Risk Analyst, Federal Lab Projects & Risk Modeling

GEM Technologies, Inc.; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Job summary

GEM Technologies, Inc. seeks a Risk Analyst to support the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM. The role is full-time and involves risk identification, documentation, and analysis across project lifecycle.

You will work with risk owners and project teams to craft risk statements, maintain risk registers, and present routine summaries. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, mathematics, statistics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship due to federal nature of work.
• Ability to obtain and maintain government clearance if needed.
• Basic understanding of project management concepts (scope, cost, schedule, deliverables).
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and standard office applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist with identifying and documenting risks that could affect project scope, cost, schedule, or technical performance.
• Work with risk owners and project team to draft risk statements, including causes, consequences, assumptions.
• Update and maintain risk registers with owners, probability and impact assessments, actions, due dates, and status.
• Participate in risk review meetings, document outcomes, and follow up on actions.
• Learn to assess risk probability and potential impacts using established criteria.
• Understand the capital asset project lifecycle and how risk management supports planning, execution, and closeout.
• Learn fundamentals of cost and schedule risk analysis, including uncertainty, distributions, and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Gather and check analysis inputs, run risk models under guidance, document assumptions and results.
• Prepare routine risk summaries and reporting materials using established formats.
• Identify missing information and raise questions or changes in exposure to senior staff.
• Collaborate with project managers, controls staff, engineers, and others to document risk accurately.

Skills

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Excel

Collaboration

Project management concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / related fields

Job description

GEM Technologies, Inc. seeks a Risk Analyst to support the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM. The role is full-time and involves risk identification, documentation, and analysis across project lifecycle.

You will work with risk owners and project teams to craft risk statements, maintain risk registers, and present routine summaries. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a clearance are required.