Senior Risk Manager - Infra & Major Projects (Hybrid)

Brightwater Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid policy

Pension

Bonus

Job summary

Brightwater Recruitment is recruiting a Risk Manager to join the Engineering & Major Projects function of a leading Irish organisation. This senior role leads a team and develops robust risk frameworks for a portfolio valued from €1m to €500m.

You will influence senior stakeholders, perform qualitative and quantitative risk analyses, and embed risk governance across the project lifecycle from planning through handover.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in risk management across major infrastructure or capital projects.
• Proven experience with QCRA, QSRA and Monte Carlo simulations.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills.
• Experience with risk management tools such as Primavera Risk Analysis, @Risk or Safran.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of risk management frameworks across major capital investment programmes.
• Establish and develop a dedicated project and programme Risk team, providing leadership, mentoring and professional development.
• Oversee comprehensive project and programme risk registers, ensuring risks, opportunities and mitigation actions are identified, tracked and escalated appropriately.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.
• Develop risk reporting and governance processes to provide senior management with clear visibility of programme risk.
• Provide strategic risk advice throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and procurement through to construction and handover.
• Advise project leadership on governance, programme controls, contract strategies and procurement approaches.
• Work with delivery teams to develop robust mitigation, contingency and opportunity strategies.
• Conduct risk assessments and audits to identify emerging challenges and opportunities.
• Ensure project and programme risk management is aligned with wider enterprise risk management frameworks.
• Engage with senior stakeholders, project sponsors and external stakeholders to communicate risk insights and support informed decision-making.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Influencing

Communication

Education

Third-level qualification in Engineering, Construction, Risk Management or related discipline

Tools

Primavera Risk Analysis

@Risk

Safran

Job description

Brightwater Recruitment is recruiting a Risk Manager to join the Engineering & Major Projects function of a leading Irish organisation. This senior role leads a team and develops robust risk frameworks for a portfolio valued from €1m to €500m.

You will influence senior stakeholders, perform qualitative and quantitative risk analyses, and embed risk governance across the project lifecycle from planning through handover.