Senior Project Risk Engineer (Saudization)

Company Introduction:

Hill International provides program, project, and construction management services for clients in a range of sectors undertaking major construction projects across the world. Our services include cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management, and claims avoidance. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com

Position Summary:

The Senior Project Risk Engineer is responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing risks across all phases of project delivery, from pre-design through design development, construction, and closeout. This role ensures that projects are executed safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality standards and contract requirements. The incumbent develops and implements comprehensive risk management plans, including procedures for risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation. They work closely with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to proactively manage commercial, technical, schedule, and safety risks. Additionally, the Senior Project Risk Engineer monitors project performance, predicts potential liabilities, and provides guidance on claims, change orders, and conflict resolution. The role requires maintaining risk management databases, supporting corporate risk procedures, and ensuring adherence to Hill Internationals Quality, Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals, and Procedures. Other duties may be assigned by the line manager or supervisor.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Has a strong background in pre-construction management including contract management, procurement, tendering, estimating, and cost. Should have good working knowledge of schedule management, sequence of activities from pre-design to design development to construction and closeout.
• Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning, development and implementation for a range of projects. Facilitate meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors to identify, assess, and evaluate risk issues arising from different phases in the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and implement a risk management plan for construction projects outlining the processes to mitigate risks. These plans should include risk identification procedures, risk evaluation procedures, and risk mitigation procedures.
• Frequently facilitate meetings with clients, consultants, and other management teams.
• Predicting potential financial liability for the Division from data provided by collieries, relevant authorities and the Division itself.
• Handling costs, claims associated with cost and time, change order management, and conflict resolution.
• Ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope in line with established agency project management methodology.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor's in engineering / management from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15 years' experience in engineering and/ or project management including having worked as the risk engineer on large-scale projects.
• Experience and demonstrated skills in identifying problems, assessing alternatives and determining solutions.
• The reliability and initiative to deliver success without immediate supervision.
• Proven experience and understanding of commercial risk management practice and procedures, preferably within the relevant cluster context.
• Proven experience of risk quantification (cost / schedule / quality / safety).
• Proven experience of maintaining risk management databases (e.g. ARM).
• Proven experience of corporate risk management procedures.
• Experience of working internationally (preference KSA experience).