Risk Lead

WSP

UAE

Ref: HP362-2298

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you'll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

WSP Middle East are currently looking for a Risk Lead to join an infrastructure construction project based in Riyadh. Candidates should have been involved in managing risk for a number of years on construction & infrastructure projects in the Middle East.

Your new role, what's involved?
* Providing guidance, direction, and assistance to project for a variety of risk issues.
* Providing appropriate responses to identified Risks.
* Ensuring that Risk responses are identified and prioritised.
* Checking
* Facing with the client, attending regular meetings, providing statistical reports to the Program Director.
* Assessing the impacts of design/construction changes and schedule delays.
* Monitoring any changes to risk exposure, identifying and responding to new risks.
* Making formal and informal presentations to the project and client where needed.
* Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as deemed appropriate.

Requirements

We'd love to hear from you if you have:
* Bachelor Degree in Engineering
* Minimum 8 years experience in similar position
* Working knowledge of IS031000 within major construction projects
* Previous experience in infrastructure projects like airports will be advantageous
* Risk Workshop Facilitation
* Risk Management Information Systems (e.g. ARM, Riskhive, Predict!)
* Monte Carlo Simulation (Cost & Time) [Software examples: Risk & Pertmaster]
* MS Excel - advanced
* MS PowerPoint - good

What's in it for you?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important - be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Apply now and be the future of WSP!

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic.

About the Company

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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