Risk Manager - Project Controls

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is seeking a highly experienced Risk Manager to guide the full risk management process across the project lifecycle. You will lead risk workshops, maintain risk registers, and produce management reports to support executive decision-making.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in project risk, strong skills in qualitative and quantitative analysis, and proficiency with Primavera and Oracle risk tools, plus familiar with MS Project and risk governance in construction

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field from a Western university.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in a project‑oriented environment performing risk management.
• Strong background in risk planning, risk assessment facilitation, risk mitigation, risk analysis, and risk reporting.
• Experience facilitating risk workshops with project stakeholders, senior management, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Practical knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment processes, tools, applications, and reporting methods.
• Experience using Oracle or Primavera Risk Analysis, Primavera‑based risk assessment tools, or similar risk management applications.
• Familiarity with computer‑based scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Primavera Project Planner, Primavera P6, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate risk workshops, risk reviews, and structured risk assessment sessions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead the project team and stakeholders through risk identification, definition, assessment, analysis, mitigation, ownership, and monitoring.
• Perform complex qualitative and quantitative analysis on individual risks and wider project risk exposure.
• Maintain and periodically update risk registers, risk repositories, assessment records, mitigation trackers, and risk reporting databases.
• Monitor emerging risks, analyze risk trends, and work with risk owners to evaluate exposure and define practical mitigation actions.
• Analyze the likelihood of achieving project cost and schedule targets by linking uncertainty to planned project activities.
• Support schedule risk analysis, cost risk analysis, Monte Carlo‑style assessments, and scenario‑based risk reviews where required.
• Prepare clear risk reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries for project teams, senior management, and client stakeholders.
• Develop custom risk reports for different levels of the organization, including executive management.
• Support knowledge sharing across portfolios and programmes by capturing lessons learned, recurring risks, mitigation approaches, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead or support training materials for risk management awareness, process adoption, tools usage, and risk‑related education across project teams.
• Coordinate with IT and system administrators to resolve risk software issues and maintain effective risk management tools.
• Monitor updates to risk repositories, reporting tools, and assessment platforms to protect data integrity and reporting consistency.
• Develop work schedules for risk deliverables, reporting cycles, workshop preparation, and senior management submissions.
• Assist management in preparing executive‑level presentations covering risk status, key exposures, trends, mitigation plans, and required decisions.
• Oversee meeting minutes, reports, action logs, and related documentation for enterprise risk applications and project risk reviews.
• Interpret complex risk information and present recommendations in a clear, confident, accurate, and concise manner.
• Support constructability reviews, schedule critical reviews, cost estimate scrutiny, and analysis of areas where uncertainty may affect project outcomes.
• Coordinate with planning, project controls, commercial, engineering, construction, and management teams to ensure risk information supports live project decisions.
• Promote consistent risk management discipline, accountability, and early warning practices across project teams.

Skills

Risk management

Project risk planning

Qualitative risk assessment

Quantitative risk assessment

Risk workshops

Risk register management

Risk mitigation

Risk analysis

Risk reporting

Executive reporting

Cost risk analysis

Schedule risk analysis

Project controls

Construction management

Primavera Risk Analysis

Oracle risk tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Project scheduling

Cost estimating

Schedule critical reviews

Constructability reviews

Risk trends analysis

Emerging risk monitoring

Risk repository management

Risk software coordination

Enterprise risk applications

Mitigation tracking

Lessons learned

Workshop facilitation

Executive presentations

Statistical analysis

Project governance

Stakeholder coordination

Risk training

PMI‑RMP

Strategic planning

Performance management

Analytical reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field from a Western university

Tools

Oracle Risk Analysis

Primavera Risk Analysis

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Primavera Project Planner

Oracle risk tools

Job description

Risk Manager - Project Controls

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction

Function: Risk Management

Experience: 15 years risk management experience

Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia

City: Riyadh

Industry: Construction

Function: Risk Management

Salary: 45,000-65,000 (estimated, confirm final offer with employer)

Gender: Any

Nationality: Any

Role Context

The Risk Manager will guide the full risk management process across the project lifecycle, helping teams identify, assess, prioritize, mitigate, and monitor threats and opportunities that may affect cost, schedule, quality, delivery certainty, and stakeholder outcomes.

This position plays a key role in facilitating structured risk workshops, maintaining reliable risk registers, producing clear management reports, supporting executive presentations, and using statistical analysis to connect uncertainty with planned project activities.

