Senior Risk Manager

WSP
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 220,400 - 230,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Organizational skills","Analytical skills","Multi-tasking","Diplomacy","Responsible and ethical decision-making"]

Own quantitative risk management for assigned projects, programs, and portfolios within WSP’s Project Controls group. Build risk frameworks, elicit assumptions, and develop economic risk models to quantify probability/impact across downside and upside scenarios. Lead cost and schedule risk analysis (QCRA/QSRA), maintain risk registers, and produce assessments and reports to support project executives and decision-making. Also advise on contingency and reserve ranges, support response plans, and mentor junior risk managers.

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Senior Risk Manager

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Job Summary

Own quantitative risk management for assigned projects, programs, and portfolios within WSP’s Project Controls group. Build risk frameworks, elicit assumptions, and develop economic risk models to quantify probability/impact across downside and upside scenarios. Lead cost and schedule risk analysis (QCRA/QSRA), maintain risk registers, and produce assessments and reports to support project executives and decision-making. Also advise on contingency and reserve ranges, support response plans, and mentor junior risk managers.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the risk management subject matter expert and accountable for risk management performance for assigned projects, programs, and portfolios.
  • •Develop and maintain tailored risk management processes, frameworks, and strategies aligned with best practices.
  • •Facilitate workshops to elicit assumptions, quantify uncertainty, and validate economic risk drivers with stakeholders.
  • •Develop and maintain project/program risk registers and quantitative economic risk models, including downside/upside scenario analysis.
  • •Perform cost and schedule risk analysis (QCRA/QSRA), prepare risk assessments/reports, and advise contingency and schedule reserve ranges based on quantitative analysis.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,400 - 230,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionDisabilityLife InsuranceRetirement SavingsPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Economics, Finance, or a relevant field.
  • •12 years of experience in risk management; construction management; project management; and/or contract or change management.
  • •Knowledge of risk management and project control standards/frameworks (e.g., AACE International, APM, IRM, Project Management Institute, ISO 31000).
  • •Experience facilitating quantitative risk analysis (QRA) workshops and conceptualizing/developing risk models.
  • •Working knowledge of cost risk analysis software and schedule risk analysis software (e.g., @Risk, Acumen Risk, Crystal Ball; OPC, Primavera Risk Analysis).
Experience:12+ yearsConstructionProject controlsTransportationEnergyAviationEnterprise risk management
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Organizational skillsAnalytical skillsMulti-taskingDiplomacyResponsible and ethical decision-making
Certifications:PMPPMI-RMP
Tech Stack:@RiskAcumen RiskCrystal BallOPCPrimavera Risk AnalysisPower BIP6MS Project

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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