Risk Engineer

Ad Talent Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer offers a great opportunity for a Risk Engineer. This role involves risk management, compliance research, project support, and stakeholder engagement in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have relevant education and preferable experience in regulatory or engineering sectors.

Qualifications

• Preferred education in technical or project management.
• Experience in a regulatory or risk management environment.
• Experience in FMCG, Technical and Engineering environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support risk mitigation focusing on compliance and regulations.
• Assist in the development and improvement of projects.
• Provide project management support and stakeholder management.

Skills

Data processing and analysis

Good written and verbal communication

Project management skills

Education

Technical and/or project management-based education

Tools

MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

A leading retailer has a great opportunity for a Risk Engineer.

Responsibilities

Provide support in the management of risk mitigation focusing on compliance and regulations

Research and keep up-to-date with regulatory requirements and best practices

Assist in the development and continuous improvement of projects and initiatives

Provide project management support through the ownership and delivery of initiatives

Perform administrative tasks (data capturing and processing and verification of designs, reports and other deliverables)

Liaise with various stakeholders to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives

Assist with preparing and documenting project proposals, standards and operating procedures

Professional handling of coordination, correspondence, queries and feedback to internal stakeholders and external service providers

Assist with stakeholder management and communications, including status reporting, meeting minutes and other project documentation to various stakeholders

Requirements

Technical and / or project management-based education is preferred

Experience in a similar role

Experience within a regulatory, building control, health and safety or risk management environment

Experience in an FMCG, Technical and Engineering environment is advantageous

Ability to review technical documents such as standards, proposals, designs, budgets, etc

Project management and administration skills and knowledge

Data processing and analysis skills in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Powerpoint) is advantageous

Good written and verbal communication skills

Equally capable of working independently or in a team (collaborative) environment

Diligent in following instructions and procedures

Ability to use initiative in dealing with challenges and when they arise

A high level of self-motivation and ability to set and meet goals