Project Risk Manager

Job Description

Join AECOM in supporting the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Infrastructure Program, a landmark $7.1 billion program being delivered by GIICA, with AECOM as a Delivery Partner. The program will deliver 17 new and upgraded venues, creating a lasting legacy for Queensland.

We’re seeking an experienced Project Risk Manager to support effective risk management across this complex infrastructure portfolio and help ensure risks are proactively identified, managed and integrated into project planning and delivery.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with project teams to identify, assess, manage, monitor and report project risks throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring risk management is embedded within project planning and delivery.
• Support the establishment and ongoing maintenance of project risk registers, including the appropriate articulation of risks, causes and consequences, risk ratings, controls, treatments, owners and target dates.
• Plan and facilitate project risk workshops, regular risk reviews and deep dives with project teams and relevant subject matter experts.
• Work closely with project managers and project controls functions to integrate risk management with project scope, schedule, cost, procurement, commercial and delivery activities.
• Support project teams to develop practical and measurable risk treatments, monitor their implementation and effectiveness, and identify risks requiring further intervention or escalation.
• Identify material and emerging project risks requiring escalation and support the flow of risk information from project level into program, portfolio and enterprise risk processes.
• Prepare clear, accurate and timely project risk reporting and provide analysis of key exposures, trends, movements and emerging issues for project and program stakeholders.
• Support project teams to consistently apply GIICA’s Risk Management Framework, risk appetite and associated methodologies, processes and systems. This supports the broader framework oversight responsibilities assigned to the Program Risk and Analytics Lead.
• Build effective relationships with project directors, project managers, delivery teams, government stakeholders, delivery partners, advisers and other stakeholders to promote active and effective management of risk.
• Provide practical guidance and support to project teams to strengthen risk management capability and promote consistent risk management practices across GIICA.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in risk management, project management, engineering, construction, business or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in project risk management across major infrastructure, capital works or complex project delivery environments.
• Experience working within government, statutory authorities or other highly regulated environments.
• Proven capability in risk registers, risk assessments, treatment planning and facilitating risk workshops.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify emerging risks, trends and changes in project exposure.
• Sound understanding of project controls and the relationship between risk, cost, schedule, scope and commercial delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, constructively challenge and translate complex risks into practical advice.

Be part of a once-in-a-generation infrastructure program and help deliver the venues and legacy that will shape Queensland for 2032 and beyond.

Additional Information

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing, and hybrid work options.
• Purchase up to 6 weeks of additional annual leave per year.
• Volunteer and representation leave.
• Flex public holidays - swap Easter or other holidays for those that suit you better.

Ready to Push the Limits of What’s Possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected. If this opportunity resonates with you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.