Risk Management Specialist

Program risks including quality delivery and performance are constantly evolving and understanding them can seem overwhelming to defense organizations. The challenge is how organizations can fully understand their risks and determine how to avoid, mitigate, or leverage them. As a quality and risk management specialist on our team, you’ll use your experience to plan and execute risk assessment activities and identify areas requiring urgent avoidance or mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with risk owners and managers, conducting risk probability and impact analysis and defining strategies and methods to minimize or mitigate risk and optimize opportunities.
• Develop and maintain quality management and control plans, risk registers, and support program Risk Review Boards (RRBs) or Risk Control Boards (RCBs), ensuring all known and previously unknown program risks are addressed, monitored, and actioned.
• Work with DoD leaders to discover their program quality and risk concerns, understand applicable policies, and develop mitigation plans.
• Broaden your skills in risk governance, risk management, quality management, and program compliance.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with data entry, database maintenance, data tracking, data analysis, and data reporting.
• Experience working with varied teams.
• Knowledge of risk concepts.
• Ability to think analytically.
• Strong organizational, task, and time management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Qualifications

• Experience with the Intelligence Community (IC), the Department of Defense (DoD), or FEDSIM programs.
• Experience with organizing, compiling, and assessing program or project risk.
• Knowledge of industry and Booz Allen quality and risk management principles, standards, and best practices.
• Ability to identify process improvements and recommend solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Homeland Security, or Homeland Security Policy preferred; Master's degree in Risk Management, Business, Homeland Security, or Homeland Security Policy a plus.

Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Pay

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $55,200.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

This posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.

Work Model

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.