Lead Risk Engineer – PMC

Turner & Townsend; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 1,200,000,000 - 2,000,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Lead Risk Engineer for a brownfield nickel smelter expansion in Sulawesi, Indonesia. You will establish the Project Risk Management Framework and act as independent advisor on threats and opportunities across engineering, procurement, logistics, construction, and commissioning.

You will lead risk workshops, maintain the Risk Register, and report to project leadership, ensuring risks are identified early, quantified, mitigated, and linked to decision‑making while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Risk Management, or related discipline.
• 12–15 years of experience in project risk management, planning, cost engineering, or major project delivery.
• Minimum 5 years in a Lead Risk Engineer, Risk Manager, Project Controls Manager, or equivalent role.
• Experience on projects exceeding US$500 million CAPEX.
• Strong understanding of EPC project execution.
• Indonesian or Southeast Asian project experience.
• Experience with Chinese EPC and supply chain environments.
• Proficiency in risk identification and assessment, opportunity management.

Responsibilities

• Establish project risk management framework and procedures.
• Lead risk identification workshops across project phases.
• Maintain the Project Risk Register and risk classification structure.
• Conduct schedule and cost risk analysis and produce risk dashboards.
• Provide independent risk assurance and executive reporting.
• Support risk mitigation, contingency planning, and escalation of critical risks.
• Coordinate with PMC, Owner, EPC, Operations, Supply Chain, and regulators.

Skills

Risk management

Project controls

Scheduling / planning

Quantitative analysis

Probabilistic forecasting

Facilitation & workshop leadership

Communication & presentation

Problem solving

Excel advanced modelling

Acumen Risk

Power BI

Indonesia/Southeast Asia experience

China EPC / supply chain experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Risk Management, or related discipline

Tools

Power BI

Acumen Risk

Excel advanced modelling

Job description

• Department: Energy and natural resources

Job Description

Role Summary

The Lead Risk Engineer is the PMC's focal point for project risk and opportunity management and serves as the independent advisor on threats and opportunities affecting project delivery. On a large-scale brownfield RKEF nickel smelter expansion in Sulawesi, the role provides structured risk management across engineering, procurement, Chinese supply chain activities, logistics, construction, shutdowns, operational interfaces, commissioning, and commercial matters. The position is critical in ensuring that project risks are identified early, quantified appropriately, actively managed, and clearly communicated to support successful delivery of the second production train while protecting existing operations and project value.

Role Purpose

The Lead Risk Engineer is responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining the Project Risk Management Framework for the expansion of an operating nickel smelter through the addition of a second Rotary Kiln Electric Furnace (RKEF) production train in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

As part of the PMC organization, the Lead Risk Engineer provides independent project risk management oversight and assurance, ensuring risks and opportunities are systematically identified, assessed, mitigated, monitored, and reported throughout the project lifecycle.

The role acts as the focal point for project-wide risk management across engineering, procurement, logistics, construction, commissioning, start-up, operational integration, commercial, regulatory, and stakeholder activities. Particular emphasis is placed on managing the unique risks associated with a brownfield smelter expansion, a China‑based equipment supply chain, and integration of Train 2 into an operating nickel processing facility.

The Lead Risk Engineer provides project leadership with objective visibility of project threats and opportunities, enabling proactive decision‑making and safeguarding project safety, schedule, cost, quality, and operational objectives.

Key Accountabilities

The Lead Risk Engineer is accountable for:

• Development and implementation of the Project Risk Management Plan.
• Facilitation of project risk identification and assessment processes.
• Maintenance of the Project Risk Register.
• Schedule and cost risk analysis.
• Quantitative and qualitative risk assessments.
• Risk reporting and executive risk dashboards.
• Monitoring effectiveness of risk mitigation actions.
• Opportunity management.
• Integration of risk management into project decision‑making.
• Independent risk assurance across all project phases.
• Develop and implement the Project Risk Management Framework.
• Establish project risk management procedures, standards, and reporting requirements.
• Promote risk awareness and a proactive risk culture across the project team.
• Ensure risk management is embedded within project governance processes.
• Provide expert risk advice to project leadership.
• Facilitate structured project‑wide risk management activities.

Lead structured risk identification workshops throughout project execution.

Coordinate participation from:

• PMC Team
• Owner Team
• EPC Contractor
• Operations Representatives
• Supply Chain Team
• Regulatory Stakeholders

Identify risks relating to:

• Strategic Risks
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Regulatory changes
• Technical Risks
  • Design maturity
  • Technology integration
  • Process performance
• Commercial Risks
  • Contractual exposure
  • Change management
  • Claims
• Operational Risks
  • SIMOPS activities
  • Production continuity

Maintain comprehensive records of identified risks and opportunities.

Serve as custodian of the Project Risk Register.

Responsibilities include:

• Establish risk classification structure.
• Record risk causes, events, impacts, and mitigation actions.
• Facilitate regular updates.
• Monitor closure of actions.
• Escalate critical risks.

Ensure risks remain active until properly closed or transferred.

This is one of the most critical elements of the role.

Lead the identification and management of risks associated with executing a major expansion inside an operating nickel smelter.

Key Focus Areas

• Operational Interfaces
  • Impact on Train 1 operations.
  • Utility interruptions.
  • Process integration challenges.
  • Maintenance access restrictions.
• Shutdown Risks
  • Delayed tie‑ins.
  • Extended outages.
  • Incomplete preparation.
• SIMOPS Risks
  • Construction adjacent to live operations.
  • Energization activities.
  • Heavy lifting over operating areas.
  • Utility isolation management.

Develop mitigation and contingency strategies to minimise production impacts.

5. Engineering and Technical Risk Management

Monitor engineering‑related project risks.

