Project Risk Section Head Hill International Project Management 08:45

AimGulf; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Project Risk Section Head (E2) to oversee risk management for large-scale projects and ensure compliance with company policies. You will guide project managers and clients in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.

The role requires extensive experience in engineering or project management, with proven skills in risk quantification, reporting, and maintaining risk databases, and you will coordinate with clients,

Qualifications

• Twenty years or more in engineering or project management with a track record as risk manager on large-scale projects.
• Ability to identify problems, assess alternatives and determine solutions.
• Experience with commercial risk management practices and corporate risk procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop risk management standards, policies and procedures for projects.
• Establish and manage the program risk management plan across assignments.
• Identify, assess, monitor and report risks within the project lifecycle.
• Conduct risk assessments during execution and update risk registers.
• Lead client, consultant and contractor meetings to evaluate risk issues.
• Review risk scoring accuracy and adequacy of mitigation plans.
• Train staff to create ongoing risk management awareness and reporting.
• Prepare monthly risk reports for client meetings and ad-hoc reports as needed.

Skills

Risk leadership

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor in engineering / management

Tools

ARM database

Job description

Hill International is seeking a Project Risk Section Head (E2) to join their team in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. This role involves overseeing risk management processes for large-scale projects, ensuring compliance with company policies, and providing strategic risk oversight to project managers and clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing risk management standards, policies and procedures.
• Establishing and managing the program risk management plan.
• Identifying, assessing, monitoring and reporting risks within the project.
• Conducting Risk Assessments on projects during the execution phase.
• Meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors to identify, assess, and evaluate risk issues arising from different phases in the project lifecycle.
• Reviewing the accuracy of risk scoring and adequacy of risk mitigation plans.
• Facilitating the completion and updating of Project Risk Register.
• Analyzing and monitoring the progress of management actions by each risk owner.
• Training and educating the project staff to create continuous awareness for risk management.
• Generating the monthly reports for risk meetings with client’s representatives.
• Preparing ad-hoc risk management reports as and when required.
• Prepare and implement a risk management plan for construction projects outlining the processes to mitigate risks.
• These plans should include risk identification procedures, risk evaluation procedures, and risk mitigation procedures.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Experience Required

• Minimum 20 years’ experience in engineering and/ or project management including having worked as the risk manager on large-scale projects.
• Experience and demonstrated skills in identifying problems, assessing alternatives and determining solutions.
• Proven experience and understanding of commercial risk management practice and procedures, preferably within the relevant cluster context.
• Proven experience of risk quantification (cost / schedule / quality / safety).
• Proven experience of maintaining risk management databases (e.g. ARM).
• Proven experience of corporate risk management procedures.
• Experience of working internationally (preference KSA experience).

Education Qualifications

Bachelor in engineering / management from an accredited university.

Skills Required

• The reliability and initiative to deliver success without immediate supervision.

Employment / Job Type

Full Time

Nationality

Any Nationality

About the Company

A construction consultancy providing project management, programme management, cost control and construction claims services. It has a long established Middle East presence supporting infrastructure, buildings, transport and government development programmes.

Company Industry

Construction

Department / Functional Area

Projects Management

Closing Date

Not mentioned (apply as soon as possible)