Construction Risk & Controls Lead

Turner-; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Chicago is seeking a Risk Manager to join our team and lead risk management for large-scale capital projects, including data centers and infrastructure.

You will identify threats and opportunities, develop risk plans, and work with contractors and clients to optimize cost, schedule and performance. The role requires a solid background in program controls, excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 3 years of applicable experience.
• Relevant construction project procurement and contract management experience.
• Demonstrated experience within a Program Management or Program Controls environment.
• Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification, facilitation and techniques.
• Strong communication, analytical and negotiation skills.
• In-depth understanding of construction contracts, commercial models, and delivery methods.
• Proficient in process mapping, root causes analysis, problem solving, and value-stream mapping.
• Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Predict, Tableau.
• Highly self-motivated, analytical, and customer centric.

Responsibilities

• Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling.
• Use risk data to inform investment planning.
• Monitor overall risk exposure and assess the remaining risk budget.
• Work with contractors to assess contractors held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
• Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat and opportunity status.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
• Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of risk management services for the client.
• Undertake end-to-end project risk management practices on multiple projects/programs.
• Undertake the creation of risk management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements, processes, policies, and frameworks.
• Conduct risk reviews at regular intervals, identify and analyze, determine response plans, ensure that project and program risk profiles are being monitored and reported.
• Lead and run a comprehensive schedule and cost-effective risk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) process is delivered.
• Establish integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team, with direct touch points to cost and schedule management, change control, and reporting.
• Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teams to eliminate redundancies and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide opportunities to facilitate the transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controls team, and to the client.
• Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste.
• Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics and tracking supplier improvement action plans.
• Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes.
• Lead, manage, and carry out construction stage contract and claims management.
• Carry out assessment of contractual claims in accordance with the contract.
• Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues.
• Carry out change management and construction stage cost control.
• Supervise the measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.
• Manage the settlement of final accounts with contractors
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Skills

Risk management

Program controls

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Cost control

Data analysis

Negotiation

Process mapping

Root cause analysis

Project controls liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction

Tools

ARM

Predict

Tableau

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Chicago is seeking a Risk Manager to join our team and lead risk management for large-scale capital projects, including data centers and infrastructure.

You will identify threats and opportunities, develop risk plans, and work with contractors and clients to optimize cost, schedule and performance. The role requires a solid background in program controls, excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.