Risk Manager

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

The Risk Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight of risk management activities across the programme ensuring a proactive and robust approach to identifying assessing and mitigating risks that may impact project delivery compliance or organisational reputation. The role is responsible for designing embedding and continuously improving the risk management framework to support effective governance and informed decisionmaking.

Working closely with executive leadership delivery teams and external stakeholders the Risk Manager ensures that risk considerations are fully integrated into planning and execution activities. The role promotes alignment with regulatory requirements industry standards and recognised best practices while fostering a strong riskaware culture across the organisation.

• Lead risk reporting to governance bodies support assurance activities and provide expert guidance on complex or emerging risk issues.
• Drive the development implementation and continuous enhancement of the risk management framework ensuring alignment with programme objectives regulatory requirements and international best practices.
• Oversee the identification assessment and management of complex and emerging risks across the organisation.
• Collaborate with executive leadership delivery teams and external stakeholders to embed riskinformed decisionmaking throughout the project lifecycle.
• Deliver clear highlevel risk insights and reports to senior management governance boards and external regulators to support transparency and effective oversight.
• Design and lead advanced risk workshops and capabilitybuilding initiatives to enhance organisational risk maturity.
• Ensure adherence to evolving legislation standards (including ISO 31000) and internal policies while driving continuous improvement in risk management practices.
• Direct the development maintenance and governance of comprehensive programmewide risk registers ensuring strategic risks and mitigation actions are accurately captured escalated and monitored.
• Provide expert advice to project teams and stakeholders on risk management principles methodologies tools and best practices.
• Lead periodic risk assessments and audits to identify potential issues gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Work closely with other departments to ensure risk controls are fully embedded into daytoday operations.
• Undertake additional duties as required to support the role and broader programme objectives.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

We are seeking a highly experienced professional with a strong background in our primary infrastructure markets.

As the successful candidate you will bring the following qualifications and experience:

• A Level 8 degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as Project Management or Business Administration.
• Strong project management capabilities with demonstrated ability to plan coordinate and deliver projects from initiation through completion.
• Proven ability to engage influence and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including customers regulatory bodies and internal teams.
• Proficiency with document management systems (DMS) databases and tools such as Microsoft Office SharePoint and specialised document control software.
• Indepth understanding of project management principles and methodologies to ensure document control activities effectively support project objectives.

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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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 :

Full-time