Typical risks include:

• Design maturity.
• Incomplete technical information.
• Constructability issues.
• Technology integration challenges.
• Design changes.

Particular attention should be given to:

• Rotary Kiln design.
• Electric Furnace installations.
• Utility systems interfaces.
• Control system integration.

6. Supply Chain and Logistics Risk Management

Given the likely sourcing strategy, major focus shall be placed on China‑based procurement and logistics risks.

Monitor and assess risks associated with:

• Manufacturing
  • Supplier capacity constraints.
  • Quality deficiencies.
  • Workforce shortages.
• Logistics
  • Port congestion.
  • Heavy‑lift transportation.
• Materials
  • Critical shortages.
  • Delivery sequencing conflicts.
  • Storage and preservation failures.

Support the Supply Chain Manager in developing mitigation and recovery plans.

Support the Lead Planner / Scheduler and Project Controls Manager through structured schedule risk assessments.

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluate schedule threats and opportunities.
• Assess critical path vulnerabilities.
• Support development of recovery strategies.

Key milestones include:

• Equipment Delivery
• Mechanical Completion
• Energization
• Kiln Dry‑Out
• First Ore Feed
• First Hot Metal
• Performance Testing

Work closely with the Lead Cost Engineer to evaluate:

• Cost growth risks.
• Contractor productivity impacts.
• Schedule‑related cost consequences.

Support:

• Cost forecasting.
• Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews.

Where required, conduct or coordinate quantitative risk assessments.

Responsibilities include:

• Confidence level assessments.
• Critical risk ranking.
• Cost uncertainty analysis.
• Forecast confidence assessments.

Provide decision‑makers with probabilistic project outcomes and recommendations.

10. Opportunity Management

Promote proactive management of project opportunities.

Potential opportunities may include:

• Construction productivity improvements.
• Early procurement approaches.
• Reduced shutdown durations.
• Commissioning acceleration.
• Cost‑saving initiatives.

Maintain an Opportunity Register alongside project risk registers.

11. Regulatory and External Risk Management

Support management of:

• Regulatory Risks
  • Environmental obligations.
• External Risks
  • Community impacts.
  • Weather events.
  • Geotechnical conditions.
  • Political and regulatory changes.

Work closely with the Regulatory & Permitting Coordinator to monitor emerging external threats.

12. Commissioning and Operational Readiness Risks

Support risk management activities during transition from construction to operations.

Focus areas include:

• Mechanical Completion readiness.
• System turnover.
• Operational readiness.
• Training completion.
• Performance testing risks.

Particular attention should be given to:

• Utility reliability.
• Process ramp‑up.

13. Assurance, Audits and Reviews

Facilitate project risk assurance activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Project health checks.
• Stage‑gate reviews.

Verify that risk management processes are being effectively implemented by all project stakeholders.

14. Reporting and Communication

Prepare regular risk reports for project leadership.

• Weekly Reports
  • Critical risks.
  • New risks.
  • Escalated issues.
• Monthly Reports
  • Risk trend analysis.
  • Opportunity status.
  • Schedule and cost risk outlook.

Present findings to:

• Project Director.
• Owner Steering Committee.
• Project Controls Reviews.

RKEF and Brownfield‑Specific Experience

The successful candidate should have an understanding of risks associated with:

• Process Facilities
  • Rotary Kilns
  • Electric Furnaces
  • Electrode Systems
  • Ore Drying Systems
• Utilities
  • Power generation and distribution.
  • High‑voltage substations.
  • Cooling water systems.
  • Firewater systems.
• Brownfield Integration
  • Utility tie‑ins.
  • Shutdown execution.
  • Operational interfaces.
  • SIMOPS management.
  • Production continuity.
• Supply Chain
  • International logistics.
  • Heavy‑lift transport.
  • Customs and importation.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Risk Management, or related discipline.

Preferred Professional Certifications

• AACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP)
• AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)
• PMP
• IRM Certification

Experience

• Minimum 12–15 years of experience in project risk management, project controls, planning, cost engineering, or major project delivery.
• Minimum 5 years in a Lead Risk Engineer, Risk Manager, Project Controls Manager, or equivalent role.
• Experience on projects exceeding US$500 million CAPEX.
• Strong understanding of EPC project execution.
• Preferred
  • Mining and metals projects.
  • Smelters or pyrometallurgical facilities.
  • Brownfield industrial expansions.
  • PMC, EPCM, or Owner's Engineer environments.
  • Indonesian or Southeast Asian project experience.
  • Experience with Chinese EPC and supply chain environments.
  • Risk identification and assessment.
  • Opportunity management.
• Quantitative Analysis
  • Contingency analysis.
  • Probabilistic forecasting.
• Project Controls
  • Cost forecasting.
  • Change management.
  • Earned Value Management.
• Systems
  • Acumen Risk
  • Power BI
  • Excel advanced modelling
  • Strategic thinking.
  • Analytical capability.
  • Facilitation and workshop leadership.
  • Communication and presentation skills.
  • Problem solving.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Risk Register maintained and current.
• Mitigation actions completed on schedule.
• Risks escalated before impacting project objectives.
• Forecasting and Assurance
  • Accuracy of schedule and cost risk assessments.
  • Credibility of risk reporting.
  • Effective management of shutdown and tie‑in risks.
  • No major unanticipated impacts on Train 1 operations.
  • Robust SIMOPS risk management.
• Project Support
  • Early identification of emerging risks.
  • Effective support to project decision‑making.
  • Opportunity realization where feasible.
• Stakeholder Satisfaction
  • Confidence of Project Director and Owner in risk management outputs.
  • Effective collaboration with Project Controls, Construction, Contracts, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.