Risk Manager

Faithful+Gould are looking for a Risk Manager in UAE & KSA.

“N.B: We are currently pending award on several significant projects. Should we be awarded, this position is key role. Consequently we are keen to speak to individuals in the market place with the experience listed below for such potential future programmes of work”.

Job Description

• Manager of the Risk, Issue and Opportunity Section, reporting to the head of the EPMO, to:
•  Develop and monitor a risk issue and opportunity management process
•  Develop and maintain a risk matrix identifying dependencies and the impacts of not meeting scheduled dates.
• Identify, monitor and managing dependencies, and for resolving related issues.
• Identify opportunities to arrange and co-ordinate any necessary discussions and agreements to realise benefits.
• Monitor projects and ensure that an adequate and robust Risk Management process is under active management.
• Implement an internal EPMO Risk Management Plan, Risk Log and associated governance processes.
• Track significant risks to ensure that they are being systematically identified, recorded, evaluated, actively managed and regularly re-evaluated, and communicated across the program.
• Identify, communicate and manage inter-program or external risks.
• Identify and manage internal MOI & MOI PMO program-related risks.
•  Review and update EPMO Risk Log against Program Status Reports & Meetings

Requirements
Qualifications

• Graduate in Engineering / Business or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualifications or equivalent
• Risk Management qualification or equivalent would be preferred
• Essential Criteria
• Understanding and experience of complex projects
• Strong leadership, communication and management skills
• Track record of risk management 

Responsibilities

• In addition the client wishes to achieve the following objectives:
• Provide accurate and timely management information to the Head of the EPMO on a regular basis on the status of various projects
• To monitor progress and drive delivery of individual projects, challenging and accelerating these where appropriate
• To enable management of risks and opportunities at the programme level
• To drive commonality and coherence between the various projects
• To ensure the interdependencies between various projects is understood and managed
• To ensure appropriate standards are set and adhered to legally and commercially
• To ensure the client is obtaining value for money through negotiations with suppliers
• Develop the capacity of the client through the transfer of knowledge, skills and abilities
• Implement best practice program, project and other management and administrative processes

Rewards & Benefits:
We offer an excellent package which includes:

• A competitive salary
• Accommodation allowance
• Transportation allowance 
• Medical and life insurance cover
• 22 calendar days annual leave
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Professional membership fees
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

SNC Lavalin’s Faithful+Gould business is one of the world’s leading integrated project and programme management consultancies, with over 2,400 professionals operating worldwide. Our aim is to protect and maximize our clients’ interests throughout the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget. We pride ourselves on collaborating with client teams and developing long-term relationships.
Key services include - Project management, programme management, project controls, commercial management, cost management and expert scheduling and construction planning.
Our industry is going through a digital transformation and we have been investing in and pioneering digital methods to improve all aspects of our service. We have focused our digital transformation around platform modernization and product development and through standardization and automation, we are achieving efficiencies that are directly passed on our clients who benefit from a consistent quality of service as well as the savings.
Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting – and then developing – brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.
Acquired by SNC Lavalin in 2017, we also have an extensive depth of geographic exposure across 50 countries and the breadth of 53,000 experts. As one of the largest engineering contractors, we have access to 17,000 staff in the Middle East making us one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the region.