Senior Risk Manager/Principal Project Controls – Transit Infrastructure

HNTB Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation seeks a Senior Risk Manager to lead risk management for major transit programs. You will develop risk processes, facilitate workshops, and provide contingency recommendations while mentoring junior staff.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 12+ years of experience, with certifications like PMI-RMP preferred. You will collaborate with project teams to manage costs, schedules, and risks across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field and 12 years’ relevant experience, or 16 years’ relevant experience OR 12 years’ relevant direct contractor experience.
• PMI-RMP or equivalent certification is preferred.
• Experience in transportation infrastructure and risk management for major projects is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement risk management policies and procedures for program controls.
• Facilitate risk workshops and stakeholder meetings.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative risk analyses, including Monte Carlo simulations.
• Maintain program risk registers and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Prepare risk reports and dashboards for leadership and clients.

Skills

Risk management

Monte Carlo analysis

Risk workshops

Program controls

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field

16 years’ relevant experience or 12 direct contractor experience

Tools

Safran Risk

Lumivero @Risk

Primavera Risk Analysis

Oracle Crystal Ball

Job description

What We're Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

RISK FOCUS

The Senior Risk Manager provides risk management leadership for major transit programs and projects. This role develops and implements risk and contingency management processes, facilitates risk workshops, maintains risk registers, and performs qualitative and quantitative risk analyses, including Monte Carlo simulations. The position partners with program/project management, program/project controls, and program/project teams to identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risks, while providing contingency recommendations and supporting informed decision-making. The Senior Risk Manager also mentors junior staff and serves as a technical leader in risk management practices. This opportunity entails being responsible for providing technical consultation and direction in one or more project controls functions including but not limited to; scheduling, estimating, cost control, risk management, document control and project management information systems. This position supports the technical aspect of project development and delivery in their function area(s). A Principal Project Controls serves as technical advisor on complex projects and subject matter expert in their specialty. Provides guidance and mentorship and may lead and coordinate the work of project controls staff.

What You'll Do:

• May perform one or more of the following responsibilities based on applicable project controls functional area(s) including but not limited to; scheduling, estimating, cost control, risk management, document control and project management information systems.
• Prepares material, labor, and equipment cost estimates for concept designs, design development documents, bid documents and change orders.
• Develops conceptual estimates reflecting the potential budget of a project at a highly preliminary stage of design development and assists in the development of Independent Cost Estimates (ICE) to support the change management process for active projects.
• Assists in the creation, maintenance and control of budgets and schedules from design concept through project completion.
• Utilizes the detailed cost estimate to support and develop schedules reflective of the labor hours generated to input schedule activity durations and resource needs.
• Oversees and coordinates the creation of program/project management plans and procedures for several project controls activities.
• Participates in the review and assessment of the project team or contractor monthly progress schedule updates on active projects and provides advisory input to the project manager or client/owner of the proposed disposition of the progress schedule update.
• Develops costs forecasts and trends and analyzes accrual of actual costs.
• Evaluates and documents historical cost data to maintain current estimating standards and databases.
• Consults with the project team or client/owner related to potential claims, claims avoidance, and claims support.
• Prepares reports and performance dashboards for a variety of project controls metrics, analyzes data and creates and/or participates in client presentations.
• Develops and maintains project risk register.
• Escalates project risks and partners with the project team to create and propose mitigation plans.
• Recommend appropriate technology solutions to support requirements of a program/project.
• Supports project controls technology and project management control systems (PMCS).
• May recommend technology solutions to meet the requirements of a program or project and assist in the implementation of an appropriate (PMCS) solution.
• May participate in negotiations on behalf of the client including providing support in price negotiations, contacting vendors to obtain quotes for materials and services, and leading change order negotiations as needed.

What You'll Need:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field and 12 years’ relevant experience, or In lieu of education, 16 years’ relevant experience OR 12 years’ relevant direct contractor experience

What We Prefer:

• AACE Project Risk Management Professional (PRMP), PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), or equivalent certification is required.
• Experience in transportation engineering design requirements and project delivery processes.
• Experience across three or more project lifecycle phases (planning, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction).
• Experience supporting major infrastructure or transit programs as an owner’s representative, PM/CM consultant, or design-build team member.
• Familiarity with FHWA, FTA, FRA, and FAA cost and schedule risk management processes and the FTA Cost Risk Model is required.
• Familiarity with Safran Risk, Lumivero @Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA) and Oracle Crystal Ball software is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field, plus 15 years of relevant experience; 5 of the 15 years in passenger rail or related transportation modes and 10 of the 15 years of experience planning, designing, and implementing an overall risk management process for an organization.
• In lieu of a degree, 20 years of experience in project controls, risk management, construction management, program management, contract management, or change management.
• Proven expertise in developing and implementing a risk management system for a major transit program/project with significant complexity.

What You'll Bring:

• Develop and implement comprehensive risk management policies, procedures, plans, and work instructions.
• Facilitate risk workshops, interviews, and stakeholder meetings with internal and external teams.
• Lead risk identification, assessment, response planning, monitoring, and reporting activities.
• Develop, maintain, and update program and project risk registers.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analyses, including Monte Carlo simulations for cost and schedule impacts.
• Establish risk modeling parameters and provide contingency recommendations.
• Review project documentation to ensure alignment with identified risks and controls.
• Prepare and present risk reports, analyses, and recommendations to project stakeholders.
• Support project teams in developing and implementing mitigation strategies for critical risks.
• Collaborate with estimating, scheduling, procurement, and project controls teams.
• Ensure quality and consistency of risk management deliverables.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations

San Jose, CA

Pay

The approximate pay range for the California San Francisco Bay Area is $188,125.20 - $300,511.68. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Notice to Third-Party Agencies

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Company Culture

At HNTB, we are harnessing the power of collaboration and innovation to establish a new vision for the future of mobility across our country. You don’t have to look far to see our impact. For more than a century, HNTB’s spark has connected people and places, expanded opportunity, and left a lasting impact on our communities. Our culture of integrity and inclusion, combined with groundbreaking solutions, has affirmed our reputation and positioned our firm as the industry leader in delivering extraordinary value.

When you join HNTB, you are joining an employee-owned firm founded on the values of integrity, collaboration, personal accountability, respect for others, and the development of all employees. We are committed to the continual improvement of an inclusive workplace. We encourage our employees to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, provide them a meaningful welcoming environment where they are valued, celebrated and respected. Diversity of thought and unique perspectives drives innovation, engagement and retention, which makes HNTB better and brings value to our clients and our communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HNTB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability where appropriate.

Work Authorization

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will only employ qualified individuals legally authorized to work in the United States (if the position is or will be one which is subject to U.S. law). Verification of employment eligibility will be required. HNTB participates in E-Verify Know your rights: Right to Work