Enterprise Risk Manager – FAA Modernization & Safety

Peraton; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton’s BNATCS program seeks an Enterprise Risk Manager to lead risk, opportunity, and issue management across high-visibility FAA initiatives. You will identify cross-program risks, develop risk registers, and coordinate with engineering, safety, and operations teams to strengthen mission delivery.

This on-site role in Herndon, VA requires strong analytical skills and SRM/ORM knowledge, with the ability to communicate complex risks to executives while ensuring governance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience supporting enterprise risk management, program risk management, operational risk, safety risk, or complex program integration.
• Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of SRM and ORM concepts and methodologies.
• Ability to identify systemic, cross-program risks across complex portfolios and interdependent systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise risk registers, risk taxonomies, escalation criteria, and tracking mechanisms across portfolios.
• Identify potential risks and opportunities affecting performance, cost, schedule, safety, and operations.
• Conduct risk analyses and support executive decision-making with actionable insights.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to implement risk response strategies and governance.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Program risk management

SRM/ORM knowledge

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Executive risk assessments

Stakeholder engagement

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Associate's degree

HS diploma/equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Peraton’s BNATCS program seeks an Enterprise Risk Manager to lead risk, opportunity, and issue management across high-visibility FAA initiatives. You will identify cross-program risks, develop risk registers, and coordinate with engineering, safety, and operations teams to strengthen mission delivery.

This on-site role in Herndon, VA requires strong analytical skills and SRM/ORM knowledge, with the ability to communicate complex risks to executives while ensuring governance and compliance.