Risk Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

UCC Holding is seeking a Risk Manager to lead and oversee the project risk management function for large-scale hospitality developments. This full-time position is based in Riyadh and requires a professional with over 10 years of experience. The role is crucial for supporting informed decision-making to safeguard project objectives across cost, schedule, quality, safety, and operational readiness.

Role Responsibilities

The Risk Manager will be responsible for the comprehensive management of project risks throughout all development phases, from design to handover. Key duties include:

• Developing and maintaining project risk management plans, frameworks, and risk registers.
• Facilitating risk identification workshops and conducting qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.
• Monitoring and managing strategic, commercial, contractual, schedule, cost, construction, procurement, and stakeholder risks.
• Leading Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), Cost Risk Analysis (CRA), and Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), including Monte Carlo simulations.
• Tracking mitigation actions, emerging risks, and opportunities, and escalating critical issues promptly.
• Preparing executive-level risk reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Collaborating with project controls, commercial, engineering, and delivery teams to integrate risk management into project execution.
• Supporting claims avoidance, contingency management, and project recovery strategies.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess the following qualifications and experience:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as PMI-RMP, PMP, AACE, or ISO 31000 are preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience in major construction projects, with at least 7 years in dedicated risk management roles.
• Mandatory experience on mega/giga projects and luxury hospitality, hotel, resort, mixed-use, or destination developments.
• Strong expertise in QRA, SRA, CRA, risk governance, project controls, and commercial risk management.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis/Safran Risk, and Power BI.

Key Competencies

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following competencies:

• Strategic Thinking
• Commercial Acumen
• Analytical Skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Executive Reporting
• Leadership & Influence
• Risk-Based Decision Making

Success Profile

The ideal candidate is a seasoned Risk Manager with a proven track record of delivering risk management functions on complex, high-value hospitality construction projects. This individual will be capable of partnering effectively with senior leadership and fostering a proactive risk culture across project teams.