SYSTRA

Risk Manager - Rail & Transit

Location CA-ON-Toronto
ID 2025-5340
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Family
Project control

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

The MCS team is partnering with Metrolinx to deliver the GoExpansion Project.

Missions/Main Duties

  • Lead the implementation and management of risk management services per the mission and goals of projects and programs from inception through to completion
  • Ensure that work is fully supported from a consulting standpoint in an integrated, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective manner
  • Finalize the budget and operating or delivery plan for the risk management services in consultation with the project or program team and client
  • Provide the final review and approval of the completed material planning to successfully deliver risk management services
  • Exercise authority in managing and owning the work and controlling the delivery of the project portfolio per project plans
  • Responsible for the overall direction of a large consulting team (may consist of multi-firm resources and client resources) leveraging a diverse array of talents and delegation of responsibilities
  • Design key goals to be met in risk management services including customer satisfaction, and team member performances
  • Define the success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle
  • Interface between stakeholders at all levels of the engagement model
  • Review changes and interventions to ensure risk management service goals are achieved on the project or program
  • Facilitate various project focus or function meetings with a spotlight on service initiatives
  • Plan for and meet with stakeholders (including senior management and sponsors) to streamline transparent project communications
  • Direct the production of accurate and timely reporting of project or program status and performance throughout its life cycle
  • Control the delivery of and adherence to the operating or delivery plan scope, schedule, milestones, budgets, and KPIs on the project and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate
  • Finalize and sign off on progress reports, proposals, and presentations to various audiences, including team, client executives, and key stakeholders
  • Manage scope change negotiations
  • Evaluate project effectiveness on the project or program and identify areas for improvement
  • Set and interpret service expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members
  • Build and maintain a positive, high-performing team culture with an openness to constructive challenge, continuous improvement, implementation of lessons learned, and an overall ‘right-first-time” mindset
  • Reinforce acceptable standards of workmanship through every stage of the project
  • Supervise and guide clear and focused staff performance objectives (including noncompany resources) to ensure excellence in results
  • Promote a project environment that is inclusive, and diverse and celebrates our differences 
  • Clarify internal quality control check and resolve quality issues for the project 
  • Prepare procedures and work instructions and ensure that all program team members 
  • Comply with the risk management plan, procedures, and requirements of the assigned scope of work 
  • Develop risk breakdown structure aligned with project WBS and CBS 
  • Prepare risk training materials and train the project team on the principles of risk
  • Stay abreast of market trends and implement process improvements or efficiencies 
  • Lead and provide technical support to the management of risk through the facilitation of regular risk reviews 
  • Evaluate risk registers at the project and program level, ensuring quality standards are met 
  • Perform quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis using Risk Management software (e.g. Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Risk, etc.) and provide the interpretation of results (e.g. Distribution S Curve Graph, Sensitivity Analysis Tornado Chart and Deep Dive Schedule Logic)
  • Follow up with risk owners to ensure the mitigation actions are on track, including escalation where required
  • Review contractor progress reports and identify the risks impacting project cost and schedule and reflect them in the risk register
  • Work closely with scheduling to prepare a high-level schedule (or assess detailed schedules) to be used for quantitative schedule risk analysis and define the link between risks, duration uncertainties, and schedule activities
  • Liaise with cost to monitor project contingency utilization and alignment with cost risk exposures
  • Provide technical guidance and training to members of the team appropriate to their area of accountability
  • Guide reporting on inputs for project and program-level reporting
 

Profile/Skills

  • Minimum of 12 years of experience in Risk Management
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
  • Holding recognized certifications including Risk Management Professional (RMP) and Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Experience of effective risk leadership on complex construction projects.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of risk tools, techniques, and software

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

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