Senior Projects Risk Engineer (Northwestern)

Hill International (Middle East) Ltd.; Medina; On-site; SAR 334,800 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International (Middle East) Ltd. is looking for a Project Risk Manager in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The role requires strong experience in pre-construction management and risk management for large-scale projects.

The ideal candidate will have at least 15 years of experience in engineering or project management, a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or management, and proven skills in handling project planning and risk assessment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years’ experience in engineering and/or project management.
• Experience as the risk manager on large-scale projects.
• Ability to identify problems and determine solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning and implementation.
• Prepare and implement a risk management plan for construction projects.
• Ensure project outcomes are achieved on time and within budget.

Skills

Pre-construction management

Contract management

Procurement

Risk management

Schedule management

Change order management

Education

Bachelor in engineering/management from an accredited university

Tools

Risk management databases (e.g. ARM)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Possess a strong background in pre‑construction management including contract management, procurement, tendering, estimating and cost.
• Have good working knowledge of schedule management and the 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.
• Predict potential financial liability for the Division from data provided by collieries, relevant authorities and the Division itself.
• Handle 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.
• Inquire themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International and ensure continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in engineering/management from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in engineering and/or project management, including experience as the risk manager on large‑scale projects.
• Experience and demonstrated skills in identifying problems, assessing alternatives and determining solutions.
• 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 working internationally, preference for KSA experience.