Senior Risk Leader, Program & Portfolio Delivery

Accenture PLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct in the United States seeks an experienced Risk Management Lead to shape and govern risk across large-scale projects. You will develop, implement, and integrate portfolio-level risk frameworks to support delivery success.

You will facilitate risk identification and mitigation workshops, perform qualitative and quantitative analyses (including Monte Carlo simulations), and guide teams on Risk and Mitigation Plans. Onsite at client sites, you will drive proactive risk ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management, or related discipline
• 8+ years of experience in project controls, risk management, or capital project delivery

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project and portfolio-level risk management frameworks, strategies, and governance processes to support successful project delivery.
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and mitigation workshops throughout all project phases to proactively manage project uncertainties.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analyses, including Monte Carlo simulations, to evaluate potential impacts on cost, schedule, and performance.
• Support project teams in developing, maintaining, and executing Risk Management Plans, Risk Response Plans, and mitigation strategies.
• Maintain risk registers within enterprise systems such as Oracle Primavera Cloud (12C), ensuring data accuracy, traceability, and timely updates.
• Evaluate, monitor, and report on key risks, mitigation actions, and residual impacts affecting project cost, schedule, quality, and overall performance.
• Lead or support project assurance activities, including Independent Project Reviews (IPRs), Health Checks, Gate Reviews, and capital funding submissions.
• Partner with Project Managers, Engineering Leads, Project Controls teams, contractors, and stakeholders to embed risk management into project execution plans and decision-making processes.
• Provide training, mentoring, and guidance that strengthens risk awareness, compliance, accountability, and proactive risk ownership across project teams.
• Prepare executive-level risk dashboards, identify portfolio-wide trends and systemic risks, and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, best practices, and enhanced forecasting methodologies

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Monte Carlo analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management, or related discipline

Tools

Oracle Primavera Cloud 12C

Acumen

@Risk

PRA

Job description

Accenture Construct in the United States seeks an experienced Risk Management Lead to shape and govern risk across large-scale projects. You will develop, implement, and integrate portfolio-level risk frameworks to support delivery success.

You will facilitate risk identification and mitigation workshops, perform qualitative and quantitative analyses (including Monte Carlo simulations), and guide teams on Risk and Mitigation Plans. Onsite at client sites, you will drive proactive risk ownership.