Senior Risk Manager: Strategic Project Controls Leader

WSP

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to join our Project Controls group in Houston, TX. The role focuses on leading risk management on projects, developing risk frameworks, and guiding teams through quantitative risk analyses and contingency planning.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years of risk/contract management experience, proficiency with risk software (@Risk, Acumen Risk, Crystal Ball) and scheduling tools (P6, MS Project), and a strong track record in risk reporting and leadership.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Economics, Finance, or relevant field

Responsibilities

Act as the risk management subject matter expert on assigned project, program, portfolio being accountable for the risk management performance on assigned commissions.
Develop effective risk management framework / strategy.
Plan, design, and implement risk management processes tailored to the client’s needs and aligned with best practice (e.g., AACE International, Project Management Institute, ISO 31000).
Facilitate structured discussions and workshops to elicit assumptions, quantify uncertainty, and validate economic risk drivers with technical and project stakeholders.
Develop and maintain project and/or program risk registers with input from project and client team members.
Develop and maintain quantitative economic risk models to evaluate the probability and impact of alternative project outcomes, including downside and upside scenarios.
Conduct quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis (QCRA/QSRA) using probabilistic and simulation based methods to evaluate forecast uncertainty and outcome distributions.
Analyze economic drivers of project risk, including market conditions, labor and commodity trends, productivity assumptions, and systemic risk factors.
Prepare economic risk assessments, forecasts, and scenario analyses to support project managers, executives, and clients in strategic decision making.
Advise project leadership on risk adjusted contingency and schedule reserve ranges based on quantitative economic analysis.
Prepare project and/or program risk reports as required.
Support project teams in developing and implementing appropriate internal and external response plans for critical risks.
Work with project teams to determine appropriate contingency and schedule reserve amounts.
Provide training to junior risk managers and other staff as required.
Strong attention to detail while maintaining a big-picture point of view.
Ability to manage challenging behaviors and maintain effective working relationships based on diplomacy while maintaining independence and not swayed in judgment or course of actions.
Demonstrate strong organizational, analytical, and multi-tasking skills (i.e., ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously).
Performs other duties as assigned.
Travel as required