Senior Risk Manager

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At AECOM we are currently recruiting for a Senior Risk Manager to join in our Dublin office.

The Senior Risk Manager will be required to attend site three days per week and two days per week will be remote working.

The Senior Risk Manager provides leadership in the delivery of risk management services across complex capital projects within a consulting environment. The role leads the identification assessment and management of project risks while offering expert guidance to clients and project teams to ensure risks are proactively and effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle.

Heres what youll do: 

Your day to day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Lead the development implementation and continual improvement of project and programme-level risk management processes aligned with client requirements and industry best practice.

• Proactively identify assess and manage a wide range of project risks including financial commercial operational schedule and delivery risks.

• Plan and facilitate risk identification workshops risk reviews and assurance sessions with senior internal and external stakeholders.

• Develop maintain and assure high-quality risk registers and RAID logs ensuring risks are clearly articulated appropriately scored and effectively tracked.

• Undertake and oversee qualitative and quantitative risk analysis including risk modelling and provide clear interpretation of results to inform decision-making.

• Work closely with project controls cost planning and commercial teams to ensure risk outputs are fully integrated into forecasts schedules and performance reporting.

• Monitor and report on risk exposure trends emerging risks and mitigation effectiveness providing concise actionable insights to clients and leadership teams.

• Support and challenge project teams in the development and implementation of robust risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.

• Ensure risk data is accurate current and reflective of the projects evolving risk profile.

• Provide expert risk management advice coaching and mentoring to project teams and junior risk practitioners.

• Contribute to the development of organisational risk capability standards tools and best practices within the consulting business.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible 

Heres what were looking for: 

As the successful candidate you will have experience working within our aviation markets along with having the following qualifications and experience:

• Typically 8 years experience delivering risk management and/or project controls within complex capital projects.

• Strong experience operating in a consulting or client-facing environment with a proven ability to build trusted relationships.

• Demonstrated expertise in qualitative and quantitative risk analysis including risk modelling and scenario analysis.

• Advanced hands-on experience using industry-standard risk management and modelling tools.

• Proven experience working with multidisciplinary project teams including cost planning commercial and delivery functions.

• Strong facilitation communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Professional qualifications in risk management project management or related disciplines (e.g. APM PMI IRM) are desirable.

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at

At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information :

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For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract