Senior Risk Manager

About the Role

KBR Saudi Arabia is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position involves reporting to the Project Controls Director and is responsible for delivering portfolio-wide risk management services. The role supports effective governance, decision-making, and assurance across the portfolio, ensuring alignment with approved risk policies, frameworks, and systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and administer the approved Risk Management Plan (RMP), including procedures, processes, and templates.
• Review and supervise Risk Management Plans and risk registers of Project Management Consultants (PMCs) to ensure alignment with the RMP.
• Support the implementation and effective use of risk management systems.
• Provide guidance and training to PMCs to ensure consistent and effective application of risk management practices.
• Facilitate risk meetings and develop risk registers for Delivery Programmes and client departments.
• Facilitate mitigation strategies for risks and issues through consolidation of risk registers, meetings, and workshops.
• Consolidate PMC risk registers into programme-level and departmental risk registers for escalation and reporting.
• Maintain updated dashboards for risks and issues across the entire Development Portfolio.
• Conduct monthly risk management quality assurance reviews and status updates.
• Perform quantitative risk analysis (QRA) of programme-wide strategic, cost, schedule, and advance-warning risks.
• Develop cost and schedule contingency assessments at programme and portfolio levels.
• Support operational risk assessments across client departments.
• Prepare risk assessment documentation and reports in accordance with Risk Management Plan standards.
• Conduct Key Risk Indicator (KRI) reporting across the Development in alignment with established criteria.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates for this position should possess over 15 years of relevant experience in risk management. The role requires a strong understanding of risk policies, frameworks, and systems to ensure effective governance and decision-making.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, within KBR Saudi Arabia. The Senior Risk Manager will work under the direction of the Project Controls Director, contributing to a structured project controls environment.