Senior Project Risk Manager - Quantitative Cost & Schedule

Ameren Corporation; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameren Missouri seeks a Project Risk Manager to own the end-to-end risk management process, from the risk register to probabilistic cost/schedule modeling. You will quantify exposure, size contingency, and drive governance with leadership and project teams.

You will lead technical risk analyses, mentor analysts, and ensure data integrity across controls, cost, and schedule reporting for major capital projects at Ameren Missouri.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, finance, or a related field preferred.
• Eight years of relevant experience in estimating, budgeting, forecasting, construction management, project scheduling, risk analysis/management or project management is required.
• Experience must include project risk management or project controls on large capital projects with quantitative cost and schedule modeling (e.g., Monte Carlo).

Responsibilities

• Lead the project risk management process for West Alton, including maintaining the risk register, facilitating regular risk reviews, assigning risk ownership, tracking mitigation actions, and ensuring risks are identified, assessed, quantified, and managed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise in quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis, including probabilistic modeling, Monte Carlo analysis, contingency methodologies, and risk-adjusted forecasting.
• Manage project contingency by sizing, allocating, tracking drawdown, and validating assumptions against the current risk profile, project changes, and input from internal subject matter experts.
• Partner with Project Controls, Cost Engineering, Planning/Scheduling, the Project Manager, Project Director, Engineer of Record, and constructor counterparts to ensure risk, cost, schedule, and contingency data remain aligned and are reflected in project reporting.
• Develop and deliver risk reporting, dashboards, and recommendations for project leadership and governance groups, including clear triggers for action and visibility into top risks, contingency exposure, and mitigation progress.
• Lead, mentor, and provide technical direction to risk and controls analysts, including prioritizing work, evaluating technical proficiency, and recommending development opportunities to department leadership.

Skills

risk management

cost analysis

schedule risk analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Engineering/Business/Construction Management/Finance

Tools

risk modeling software

project controls tools

Job description

Ameren Missouri seeks a Project Risk Manager to own the end-to-end risk management process, from the risk register to probabilistic cost/schedule modeling. You will quantify exposure, size contingency, and drive governance with leadership and project teams.

You will lead technical risk analyses, mentor analysts, and ensure data integrity across controls, cost, and schedule reporting for major capital projects at Ameren Missouri.