Senior Project Risk Engineer

Hill International, Inc.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International, Inc. invites an experienced risk manager to lead pre-construction and project risk across complex programmes.

You will shape risk plans, oversee contracts, procurement, tendering, estimating and cost control, and you will coordinate with clients, consultants and contractors to mitigate issues through lifecycle stages. The role requires deep risk quantification, strong problem-solving, and proven ability to deliver without supervision, with preference for Saudi/ GCC project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or management from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in engineering and/or project management.
• Experience as the risk manager on large-scale projects.
• Ability to identify problems, assess options and implement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pre-construction management including contracts, procurement, tendering, estimating and cost.
• Manage project planning for design, development, construction and closeout; identify and evaluate risks.
• Prepare and implement risk management plans with identification, evaluation and mitigation steps.
• Facilitate meetings with clients, consultants and contractors to address project risks.
• Predict potential financial liability and manage cost/time change orders.
• Ensure project outcomes are on time, on budget, and meet quality and scope.
• Ensure compliance with Hill International policies on quality, safety, environment and health.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

Engineering background

Project management

Risk management

Contract management

Procurement

Tendering

Estimating

Cost management

Schedule management

KSA experience

ARM

Education

Bachelor's in engineering / management

Tools

ARM

Job description

Responsibilities

• Has a strong background in pre-construction management including contract management, procurement, tendering, estimating, and cost. Should have good working knowledge of schedule management, sequence of activities from pre-design to design development to construction and closeout.
• Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning, development and implementation for a range of projects. Facilitate meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors to identify, assess, and evaluate risk issues arising from different phases in the project lifecycle.
• 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.
• Frequently facilitate meetings with clients, consultants, and other management teams.
• Predicting potential financial liability for the Division from data provided by collieries, relevant authorities and the Division itself.
• Handling costs, claims associated with cost and time, change order management, and conflict resolution.
• Ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope in line with established agency project management methodology.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in engineering / management from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15 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.
• The reliability and initiative to deliver success without immediate supervision.
• 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).