Job Description
Risk Assessment, Risk Identification, Risk Mitigation
Responsibilities
Principal Accountabilities
• Provide Risk Management professional advice to Project and Programme Managers.
• Application of risk management processes and systems.
• Lead the identification of risks on behalf of the Project Manager, providing experience based independent challenge to the project team and stakeholders Role Profile
• Lead the retrieval and analysis of background information from Project and Programme Managers/ project documentation, its environment and lessons learnt from previous related projects.
• Research into projects key stakeholders prior to risk workshops to inform the capture of appropriate Risks.
• Organise and facilitate risk workshops with all relevant team members and external stakeholders to ensure effective contributions to the forming of the risk register.
• Across multiple complex projects and programmes, capture all risks to the appropriate level of detail, applying a range of techniques, such as brainstorming workshops, prompt lists, Delphi techniques and one to one interview.
• During risk workshops/ reviews, provide independent challenge based on expert experience to ensure all relevant risks are considered, proposing new ideas based on your previous experience or knowledge of similar projects.
• Ensure all required information is captured clearly and unambiguously within the Risk Register, including owners, actions, dates, categories. assumptions and risk mitigation actions, as defined in the Risk Management Procedures.
• Administration responsibility of risk management database.
• Define the project or programme risk appetite to determine the risk tolerance level in relation to project overall cost and using your own professional judgement establish whether a risk should be assessed quantitatively/ qualitatively.
• Carry out complex project and programme Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA) and Programme Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) using industry recognised risk analysis software to ensure suitable project budget and a deliverable project schedule is established.
• Review QRA model outputs and provide recommendations to key stakeholders and the project team on the significance of the potential delays and/or cost increase.
• Be the risk technical specialist actively contributing to relevant working/steering groups.
• Identify and report risk trends and highlighting the top risks (Critical and High) to project delivery. Actively review and monitor those risks to reduce the overall risk profile.
• Work to tight deadlines and timescales, resulting from significantly changeable priorities, producing quality, complex reports and analyses based on risk and issues relating to each Project.
• Prepare and lead on periodic reports to inform others, including the production and update of Risk Management written reports and provision of any associated information in a timely manner, to meet the wider project reporting and management requirements, ensuring quality outputs.
• Close liaison with Project Managers of any outstanding risk management activities undertaken by them to ensure risk is managed effectively on their projects.
• Actively input into the continuous improvement of the Risk Management Department.
Qualifications
• 8 to 12 years experience with strong working knowledge of risk management in a project execution related environment
• Experience of developing QSRA models
• Risk management application knowledge at project & programme levels.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
• Professional level associated qualifications or Postgraduate qualifications are not essential but advantageous if degree is in an unrelated subject (i.e. undergraduate/postgraduate degree, IRM Diploma or Certificate, APM Risk Certificate, PMI-RMP, MoR Practitioner)
• Appropriate Membership of one or more risk management / project management professional bodies (i.e. IRM / APM)
BGV:
• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.
About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
At “WSP” we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.
www.wsp.com
We are
• Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
• A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
• A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.
Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.
Working with Us
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Our Hybrid Working Module
With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.
• Maximize collaboration.
• Maintain product quality and cultural integrity.
• Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our “Making Health and Safety Personal” initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.
Inclusivity and Diversity
WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, ****** orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.
With us, you can.
Apply today.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
Responsibilities
Principal Accountabilities
• Provide Risk Management professional advice to Project and Programme Managers.
• Application of risk management processes and systems.
• Lead the identification of risks on behalf of the Project Manager, providing experience based independent challenge to the project team and stakeholders Role Profile
• Lead the retrieval and analysis of background information from Project and Programme Managers/ project documentation, its environment and lessons learnt from previous related projects.
• Research into projects key stakeholders prior to risk workshops to inform the capture of appropriate Risks.
• Organise and facilitate risk workshops with all relevant team members and external stakeholders to ensure effective contributions to the forming of the risk register.
• Across multiple complex projects and programmes, capture all risks to the appropriate level of detail, applying a range of techniques, such as brainstorming workshops, prompt lists, Delphi techniques and one to one interview.
• During risk workshops/ reviews, provide independent challenge based on expert experience to ensure all relevant risks are considered, proposing new ideas based on your previous experience or knowledge of similar projects.
• Ensure all required information is captured clearly and unambiguously within the Risk Register, including owners, actions, dates, categories. assumptions and risk mitigation actions, as defined in the Risk Management Procedures.
• Administration responsibility of risk management database.
• Define the project or programme risk appetite to determine the risk tolerance level in relation to project overall cost and using your own professional judgement establish whether a risk should be assessed quantitatively/ qualitatively.
• Carry out complex project and programme Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA) and Programme Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) using industry recognised risk analysis software to ensure suitable project budget and a deliverable project schedule is established.
• Review QRA model outputs and provide recommendations to key stakeholders and the project team on the significance of the potential delays and/or cost increase.
• Be the risk technical specialist actively contributing to relevant working/steering groups.
• Identify and report risk trends and highlighting the top risks (Critical and High) to project delivery. Actively review and monitor those risks to reduce the overall risk profile.
• Work to tight deadlines and timescales, resulting from significantly changeable priorities, producing quality, complex reports and analyses based on risk and issues relating to each Project.
• Prepare and lead on periodic reports to inform others, including the production and update of Risk Management written reports and provision of any associated information in a timely manner, to meet the wider project reporting and management requirements, ensuring quality outputs.
• Close liaison with Project Managers of any outstanding risk management activities undertaken by them to ensure risk is managed effectively on their projects.
• Actively input into the continuous improvement of the Risk Management Department.
Qualifications
• 8 to 12 years experience with strong working knowledge of risk management in a project execution related environment
• Experience of developing QSRA models
• Risk management application knowledge at project & programme levels.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
• Professional level associated qualifications or Postgraduate qualifications are not essential but advantageous if degree is in an unrelated subject (i.e. undergraduate/postgraduate degree, IRM Diploma or Certificate, APM Risk Certificate, PMI-RMP, MoR Practitioner)
• Appropriate Membership of one or more risk management / project management professional bodies (i.e. IRM / APM)
BGV:
• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.
About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
At “WSP” we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.
www.wsp.com
We are
• Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
• A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
• A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.
Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.
Working with Us
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Our Hybrid Working Module
With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.
• Maximize collaboration.
• Maintain product quality and cultural integrity.
• Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our “Making Health and Safety Personal” initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.
Inclusivity and Diversity
WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, ****** orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.
With us, you can.
Apply today.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Engineer - Risk Management position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in Noida offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
