Risk Director - Clean Energy

Turner & Townsend; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Risk Director - Clean Energy to lead risk management across multiple large-scale construction programs. You will chair risk reviews, quantify threats, and shape contingency and cost-control strategies with clients and contractors.

The role demands a deep background in risk identification, facilitation, and contracts, with strong communication, analytics, and negotiation skills to deliver outcomes that protect and enhance project value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of applicable experience.
• Deep knowledge of risk identification, facilitation and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Maintain visibility of threat and opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk profiling.
• Use risk data to inform investment planning and monitor risk exposure.
• Lead end-to-end project risk management across multiple projects.
• Create risk management plans aligned with client requirements and frameworks.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment to inform contingency levels.
• Lead schedule and cost effective risk assessment processes (QCRA & QSRA).
• Collaborate with program controls teams to optimize value and reduce waste.
• Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and resolution issues.

Skills

Risk management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Schedule and cost awareness

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 is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities includeprogram, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogram, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsendis looking for a Risk Director- Clean Energy to joinourgrowing team. The ideal individual will be anexperiencedrisk professional that has supported large scale construction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points tofacilitaterisk cost profiling,timelydrawdown of riskbudgetor retirement of threat/opportunity.
• Use risk data to inform investment planning.
• Monitor overall risk exposure andassessthe remaining risk budget.
• Work with contractors to assesscontractorsheld risks and their views on client held risks thatimpactupon them.
• Produce risk reports as required,in a timely manner, to support the effective communication ofthreatand opportunitystatus.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
• Initiate a proactive approach to the review,developmentand improvement ofriskmanagementservicesforthe client.
• Undertake end-to-end project risk managementpracticeson 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,identifyand analyze,determineresponse plans, ensure that project and program risk profiles are beingmonitoredand reported.
• Lead and run a comprehensive schedule andcost-effectiverisk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) processis delivered.
• Establish integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team, with direct touch points to cost and schedule management, changecontrol,and reporting.
• Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teams toeliminateredundancies andidentifyimprovement opportunities.
• Provide opportunities tofacilitatethe transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controlsteam,and to the client. The transfer of knowledge may include informal one-on-one discussions with client stakeholders and more formal presentations to clients and colleagues.
• Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste (both in terms of speed and cost).
• Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics andtrackingsupplier improvement action plans.
• Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes.
• Lead, manage, andcarry outconstruction stage contract and claims management.
• Carry out assessment of contractual claimsin accordance withthe contract.
• Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues.
• Evaluate delay recovery measures.
• 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 withcontractors
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying,engineeringor field related to construction.
• Minimum 10+ years of applicable experience
• Relevant construction project procurement and contract management experience.
• Demonstrated experience within a Program Management or Program Controlsenvironment
• Deep knowledge and experience with riskidentification,facilitationand techniques.
• Strong communication,analyticaland negotiation skills.
• In-depth understanding of construction contracts,commercialmodels,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.
• Excellentcommunication skills.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

The salary range for this full-time role is$180K-$230Kper year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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