Project Risk Manager (Mega Projects)
On-site · Akron, Ohio, United States or Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
The Project Risk Manager facilitates comprehensive project risk identification, prioritization, and response planning for mega projects. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining a project risk management plan, performing cost and schedule quantitative risk analysis, and leading cross-functional risk workshops. The role involves integrating risk analysis with project controls, providing early warning indicators, and ensuring a strong risk culture across project teams. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and over 8 years of experience in project analysis and major capital projects. Experience with large megaprojects is preferred.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline
- 8+ years of experience in project analysis, risk management, project controls, or major capital project delivery
- Experience supporting large megaprojects ($500M+; multibillion preferred)
- Experience capturing and documenting lessons learned
- Demonstrated experience applying quantitative risk analysis to real world project decisions
- Ability to translate complex project data into clear, defensible insights for senior leadership
- Excellent facilitation, analytical, writing, and executive communication skills
Desired Qualifications
- Strong understanding of integrated project controls, including cost, schedule, risk, change, and performance management
- Preferred – strong understanding of the project lifecycle, information maturity
- Preferred – demonstrated ability to manage information uncertainty to drive proactive risk management
- Experience in EPC/EPCm environments on complex, multi-stakeholder projects
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive risk-informed decision making
Additional Requirements
- We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
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