Risk manager

Market Enterprise Functions

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As a member of Jacobs Risk Team, you’ll be working across the built environment and major infrastructure programmes, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering some of the Ireland's largest and most technically complex schemes.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

This is risk management where your expertise genuinely changes outcomes on the ground, you’ll be trusted to:

As strategic lead to review, develop, and maintain comprehensive risk and opportunity management frameworks. Formulate innovative strategies to achieve project objectives and drive success across the portfolio.

To lead quantitative and qualitative risk analysis efforts. Be accountable for developing best practices in risk and opportunity management, implementing a comprehensive suite of procedures throughout all project delivery stages. Experience in deploying & performing QCRA and QSRA is essential.

Serve as the focal point for risk and opportunity management, promoting best practices, providing expert advice on project risk management, and facilitating mitigation measures.

Provide specialist risk support to stakeholders through risk and opportunity analysis, workshops, and reviews. Ensure that risks and opportunities are effectively identified, evaluated, mitigated, and monitored.

Establish and maintain robust risk reporting and communication mechanisms for projects and across the corporation, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Devise and implement staff training and engagement strategies to enhance risk awareness and foster a strong risk and opportunity management culture throughout the organisation.

Participate in project reviews, senior management reporting, and resource allocation, ensuring the integration of activities across multiple major project operations for cohesive and effective project outcomes.

You’ll join a diverse, high-performing team of risk professionals — from graduates to industry experts — and work closely with experienced leaders who will support your continued growth.

Experience in any of the following will set you up for success:
Highways & Transport, Energy & Power, Water & Environment, Major Capital Programmes

Here's what you'll need

Proven experience in project and programme risk & opportunity management in construction, infrastructure or the built environment

Recognised risk qualification (IRM Diploma, PMI RMP, MoR Practitioner, APM Risk Practitioner or equivalent)

Hands-on QCRA and QSRA experience

Strong communicator with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset

Flexibility to travel and occasionally stay away overnight

Experience designing and embedding risk frameworks, governance and reporting

Ability to influence and engage with stakeholders at all levels

Analytical degree in Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management or similar

Desirable

Project management qualification (PMP, AMPPMQ, PRINCE2)

Knowledge of ISO 31000, COSO ERM, APM PRAM

Membership of IRM, APM, PMI or similar

Experience with NEC contracts, PMO environments or major project controls

❗ Please note: This role is not suitable for candidates whose experience is limited to financial, commercial, IT, digital or legal risk. We require hands-on project risk experience in infrastructure and the built environment

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