Junior Construction Risk Engineer - Onsite in NM

Turner & Townsend; Hobbs (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Eunice, New Mexico, seeks a junior to mid-level Risk Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will support risk management on large-scale construction projects and directly contribute to cost and schedule risk profiling.

Responsibilities include risk identification, reporting, and quantitative assessment to guide contingency planning. On-site presence is required daily, with opportunities to work across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction
• Minimum 2+ 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
• Produce risk reports to support communication of threat and opportunity status
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels
• Initiate improvement of risk management services for the client
• Undertake end-to-end project risk management on multiple projects/programs
• Create risk management plans and processes per client requirements
• Conduct risk reviews and identify responses to keep risk profiles monitored and reported
• Lead a comprehensive schedule and cost-effective risk assessment process (QCRA & QSRA)
• Integrate risk management within program and project controls with touchpoints to cost/schedule/change control
• Collaborate to remove redundancies and identify improvements
• Transfer knowledge within risk and project controls teams
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role

Skills

Risk identification

Communication

Analytical skills

Negotiation

On-site work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Construction procurement knowledge

Tools

ARM

Predict

Tableau

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Eunice, New Mexico, seeks a junior to mid-level Risk Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will support risk management on large-scale construction projects and directly contribute to cost and schedule risk profiling.

Responsibilities include risk identification, reporting, and quantitative assessment to guide contingency planning. On-site presence is required daily, with opportunities to work across multiple programs.