Risk Manager
UCC Holding · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Apply & track with Apply EdgeRisk Manager – Hospitality Construction Projects (Mega & Giga Projects)Role PurposeLead and manage the project risk management function for large-scale hospitality developments, ensuring proactive identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of risks across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover phases. The role supports informed decision-making to protect project objectives related to cost, schedule, quality, safety, and operational readiness.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and maintain project risk management plans, frameworks, and risk registers.Facilitate risk identification workshops and lead qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.Monitor and manage strategic, commercial, contractual, schedule, cost, construction, procurement, and stakeholder risks.Lead Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), Cost Risk Analysis (CRA), and Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), including Monte Carlo simulations.Track mitigation actions, emerging risks, and opportunities, ensuring timely escalation of critical issues.Prepare executive-level risk reports, dashboards, and presentations.Collaborate with project controls, commercial, engineering, and delivery teams to integrate risk management into project execution.Support claims avoidance, contingency management, and project recovery strategies.RequirementsBachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline.Professional certification such as PMI-RMP, PMP, AACE, or ISO 31000 preferred.15+ years of experience in major construction projects, including 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 CompetenciesStrategic Thinking • Commercial Acumen • Analytical Skills • Stakeholder Management • Executive Reporting • Leadership & Influence • Risk-Based Decision MakingSuccess ProfileA seasoned Risk Manager with proven experience delivering risk management functions on complex, high-value hospitality construction projects, capable of partnering with senior leadership and driving a proactive risk culture across project teams.