Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Who are you?

An experienced Senior Risk Manager with a minimum of 10 years of post-graduate experience, including at least 5 years dedicated to program and project risk management on large, complex capital projects. You thrive in highly regulated environments and have experience supporting major public sector, government, infrastructure, heritage restoration, institutional, transportation, or large capital construction programs. You are skilled at engaging diverse stakeholder groups, facilitating risk workshops, and integrating risk management into broader project controls functions.

The successful candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of best-practice risk management services and report to the Director of Risk Management and project leadership team.
• Establish and continuously improve project and program risk management processes, frameworks, and governance procedures.
• Deliver end-to-end project and program risk management across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
• Develop and maintain Risk Management Plans in accordance with client requirements, government policies, and industry best practices.
• Lead risk identification sessions, interviews, workshops, and risk reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate risk workshops involving project teams, client representatives, consultants, contractors, and executive stakeholders.
• Conduct regular risk reviews and ensure risks are appropriately identified, analyzed, mitigated, monitored, and reported.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, including Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA).
• Integrate risk management with project controls functions including cost management, scheduling, change management, reporting, and governance.
• Develop and maintain effective mitigation and contingency strategies.
• Support project leadership in understanding risk exposure and making informed decisions.
• Facilitate lessons learned workshops and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop risk reports, dashboards, and executive-level presentations for senior leadership.
• Mentor and support junior risk professionals and contribute to knowledge-sharing across the organization.

• Minimum 10 years of post-graduate experience, including at least 5 years in project/program risk management on large and complex capital programs.
• Experience supporting major government, public sector, institutional, infrastructure, transportation, heritage restoration, defence, healthcare, higher education, or large-scale construction programs.
• Strong understanding of project delivery, project controls, program controls, governance, and risk management principles.
• Demonstrated experience conducting and facilitating risk workshops with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience performing qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, including cost and schedule risk analysis.
• Proficiency with risk management software such as Safran Risk, ARM, @Risk, Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA), Crystal Ball, or similar tools.
• Experience developing and delivering risk management training and awareness sessions.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-RMP, AACE, P3O, PRINCE2, MoR, or equivalent are considered an asset.
• Master's Degree is considered an asset.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing reports and presentations for executive and government stakeholders.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

What's in it for you... 

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services) 
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program 
• RRSP option with company matching 
• Annual learning and development budget 
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days   
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives 
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging 

The base salary range for this full-time role is $100,000 - $150,000.00 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.   

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.    

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. 

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