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At AECOM, we are currently recruiting for a Construction Risk Manager-Rail projects to join our Dublin office.
The Construction Risk Manager-Rail projects projects provides strategic leadership and oversight of risk management activities across the programme, ensuring a proactive and robust approach to identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that may impact project delivery, compliance, or organisational reputation. The role is responsible for designing, embedding, and continuously improving the risk management framework to support effective governance and informed decision‑making.
Working closely with executive leadership, delivery teams, and external stakeholders, the Risk Manager ensures that risk considerations are fully integrated into planning and execution activities. The role promotes alignment with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and recognised best practices, while fostering a strong risk‑aware culture across the organisation.
- Lead risk reporting to governance bodies, support assurance activities, and provide expert guidance on complex or emerging risk issues.
- Drive the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the risk management framework, ensuring alignment with programme objectives, regulatory requirements, and international best practices.
- Oversee the identification, assessment, and management of complex and emerging risks across the organisation.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, delivery teams, and external stakeholders to embed risk‑informed decision‑making throughout the project lifecycle.
- Deliver clear, high‑level risk insights and reports to senior management, governance boards, and external regulators to support transparency and effective oversight.
- Design and lead advanced risk workshops and capability‑building initiatives to enhance organisational risk maturity.
- Ensure adherence to evolving legislation, standards (including ISO 31000), and internal policies, while driving continuous improvement in risk management practices.
- Direct the development, maintenance, and governance of comprehensive programme‑wide risk registers, ensuring strategic risks and mitigation actions are accurately captured, escalated, and monitored.
- Provide expert advice to project teams and stakeholders on risk management principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Lead periodic risk assessments and audits to identify potential issues, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
- Work closely with other departments to ensure risk controls are fully embedded into day‑to‑day operations.
- Undertake additional duties as required to support the role and broader programme objectives.