Job Title: Project Risks Specialist
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Reporting To: Project Director
Employment Type: Full-time

Salary – 30,000- 36,000 SAR + Family Status – Visa, Medical and Air ticket

Job Purpose:

To support the identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of project risks across major infrastructure and government construction projects. The Project Risks Specialist will play a key role in ensuring risk strategies align with client requirements, regulatory frameworks, and overall project goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain project-specific risk management plans, registers, and reporting mechanisms.
• Collaborate with project teams to identify potential risks (technical, financial, environmental, contractual, political, etc.) across project lifecycles.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments using appropriate tools
• Support in conducting risk workshops, interviews, and brainstorming sessions with stakeholders.
• Monitor and report on the status of risk mitigation strategies and residual risks.
• Work closely with planning, cost, quality, and HSE teams to ensure integration of risk data into overall project controls.
• Prepare regular and ad-hoc risk reports and dashboards for senior management and client review.
• Assist in developing contingency plans and recommend risk transfer strategies (e.g., insurance, contracts).
• Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and government project risk guidelines (including Vision 2030-related frameworks).
• Contribute to lessons learned and knowledge management practices to strengthen risk culture.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Professional certification in risk management preferred
• Additional qualifications in project management

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Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in risk management, ideally in infrastructure, construction, or government-funded mega projects.
• Proven experience working within a PMC or similar consultancy environment in the GCC, preferably KSA.
• Strong understanding of project risk tools and software (e.g., Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, MS Project, or similar).
• Experience interacting with governmental authorities, clients, and multiple stakeholders.

Key Skills:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal abilities.
• Attention to detail with the ability to handle complex data and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work under pressure and within large, cross-functional project teams.