Risk Manager (Data Center Construction)

Linesight; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight in Toronto, Ontario seeks a Senior Risk Specialist to lead risk analysis across global projects. You will facilitate QRA workshops, build comprehensive risk registers, and embed risk management within project teams while guiding clients through mitigation and costed risk actions.

You will travel to key projects, mentor risk professionals, and develop risk models aligned with ISO 31000 and PMI standards. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree or comparable experience in a relevant discipline.
• Experience developing summary risk models from highly complex schedules (P6).
• Experience delivering a Risk Management Service focused on Schedule Risk Analysis.
• Certification in AACE PRMP, PMI-RMP, IRM or APM, or on path to one.
• 12+ years in High Tech, Pharmaceutical, Data Centre, or Infrastructure industries.

Responsibilities

• Travel globally as required to key projects and facilitate QRA workshops.
• Develop risk registers and risk profiles for the project.
• Create stress test scenarios on extreme risk events and present outputs to the team.
• Embed risk management within project teams and client programmes.
• Support the wider team with R&O training and updates on risk processes.
• Use business development skills to engage new clients and repeat projects.

Skills

Risk management

Facilitation

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Strategic planning

Detail-oriented

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

AACE PRMP

PMI-RMP

IRM

APM certification

Tools

Safran Risk

Primavera Risk Analysis

@Risk

ARM

Xactium

RiskPredict

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Risk Specialist at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Be expected to travel globally as required to key projects and facilitate Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) workshops by collaborating closely with stakeholders to review project cost, schedule and risk information
• Use facilitating best practices, engage collaboratively with risk owners to develop realistic risk impact assessments, seeking feedback from key subject matter experts' to ensure any identified risks and mitigation efforts are accurately costed and scheduled
• Develop a comprehensive risk register and risk profile for the project
• Develop stress test scenarios on extreme risk events, and using expert risk analysis, present and deliver outputs to the wider team
• On occasion, embed within a project team and set up the Risk Management process within the project and integrate it within the wider Client organization and their programme and portfolio Risk Management efforts
• Support the wider team of risk management professionals by providing R&O training and updates on risk processes as required
• Use your business development skills to engage new clients as well as repeat projects with existing clients

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a degree or comparable experience in a relevant discipline
• Have experience in developing summary risk models from highly complex schedules in P6, capturing the critical and near critical float paths and fragnets material to the project risks
• Have experience in delivering a Risk Management Service with a focus on Schedule Risk Analysis and Facilitation experience
• Have an AACE PRMP, PMI-RMP, IRM or APM certification, or are on the path to completing one. We can help!
• Have grown your experience over the last 12 years in the High Tech, Pharmaceutical, Data Centre, or Infrastructure industries
• Have experience using industry risk management tools such as Safran Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, @Risk, and familiarity with ARM, Xactium, RiskPredict!
• Have a working knowledge of the principles contained in ISO 31000, COSO, AACE and PMI Risk Management guidelines
• Thrive on balancing analytical and strategic approaches in your leadership
• Are detail-oriented and quality-focused
• Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your priorities and deadlines

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we're not like the others. We're different. Unique. It's our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world's most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices.

We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves.

We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be.

We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace.

If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!