Senior Engineer, Risk Management

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ma’aden Saudi Arabian Mining Company seeks a Senior Engineer, Risk Management to lead the enterprise-wide risk program across capital projects within the PMO. You will develop frameworks, coordinate risk workshops, and drive risk reporting to senior leadership.

The role requires 4–6 years in risk management within heavy industry, familiarity with Primavera Risk Analysis, and the ability to train project teams on risk tools and techniques. Saudi Arabia-based role within PMO

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Certification in Risk Management (e.g., PMI-RMP, MoR, or equivalent) is preferred.
• Minimum 4–6 years of progressive experience in risk management, preferably within mining, energy, or heavy industrial sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the development, implementation, and monitoring of enterprise-wide risk management practices across capital and major projects.
• Facilitate risk identification and assessment workshops with project teams, consultants, and contractors.
• Develop and maintain risk registers, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely updates of qualitative and quantitative risk data.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis (including Monte Carlo simulations) to evaluate schedule and cost impacts.
• Support the integration of risk data into overall project control and performance reporting processes.
• Track risk response actions and mitigation plans to ensure timely implementation and effectiveness.
• Develop and prepare risk reports and dashboards for governance reviews, leadership reporting, and audits.
• Collaborate with project managers, planners, cost controllers, and other stakeholders to embed risk awareness and practices into daily project execution.
• Ensure alignment of project risk practices with corporate risk management policies and frameworks.
• Contribute to lessons learned, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement in project risk practices.
• Provide training, coaching, and guidance to project teams and junior risk analysts on risk tools and techniques.
• Support stage gate reviews, assurance activities, and internal/external audits related to project risk management.
• Facilitate risk workshops, training sessions, and awareness programs across the organization.
• Design and implement risk mitigation strategies, policies, and procedures to reduce exposure to identified risks

Skills

ERM frameworks

Engineering practices

Risk identification

Risk analysis (quant)

Safety & environment

Organization & prioritization

Risk tools & software

Project controls tools

Report writing/presentation

Facilitation/training

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/PM or related

PMI-RMP or equivalent certification preferred

Tools

Primavera Risk Analysis

Job description

Job Title

Senior Engineer, Risk Management

Reporting to

Manager, Risk Management

Business Unit/Function

PD&E

Department

PMO

Grade

M10

Job Family

PD&E

Sub Family

PMO

Position Type

Regular

Job Purpose

To lead and support the development, implementation, and monitoring of enterprise-wide risk management practices across capital and major projects within the PMO. The role ensures proactive identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of project risks to support effective decision-making and improve project certainty and resilience.

Key Accountabilities

• Contribution on the implementation of risk management frameworks, methodologies, and tools for capital and major projects across the organization.
• Facilitate risk identification and assessment workshops with project teams, consultants, and contractors.
• Develop and maintain risk registers, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely updates of qualitative and quantitative risk data.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis (including Monte Carlo simulations) to evaluate schedule and cost impacts.
• Support the integration of risk data into overall project control and performance reporting processes.
• Track risk response actions and mitigation plans to ensure timely implementation and effectiveness.
• Develop and prepare risk reports and dashboards for governance reviews, leadership reporting, and audits.
• Collaborate with project managers, planners, cost controllers, and other stakeholders to embed risk awareness and practices into daily project execution.
• Ensure alignment of project risk practices with corporate risk management policies and frameworks.
• Contribute to lessons learned, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement in project risk practices.
• Provide training, coaching, and guidance to project teams and junior risk analysts on risk tools and techniques.
• Support stage gate reviews, assurance activities, and internal/external audits related to project risk management.
• Facilitate risk workshops, training sessions, and awareness programs across the organization.
• Design and implement risk mitigation strategies, policies, and procedures to reduce exposure to identified risks

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Certification in Risk Management (e.g., PMI-RMP, MoR, or equivalent) is preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 4–6 years of progressive experience in risk management, preferably within the mining, energy, or heavy industrial sectors.
• Proven experience in enterprise risk frameworks, operational risk, and project risk in large-scale industrial environments.
• Experience working in multinational or complex matrix organizations is preferred.
• Experience in conducting and leading risk assessments and using risk analysis tools such as @Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, or similar.

Ma’aden High Performance Competencies:

• Achievement Drive
• Communication
• Developing others
• Teamwork & collaboration
• Analytical thinking
• Task- and outcome-focused behaviors
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills

Skills:

• Deep knowledge of ERM frameworks
• Must have a thorough knowledge of process and engineering practices, design details, international Codes, Standards and Specifications
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks throughout all project phases, from conceptual design to execution and commissioning.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative risk analysis skills
• Must have a practical understanding of safety and environmental fundamentals and application
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to multi-task various assignments and consistently meet project deadlines with positive organizational outcomes
• Proficiency in risk management tools and software
• Knowledge of reading and using project control tools (Primavera, MS Project, MS Office, etc.)
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Strong facilitation and training capabilities
• Project management and cross-functional collaboration.