Senior Project Risk Manager

Linum Consult Ltd; Doha; On-site; QAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Linum Consult Ltd. seeks a Senior Project Risk Manager for Qatar to lead risk, resilience, and continuity across construction and real estate sectors.

You will implement integrated risk frameworks, identify exposures, and support uninterrupted project delivery and asset operations in a dynamic Middle East market. The role requires 15 years’ experience, engineering background, and fluency in English and Arabic, with hands-on project exposure and strong stakeholder interaction.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with relevant professional certifications in Risk Management.
• 15 years’ experience in risk management, business continuity, crisis management, or similar managerial roles.
• Hands-on experience on building projects with some infrastructure exposure.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is essential.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ongoing Qatarization program; only Qatari nationals are sought at this time.

Responsibilities

• Implement integrated frameworks for project risk, asset operations risk, business continuity, and crisis management.
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks to support uninterrupted delivery and operations.
• Promote international best practices in risk and resilience management to enable informed decisions.
• Understand investment, development, project delivery, asset operations, and divestment processes.
• Support business units to implement an effective risk management methodology and approach.
• Understand project lifecycles, procurement strategies, governance, and delivery models to identify exposures.
• Challenge assumptions and advise project teams to enhance risk visibility and control.

Skills

English

Arabic

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Risk management certifications

Job description

Senior Project Risk Manager – Qatar

Linum Consult’s client operates out of the Middle East. They are currently seeking a Senior Project Risk Manager with a background in construction, engineering, oil & gas, or real estate to join their team in Qatar.

CLIENT

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implementing integrated frameworks for project risk, asset operations risk, business continuity, and crisis management
• Proactively identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks whilst strengthening organisational resilience and supporting uninterrupted project delivery and asset operations
• Promoting international best practices in risk and resilience management to enable informed decision-making and protect enterprise value
• Understanding the intricacies around investment, development, project delivery, asset operations, and divestment processes
• Supporting the business units in order to implement an effective and consistent risk management methodology/approach
• Understanding project lifecycles, procurement strategies, governance structures, and delivery models to identify risk exposures
• Challenging underlying assumptions and advising the project teams to enhance risk visibility and control effectiveness

PROFILE

• Degree qualification in Engineering, with relevant professional certifications in Risk Management
• 15 years’ experience in risk management, business continuity, crisis management, or similar managerial roles, within the construction, oil & gas, or real estate sectors
• Candidates will need to be hands-on, with strong experience on mainly building projects and some experience in infrastructure
• Fluency in English and Arabic is essential
• Very strong teamworking skills, with the ability to interact effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Due to our client’s ongoing commitment to Qatarization, they are only seeking Qatari nationals at this time