The role strengthens project governance by turning risk information into practical recommendations for project teams and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate risk workshops, risk reviews, and structured risk assessment sessions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead the project team and stakeholders through risk identification, definition, assessment, analysis, mitigation, ownership, and monitoring.
• Perform complex qualitative and quantitative analysis on individual risks and wider project risk exposure.
• Maintain and periodically update risk registers, risk repositories, assessment records, mitigation trackers, and risk reporting databases.
• Monitor emerging risks, analyze risk trends, and work with risk owners to evaluate exposure and define practical mitigation actions.
• Analyze the likelihood of achieving project cost and schedule targets by linking uncertainty to planned project activities.
• Support schedule risk analysis, cost risk analysis, Monte Carlo‑style assessments, and scenario‑based risk reviews where required.
• Prepare clear risk reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries for project teams, senior management, and client stakeholders.
• Develop custom risk reports for different levels of the organization, including executive management.
• Support knowledge sharing across portfolios and programmes by capturing lessons learned, recurring risks, mitigation approaches, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead or support training materials for risk management awareness, process adoption, tools usage, and risk‑related education across project teams.
• Coordinate with IT and system administrators to resolve risk software issues and maintain effective risk management tools.
• Monitor updates to risk repositories, reporting tools, and assessment platforms to protect data integrity and reporting consistency.
• Develop work schedules for risk deliverables, reporting cycles, workshop preparation, and senior management submissions.
• Assist management in preparing executive‑level presentations covering risk status, key exposures, trends, mitigation plans, and required decisions.
• Oversee meeting minutes, reports, action logs, and related documentation for enterprise risk applications and project risk reviews.
• Interpret complex risk information and present recommendations in a clear, confident, accurate, and concise manner.
• Support constructability reviews, schedule critical reviews, cost estimate scrutiny, and analysis of areas where uncertainty may affect project outcomes.
• Coordinate with planning, project controls, commercial, engineering, construction, and management teams to ensure risk information supports live project decisions.
• Promote consistent risk management discipline, accountability, and early warning practices across project teams.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field from a Western university.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in a project‑oriented environment performing risk management.
• Strong background in risk planning, risk assessment facilitation, risk mitigation, risk analysis, and risk reporting.
• Experience facilitating risk workshops with project stakeholders, senior management, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Practical knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment processes, tools, applications, and reporting methods.
• Experience using Oracle or Primavera Risk Analysis, Primavera‑based risk assessment tools, or similar risk management applications.
• Familiarity with computer‑based scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Primavera Project Planner, Primavera P6, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of construction management fundamentals, project scheduling, cost estimating, project controls, constructability reviews, and schedule criticality.
• PMI‑RMP certification is highly desirable.
• Leadership, management, programme management, project management, strategic planning, or performance management certification is preferred.
• Proven ability to perform in a management capacity within complex project or programme environments.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail, data accuracy, and structured reporting.
• Able to identify key issues, interpret technical and commercial information, and present clear risk‑based recommendations.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
• In‑depth knowledge of industry practices, regulations, governance expectations, and project risk management standards.
• Self‑motivated and able to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, workshops, reports, and stakeholder demands.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and presenting complex risk information in a practical, decision‑ready format.

Skills Set

• Risk management
• Project risk planning
• Qualitative risk assessment
• Quantitative risk assessment
• Risk workshops
• Risk register management
• Risk mitigation
• Risk analysis
• Risk reporting
• Executive reporting
• Risk dashboards
• Cost risk analysis>
• Schedule risk analysis
• Project controls
• Construction management
• Primavera Risk Analysis
• Oracle risk tools
• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Project
• Project scheduling
• Cost estimating
• Schedule critical reviews
• Constructability reviews
• Risk trends analysis
• Emerging risk monitoring
• Risk repository management
• Risk software coordination
• Enterprise risk applications
• Mitigation tracking
• Lessons learned
• Workshop facilitation
• Executive presentations
• Statistical analysis
• Project governance
• Stakeholder coordination
• Risk training
• PMI‑RMP
• Strategic planning
• Performance management
• Analytical reporting

Benefits

This role offers strong exposure to project controls, schedule and cost uncertainty, construction risk, executive decision support, and portfolio‑level lessons learned within a global infrastructure organization. It is a valuable opportunity for a risk professional who wants to improve delivery confidence, strengthen governance, and help protect high‑value construction programmes in Saudi Arabia.