Senior Rail Risk & Programme Manager

Mace; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is expanding its rail capability across the Middle East and seeks a senior risk management professional to lead risk across major rail and infrastructure programmes in a fast-paced environment.

You will direct risk processes, run workshops, and deliver quantitative risk analyses while mentoring teams and supporting a carbon reduction agenda as part of a broader delivery portfolio.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering major rail or infrastructure programmes in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Collaborative approach with a commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver risk management across assigned commissions.
• Advise clients, consultants and teams on risk matters and build relationships.
• Guide risk processes: identification, assessment, escalation and management.
• Facilitate risk workshops with project managers to identify mitigation strategies.
• Ensure risk mitigation plans have owners and are tracked in project plans.
• Lead quantitative risk analysis for cost and schedule and assess contingencies.
• Produce risk reports for clients and internal teams within governance frameworks.
• Mentor team members, support resource planning, and promote sustainability including carbon reduction.
• Collaborate towards net zero carbon transition during delivery.

Skills

Risk management

Rail delivery

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

Mace is expanding its rail capability across the Middle East and seeks a senior risk management professional to lead risk across major rail and infrastructure programmes in a fast-paced environment.

You will direct risk processes, run workshops, and deliver quantitative risk analyses while mentoring teams and supporting a carbon reduction agenda as part of a broader delivery portfolio.