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AECOM

Risk Manager

AECOM, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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Risk Manager

– Join AECOM to support Federal projects and programs.

Company Description At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

Job Description Locations: Tucson, AZ; San Diego, CA; Phoenix, AZ; El Paso, TX; Carlsbad, NM. The role focuses on risk management for federal projects and programs.

Support risk assessments, develop and organize risk mitigation plans, and create tracking mechanisms to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management. Develop and undertake advanced quantitative risk analysis, including cost, schedule, and integrated cost and schedule analyses, to enable robust forecasting and tracking of risk exposure.

Assist in the execution and maintenance of the Construction Risk Management Service Framework, including data use case execution that reflects project/program direction and opportunities.

Recognize and manage construction risks and assist in implementing appropriate mitigation plans, communicating these to key stakeholders to avoid surprises.

Conduct constructability reviews, schedule critical reviews, and scrutinize cost estimates to understand areas of uncertainty.

Assist in developing ad hoc Construction Risk communications supporting decision points in the project.

Review project documents, analyze project data, and develop Construction Risk Registers.

Work with the project team on construction risk allocation and risk transfer mechanisms.

Prepare Construction Risk Assessment presentations and presentations of the project’s risk profile.

Promote, set up, and implement a risk management system appropriate to the project’s needs through its lifecycle.

Develop and implement project risk management plans.

Deliver discrete risk interventions and embed risk management services.

Deliver value and reduce risk exposure through active mitigation of threats and maximizing opportunities.

Undertake day‑to‑day risk management activities, including identification, prioritization, register management, action planning, and monitoring.

Produce periodic risk reporting, including profiled risk expenditure, impacted risk/drawdown, and risk exposure changes.

Qualifications Minimum Requirements

BA/BS + 6 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

US citizenship required due to the nature of the project.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in quantitative/qualitative cost/schedule risk assessments within Construction Management, Civil Engineering, and Program and Project Management.

Extensive experience applying Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) techniques and tools, e.g., @Risk and Primavera Risk Analysis, including analysis of complex logic‑linked cost‑loaded schedules.

Familiarity with Monte Carlo simulation and experience with applicable software such as P6 Risk Analyzer or Crystal Ball.

Experience using Enterprise Risk Management tools, e.g., Active Risk Manager (ARM), Predict!, and Oracle PPM (P6R).

Experience delivering risk throughout the project lifecycle, including support of investment decisions and delivery/implementation phases at Program or Strategic level.

Experience in the construction or infrastructure sectors.

Additional Information All information will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.

ReqID: REF56066A | Business Line: PPM | Business Group: DCS | Strategic Business Unit: West | Career Area: Risk Management | Work Location Model: On‑Site | Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior | Employment Type: Full‑time | Job Function: Finance and Sales | Industries: Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction

About AECOM AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation, and buildings. We partner with public and private‑sector clients to create innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all information will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.

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