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Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Risk Manager, COM

Accenture

Accenture

Other Engineering
Canada · Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
Posted on May 20, 2025

Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Risk Manager, COM

Richmond Hill, Ontario Job No. 1278

Job Description

  • (Internal Title: Risk V)
    • Lead the implementation and management of risk management services per the mission and goals of projects and programs from inception through to completion
    • Ensure that work is fully supported from a consulting standpoint in an integrated, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective manner
    • Finalize the budget and operating or delivery plan for the risk management services in consultation with the project or program team and client
    • Provide the final review and approval of the completed material planning to successfully deliver risk management services
    • Exercise authority in managing and owning the work and controlling the delivery of the project portfolio per project plans
    • Responsible for the overall direction of a large consulting team (may consist of multi-firm resources and client resources) leveraging a diverse array of talents and delegation of responsibilities
    • Design key goals to be met in risk management services including customer satisfaction, and team member performances
    • Define the success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle
    • Interface between stakeholders at all levels of the engagement model
    • Review changes and interventions to ensure risk management service goals are achieved on the project or program
    • Facilitate various project focus or function meetings with a spotlight on service initiatives
    • Plan for and meet with stakeholders (including senior management and sponsors) to streamline transparent project communications
    • Direct the production of accurate and timely reporting of project or program status and performance throughout its life cycle
    • Control the delivery of and adherence to the operating or delivery plan scope, schedule, milestones, budgets, and KPIs on the project and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate
    • Finalize and sign off on progress reports, proposals, and presentations to various audiences, including team, client executives, and key stakeholders
    • Manage scope change negotiations
    • Evaluate project effectiveness on the project or program and identify areas for improvement
    • Set and interpret service expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members
    • Build and maintain a positive, high-performing team culture with an openness to constructive challenge, continuous improvement, implementation of lessons learned, and an overall ‘right-first-time” mindset
    • Reinforce acceptable standards of workmanship through every stage of the project
    • Supervise and guide clear and focused staff performance objectives (including non-company resources) to ensure excellence in results
    • Promote a project environment that is inclusive, and diverse and celebrates our differences
    • Clarify internal quality control check and resolve quality issues for the project
    • Prepare procedures and work instructions and ensure that all program team members comply with the risk management plan, procedures, and requirements of the assigned scope of work
    • Develop risk breakdown structure aligned with project WBS and CBS
    • Prepare risk training materials and train the project team on the principles of risk
    • Stay abreast of market trends and implement process improvements or efficiencies
    • Lead and provide technical support to the management of risk through the facilitation of regular risk reviews
    • Evaluate risk registers at the project and program level, ensuring quality standards are met
    • Perform quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis using Risk Management software (e.g. Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Risk, etc.) and provide the interpretation of results (e.g. Distribution S Curve Graph, Sensitivity Analysis Tornado Chart and Deep Dive Schedule Logic)
    • Follow up with risk owners to ensure the mitigation actions are on track, including escalation where required
    • Review contractor progress reports and identify the risks impacting project cost and schedule and reflect them in the risk register
    • Work closely with scheduling to prepare a high-level schedule (or assess detailed schedules) to be used for quantitative schedule risk analysis and define the link between risks, duration uncertainties, and schedule activities
    • Liaise with cost to monitor project contingency utilization and alignment with cost risk exposures
    • Provide technical guidance and training to members of the team appropriate to their area of accountability
    • Guide reporting on inputs for project and program-level reporting

  • Working Conditions
    • Office-based

Qualifications

  • Experience:
    • Minimum of 12 years of experience in Risk Management
  • Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
  • Licenses OR Certifications:
    • Holding recognized certifications including Risk Management Professional (RMP) and Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Skills and Competencies:
    • Expert grasp of prevailing Risk Management methods
    • Extensive understanding of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
    • Well-versed and experienced in managing the interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
    • Mastery of risk management software including Active Risk Manager (ARM), Oracle Primavera Risk Analyzer (OPRA), Acumen Risk, Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse, MS Project, etc.
    • Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
    • Proven success in providing leadership to project teams by building and motivating staff to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
    • Exceptional people skills and ability to communicate effectively with various levels of stakeholders
    • Ability to work autonomously and interface with a wide cross-section of personnel
    • Experienced in leading, engaging, coaching and mentoring a team of Risk professional professionals
    • Demonstrated ability to foster collaborative relationships within various teams, partners, and clients
    • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office
    • Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
    • Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
    • Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities with a track record for meeting deadlines
    • Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal) in a demanding multidisciplinary project environment
    • Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
    • Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
    • Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
    • Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
    • Effective capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
    • Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by promoting effective teamwork, innovation, and overall excellence

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