Risk Manager with nuclear or heavy construction background. Compensation is $100-130K, negotiable. Relocation provided if not local to Houston, TX.
Our client is one of the global leaders in SMR (small modular reactor) nuclear technology. As they expand their footprint in Houston, TX and continue to build their Operation Center there, they are looking to add an experienced Project Risk Manager, supporting the implementation of project and product risk management processes.
Position Summary:
The Risk Manager leads the planning, assessment, and monitoring aspects of the risk process and uses project and risk data to inform the organization for planning, forecasting and decision making. This role is an individual contributor and the person hired will work directly with technical teams and translates the information directly into the software the company uses to manage work (hands-on).
Benefits Include:
- Medical with a reasonable employee contribution; dental; eye care insurances
- 27 PTO days (vacation and sick time)
- Matching 401K (100% of the first 3%, and 50% of the next 2%)
- Massage Reimbursement ($500 benefit per family member per year)
- Employer-paid Life, AD&D, ST and LT Disability
- Professional Development Programs
Responsibilities:
- Entry and management of risks in accordance with company’s risk management processes.
- Act as the point of contact for all project risks including understanding of risk profiles, mitigation actions, response plans, and potential impacts on the project due to risk realization.
- In close coordination with project and technical teams, facilitate the identification and monitoring, and reporting of project and program risk and opportunities. Lead risk review meetings.
- Manage information systems; including the input of data into existing databases, integration of data across multiple platforms, process and tool development and improvements, for risk and program reporting structures.
- Perform quantitative analysis of risk impacts to project cost and schedule.
- Interface with project managers, supervisors, and subject matter experts to conduct risk and uncertainty identification and assessment against technical and business objectives; develop, update, and maintain risk handling plans, perform what-if, root cause and other decision making/issue identification analyses to inform handling strategy selection.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- A minimum of a B.S. or B.A. degree in engineering or related field is required.
- Minimum of 5 years of full-time experience working as part of a project management organization and 2 years with project risk or product risk management is required.
- Background in nuclear power OR heavy construction.
- A working knowledge of planning/scheduling tools and techniques, PMO processes, spreadsheets and databases is required (preferably Primavera (P6), PRISM, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Active Risk Manager (ARM)).
- Strong technical writing skills and be able to clearly communicate via written, oral, and electronic means.
- Exceptional organization skills and the ability to manage complex projects with multiple work phases with minimal supervision.
- Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend and understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately in a rapidly evolving environment.
- Ability to pass a drug test and background check.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.
- The employee frequently is required to sit and stand, walk, bend, use hands to operate office equipment, and reach with hands and arms.
- Ability to travel locally and internationally using common forms of transportation.
** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
