Senior Risk Manager – Infrastructure Portfolio Lead

KBR; Al Majma`ah; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Risk Manager to oversee portfolio-wide risk management, governance, and assurance across a major infrastructure programme. You will lead risk planning, analysis, and reporting, guiding PMCs and delivering risk registers and dashboards.

Reporting to the Project Controls Director, you will mentor a team of Risk Managers, conduct quality assurance, and drive risk frameworks across the Development. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, business management, or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years of post‑graduation experience.
• PMI‑Risk Management Professional, RIMS‑Certified Risk Management Professional, or equivalent certification.
• Sound knowledge of risks aspects for major civil, infrastructure, and development projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and administer the approved Risk Management Plan (RMP) including procedures, processes, and templates.
• Review and supervise Risk Management Plans and risk registers of the PMCs to ensure alignment with the Risk Management Plan.
• Support the implementation and effective use of risk management systems.
• Provide guidance and training to PMCs to ensure consistent and effective application of risk management practices.
• Facilitate Risk meetings and develop Risk Registers for Delivery Programmes and client departments.
• Facilitate mitigation strategies for risks and issues through consolidation of risk registers, meetings, and workshops.
• Consolidate PMC risk registers into programme-level and departmental risk registers for escalation and reporting.
• Maintain updated Dashboards for risks and issues across the Portfolio the entire Development.
• Monthly risk management quality assurance reviews and status updates.
• Quantitative risk analysis (QRA) of programme-wide strategic, cost, schedule, and advance-warning for risks.
• Developing cost and schedule contingency assessments at programme and portfolio levels.
• Supporting Operational Risk Assessments across client departments.
• Preparation of risk assessment documentation and reports in accordance with Risk Management Plan standards.
• Key Risk Indicator (KRI) reporting across the Development in alignment with established criteria.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

MS Office

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/architecture/construction management/business management

PMI-Risk Management Professional / RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

KBR in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Risk Manager to oversee portfolio-wide risk management, governance, and assurance across a major infrastructure programme. You will lead risk planning, analysis, and reporting, guiding PMCs and delivering risk registers and dashboards.

Reporting to the Project Controls Director, you will mentor a team of Risk Managers, conduct quality assurance, and drive risk frameworks across the Development. Fluency in English is required.