Risk Management Consultant (Construction)

Company Overview

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. 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.

About the role

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Risk Manager to join our growing team. The ideal individual will be an experienced risk professional who has supported large‑scale construction projects and can contribute to delivery in sectors such as data centres, critical infrastructure, aviation, life sciences, and energy & natural resources.

Responsibilities

• Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
• Use risk data to inform investment planning.
• Monitor overall risk exposure and assess the remaining risk budget.
• Work with contractors to assess contractors‑held risks and their views on client‑held risks that impact them.
• Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support effective communication of threat and opportunity status.
• Conduct quantitative risk assessments (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
• Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of risk‑management services for the client.
• Undertake end‑to‑end project risk‑management practices on multiple projects/programs.
• Create risk‑management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements, policies and frameworks.
• Conduct regular risk reviews, identify and analyse issues, determine response plans, and ensure risk profiles are monitored and reported.
• Lead and run comprehensive schedule and cost‑effective risk assessments (QCRA & QSRA).
• Integrate the risk‑management function within the programme and project controls team, linking to cost and schedule management, change control and reporting.
• Collaborate with programme and project control teams to eliminate redundancies and identify improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer within the risk team, the wider project controls team, and the client through informal discussions and formal presentations.
• Create value‑stream maps to quantify pain points and develop solutions that minimise waste in speed and cost.
• Collaborate on the supplier performance‑management programme, collecting metrics and tracking improvement action plans.
• Support expert witnesses in arbitral or litigation processes.
• Lead, manage, and execute construction‑stage contract and claims management.
• Assess contractual claims in accordance with contract terms.
• Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues.
• Evaluate delay‑recovery measures.
• Carry out change management and construction‑stage cost control.
• Supervise measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.
• Manage settlement of final accounts with contractors.
• Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of applicable experience.
• Relevant construction project procurement and contract‑management experience.
• Demonstrated experience within a Program Management or Program Controls environment.
• Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification, facilitation and techniques.
• Strong communication, analytical and negotiation skills.
• In‑depth understanding of construction contracts, commercial models and delivery methods.
• Proficiency in process mapping, root‑cause analysis, problem solving and value‑stream mapping.
• Familiarity with web‑based database tools such as ARM, Predict and Tableau.
• Highly self‑motivated, analytical and customer‑centric.
• Excellent communication skills.

Additional Information

*On‑site presence and requirements may change depending on our client’s needs.*