Risk Specialist

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Identify and assess risks associated with projects.
• Maintain the Risk Register and update it regularly.
• Articulate challenges and issues clearly, addressing them to the Management promptly.
• Develop comprehensive risk mitigation plans.
• Provide detailed reports on potential risks and their corresponding responses.
• Offer advice on the probability and Impact Matrix for each project.
• Conduct meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors to identify, assess, and evaluate risk issues throughout various phases of the project lifecycle.
• Formulate and execute a risk management plan for construction projects, delineating processes to mitigate potential risks.
• Manage tasks related to contract management, procurement, tendering, estimating, and cost analysis.
• Contribute to handling costs, claims related to cost and time, change order management, and conflict resolution.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Management from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 13+ years of experience in Engineering and/or Project Management and in a functional role as Risk Manager on mega projects.
• Proven experience and skills in identifying problems, evaluating alternatives and finding solutions.
• Reliability and initiative to succeed without direct supervision.
• Understanding the Israeli aspects of the context in the Kingdom.
• Proven experience and familiarity with commercial risk management practices and procedures, preferably in a similar cutting context.
• Previous experience in identifying risks (costs/schedule quality/safety).
• Previous experience maintaining risk management databases (e.g. Active Risk Management program).
• Previous experience with ERM procedures.
• Work experience on a global scale (preferably previous work experience in Saudi Arabia).