 70% design, Target Cost Validation).
• Interpret QRA outputs and produce actionable insights for project leadership.
• Ensure transparent audit trails for risk‑related assumptions, mitigations, and decisions.

Education and Experience:

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in risk management within large‑scale infrastructure or transit projects.
• Demonstrated experience during progressive design or early design‑build phases.
• Proficiency with risk management software is an asset.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, RMP, or equivalent are considered an asset.
• Collaborative approach with strong facilitation skills with and ability to challenge assumptions diplomatically.
• Excellent communication and leadership, able to translate technical outputs into simple messages for decision‑makers

We are an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing diversity and accommodation for applicants upon request in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

This is a full time position