Risk Manager - KENAIDAN/MURPHY JOINT VENTURE (Greater Toronto Area, ON)

Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.; Canada; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Canada is looking for a Risk Manager to develop and maintain the project risk management plan for the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements Project. Candidates should have over 15 years of experience in risk management for large-scale infrastructure or transit projects and a relevant degree. This full-time position offers a competitive compensation package, including top wages and benefits. Join us to help deliver innovative solutions for transit infrastructure improvements.

Benefits

Top wages

Benefit coverage for dependents

Employer RRSP contributions

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in risk management within large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Experience during progressive design or early design-build phases.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, RMP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project risk management plan.
• Facilitate risk identification and mitigation meetings.
• Implement risk policies and reporting cycles.
• Prepare regular risk reports and dashboards.
• Plan and execute Quantitative Cost and Schedule Risk Analyses.

Skills

Risk management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Facilitation skills

Collaborative approach

Education

Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management

Tools

Risk management software

Job description

Project Overview

Kenaidan and Murphy are excited to announce a joint venture dedicated to bringing global innovation to infrastructure projects across Ontario. The Bloor‑Yonge Capacity Improvements 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, delivering upgraded facilities for a safer, cleaner, and higher‑capacity subway system for passengers.

About the Companies

Founded in 1974, Kenaidan has been a dynamic construction firm delivering projects with unmatched precision, quality, and efficiency. Murphy, founded in 1951, is a leading international specialist engineering and construction company providing engineered solutions across transportation, natural resources, energy, and water sectors with around 4,000 professionals globally.

Equal Opportunity & Compensation

We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing employees’ work‑life balance with a competitive compensation package that includes: top wages, benefit coverage for you and your dependents, employer RRSP contributions (no match required), and paid time off.

Position

Risk Manager – Toronto, ON

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project risk management plan, consistent with client and JV partner requirements.
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and mitigation meetings across multidisciplinary teams.
• Implement risk policies, processes, tools, and reporting cycles across all working groups.
• Maintain and update the risk register, tracking ownership, status, and mitigation 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 processes from a risk perspective.
• Plan, facilitate, and execute Quantitative Cost and Schedule Risk Analyses at key milestones.
• Interpret QRA outputs and produce actionable insights for project leadership.
• Ensure transparent audit trails for risk‑related assumptions, mitigations, and decisions.

Education & 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.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, RMP, or equivalent.
• Collaborative approach with strong facilitation and diplomatic challenge of assumptions.
• Excellent communication and leadership, able to translate technical outputs into simple messages for decision‑makers.

Additional Information

We do not accept resumes from recruitment agencies not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Any resume or other information received from an unapproved agency will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. We will not pay any referral, placement, or other fee for unsolicited resumes.

We thank all candidates who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a full‑time position.

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).

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