Risk Specialist (Rail/Transit Projects)

AECOM
Sacramento
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 90,000 - 150,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Stakeholder management","Attention to detail","Prioritization","Critical thinking"]

Support risk management across rail and transit programs by maintaining cost and schedule baselines and building risk reporting tools for analysis. Manage the authority’s risk register, keep the Program Risk Management Plan up to date, and produce quarterly risk reports. Provide templates and guidance for qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, challenge project-level risk inputs, and align risk activities with Enterprise Risk personnel to strengthen program performance and controls.

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2 months ago

Risk Specialist (Rail/Transit Projects)

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Job Summary

Support risk management across rail and transit programs by maintaining cost and schedule baselines and building risk reporting tools for analysis. Manage the authority’s risk register, keep the Program Risk Management Plan up to date, and produce quarterly risk reports. Provide templates and guidance for qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, challenge project-level risk inputs, and align risk activities with Enterprise Risk personnel to strengthen program performance and controls.
Location: Sacramento
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support establishing and maintaining cost and schedule baselines to assess risk exposures.
  • •Develop and maintain risk reporting tools for cost and schedule risk analysis.
  • •Manage the authority’s risk register and ensure coordination between program and project risks.
  • •Maintain and update the Program Risk Management Plan and prepare quarterly risk management reports.
  • •Provide guidance, templates, and challenge project-level risk assessments to ensure accuracy and effectiveness.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 90,000 - 150,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisabilityPaid LeaveRetirement SavingsEquity

Key Requirements

  • •BA/BS plus 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency.
  • •Experience working in large-scale programs or multi-disciplinary teams.
  • •Knowledge of risk management practices in infrastructure or construction projects.
  • •Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.
  • •Experience contributing to risk management initiatives across programs and stakeholders.
Experience:4+ yearsInfrastructureConstruction
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CollaborationStakeholder managementAttention to detailPrioritizationCritical thinking
Languages:English

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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