Project Risk Management Lead

At APM Terminals a global leader in port and terminal operations we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. What drives us forward is a mindset of always improving observing how work happens identifying what creates value and removing what gets in the way. We constantly look for smarter simpler and safer ways of operating. If you thrive in environments where people value learning and are committed to continuously improve daily operations join us and be apart of our journey.

As a Project Risk Management Lead you will play a key role within the Project Controls and Project Execution team supporting the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven (NTB) Transformation Project. Based in Bremerhaven Germany you will lead the practical implementation of project risk management ensuring threats opportunities assumptions issues and dependencies are identified early assessed consistently and translated into clear response actions. Working across planning cost contracts engineering permitting HSSE IT/OT automation and business integration you will provide structured risk insight to project leadership and governance forums to support delivery of scope schedule cost safety quality and business-case outcomes.

What We Can Offer

At APMT Terminals we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to improvement is driven by Lean principles ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers. Experience a diverse multinational workplace where your operational insights directly influence how we work.

• Lead risk management activities within a major terminal transformation and capital investment programme.

• Work across multidisciplinary project teams and senior stakeholders to strengthen risk-based decision-making.

• Develop experience in quantitative risk analysis project controls contingency management and governance.

• Contribute to a proactive transparent and evidence-based risk culture across a technically and culturally diverse project environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the project risk management process in line with APM Terminals project execution standards and governance requirements.

• Develop maintain and continuously improve the project risk management plan risk calendar review cadence assumptions register and reporting routines.

• Maintain a single auditable project risk register covering project business technical schedule cost commercial HSSE permitting stakeholder and integration risks.

• Facilitate risk identification workshops and review sessions with workstream leads subject matter experts terminal representatives internal functions and external advisors.

• Challenge risk descriptions causes effects probability impact mitigations and residual exposure to improve the quality of risk information.

• Identify and assess cross-functional and interface risks across construction automation IT/OT operational continuity permitting labour relations contracts procurement and stakeholder activities.

• Support qualitative and quantitative risk analysis including time and cost exposure assessment and sensitivity analysis.

• Work with planning cost contracts engineering and package teams to translate risk exposure into contingency schedule risk allowances and decision-ready management information.

• Link risk management with change control assumptions management requirements management procurement contract strategy cost forecasting scheduling and monthly reporting.

• Support contracting discussions through risk allocation commercial exposure insurance and liability considerations and contractor interface risk analysis.

• Monitor risk response effectiveness and residual exposure against project milestones forecasts business case assumptions and governance requirements.

• Prepare risk content for monthly reports SteerCo and TPR materials portfolio reviews stage gates and other governance forums.

• Build risk awareness across the project team through onboarding coaching consistent use of risk tools and structured reporting.

What We Are Looking For

• Continuous improvement mindset: we are looking for someone who brings a thoughtful improvement mindsetcurious about how work gets done and motivated to make meaningful sustainable improvements over time.

• Leadership expectation: We are looking for people who consistently puts customers first leads by example with respect for people delivers results with integrity and drives continuous improvement by solving problems at the root developing people and raising standards every day.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in project risk management preferably within large capital projects construction infrastructure ports terminals automation industrial or brownfield environments.

• Demonstrable experience leading risk identification workshops and maintaining risk registers for complex multidisciplinary projects.

• Strong understanding of qualitative risk assessment exposure-based prioritisation and project controls; experience with quantitative risk analysis is preferred.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Project Management Risk Management Business Finance or a related technical discipline.

• Project or risk management certification such as PMI-RMP PMP PRINCE2 AACE IRM or equivalent is preferred.

• Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate uncertainty into practical project insight and challenge assumptions constructively.

• Strong communication facilitation documentation action tracking and governance skills.

• Commercial and contractual awareness including an understanding of how risk allocation influences project cost schedule and delivery outcomes.

• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills; familiarity with @Risk Primavera Risk Analysis Safran Risk Monte Carlo simulation tools Primavera P6/Cloud PMWeb Power BI or SharePoint is advantageous.

• English fluency is essential; German capability is preferred for local stakeholder engagement.

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