We are looking for a Senior Project Risk Engineer (Saudi National) for a Global Construction Consulting Firm based in Riyadh.
Location – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary – 35,000 SAR/month
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
- Minimum 15 years of experience in engineering, construction, or project management roles, including experience as a Risk Manager on large-scale projects.
- Strong expertise in commercial risk management practices, procedures, and frameworks within complex infrastructure or construction environments.
- Demonstrated experience in risk quantification, including cost, schedule, quality, and safety impacts.
- Proven ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions.
- Experience managing risk management databases and systems (e.g., ARM or similar platforms).
- Strong understanding of pre-construction processes, including procurement, contract management, tendering, and estimating.
- Solid knowledge of project lifecycle management, from pre-design and design development through construction and project closeout.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors, and senior leadership teams.
- Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and deliver results with minimal supervision.
- Experience working on international projects, with Middle East / KSA project experience highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead risk management activities across major construction and infrastructure projects, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated effectively.
- Develop and implement comprehensive project risk management plans including risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation procedures.
- Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning, development, and implementation from pre-design through construction and project closeout.
- Facilitate regular meetings with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to assess risk exposure and ensure alignment on project objectives.
- Provide strategic oversight of pre-construction activities including contract management, procurement, tendering, estimating, and cost planning.
- Analyse project data to forecast potential financial exposure and commercial liabilities.
- Manage project costs, claims, change orders, and schedule impacts while supporting dispute avoidance and resolution processes.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, within scope, and to defined quality standards in line with established project management methodologies.
- Maintain and update project risk registers and risk management databases.
- Monitor project schedules and ensure alignment between planning, sequencing, and delivery milestones.
- Ensure compliance with relevant Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Support senior leadership by providing risk insights, reporting, and recommendations to improve project outcomes.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the line manager or project leadership.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Risk Engineer professional to oversee risk management and project planning across large-scale construction and infrastructure projects. The role focuses on identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks throughout the full project lifecycle while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. You will work closely with clients, consultants, and contractors to manage project risks, costs, and commercial outcomes.
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