Risk Management Lead - Construction

Turner & Townsend; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthy work-life balance

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive workplace environment

Job summary

A leading global consultancy firm is seeking a Risk Management Lead in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This role entails leading risk management services for key client accounts and requires 10+ years of experience in risk management. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and analytical skills and a proven track record in project controls within the construction industry. This position promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant risk management or program controls experience.
• 2+ years managing high performing risk management services and teams.
• Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk management services for key client accounts.
• Produce risk reports to support effective communication.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment to inform project contingency levels.

Skills

Risk identification facilitation

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Process mapping

Problem solving

Value-stream mapping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Graduate degree in cost management or engineering

Tools

ARM

Predict

Tableau

Job description

Company Description

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational projects covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. With over 22,000 specialists in more than 60 countries, we blend local knowledge with global insight to tackle challenges of any scale.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Turner & Townsend is seeking a risk analyst with a background in life sciences facilities projects to join our team to support project management function on a large‑scale project. The ideal individual will have a proven track record of successfully delivering construction project control services.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend seeks a Risk Management Lead to join our team to lead risk management services for key client accounts and support the growth of risk management services for our business.

Responsibilities

• Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points tofacilitaterisk cost profiling,timelydrawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
• Use risk data to inform investment planning.
• Monitor overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining risk budget.
• Work with contractors to assesscontractorheld risks and their views on client held risks thatimpactupon them.
• Produce risk reports as required,in a timely manner, to support the effective communication ofthreat& opportunitystatus.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
• Ensure the delivery of best practice risk management activities and report to the Head of Department.
• Initiate a proactive approach to the review,developmentand improvement of the risk management service to the client.
• Undertake end‑to‑end project risk managementpracticeon multiple projects/programs.
• Undertake the creation of risk management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements, processes,policiesand frameworks.
• Lead workshops with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• 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 and cost qualitative 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, changecontrol,and reporting.
• Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teamsso as toeliminate redundancies and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide opportunities tofacilitatethe transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controls team and to the client.
• The transfer of knowledge may includeinformal one-one-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).
• Create improved operating procedures and best practices for wider use in the client organization to reduce turnaround times,amendmentsand queries.
• Aligns recommendations to the respective needs of each project, delivery type, contractmodelsand phase of contract negotiation.
• Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics and tracking of supplier improvement action plans.
• Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes.
• Lead, manage, and carryout construction stage contract and claims management.
• Provide strategic,criticaland professional advice on contractual issues.
• 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 with contractors.
• Perform all other pertinent contract management and administration tasks with a view to achieving project completion on time and within budget.
• Prepare andsupport bidproposals andwork closely alongside Senior Management and the wider Turner & Townsend team.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying,engineeringor field related to construction.
• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
• 10+ years of relevantrisk managementorrisk programcontrolsexperience.
• 2+ years managing high performingrisk management services and teamsin a consulting environment.
• Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification facilitation and techniques.
• Strong communication,analyticaland negotiation skills.
• Has conducted risk management training sessions.
• In-depth understanding of construction contracts,commercialsmodels 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.
• Excellent interpersonalskills,includinggreat communication.
• Ability todemonstratecollaborative behaviors.
• Organized and thoroughindividuals.
• Experience in the formulation, setting up,procurementand contract administration of target cost contracts will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written,organizationaland communicationskills.

Additional Information

*On site presence could changer per client's needs.

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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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