Senior Engineer, Risk Management

Job Title 

Senior Engineer, Risk Management 

Reporting to 

Manager, Risk Management 

Business Unit/Function 

PD&E  

Department 

PMO 

Direct Reports 

Budget/Size 

Grade 

M10

Job Family 

PD&E 

Sub Family 

PMO  

Position Type 

Regular 

Role Profile Number 

Job Purpose 

To lead and support the development, implementation, and monitoring of enterprise-wide risk management practices across capital and major projects within the PMO. The role ensures proactive identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of project risks to support effective decision-making and improve project certainty and resilience.  

Key Accountabilities 

• Contribution on the implementation of risk management frameworks, methodologies, and tools for capital and major projects across the organization. 

• Facilitate risk identification and assessment workshops with project teams, consultants, and contractors. 

• Develop and maintain risk registers, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely updates of qualitative and quantitative risk data. 

• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis (including Monte Carlo simulations) to evaluate schedule and cost impacts. 

• Support the integration of risk data into overall project control and performance reporting processes. 

• Track risk response actions and mitigation plans to ensure timely implementation and effectiveness. 

• Develop and prepare risk reports and dashboards for governance reviews, leadership reporting, and audits. 

• Collaborate with project managers, planners, cost controllers, and other stakeholders to embed risk awareness and practices into daily project execution. 

• Ensure alignment of project risk practices with corporate risk management policies and frameworks. 

• Contribute to lessons learned, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement in project risk practices. 

• Provide training, coaching, and guidance to project teams and junior risk analysts on risk tools and techniques. 

• Support stage gate reviews, assurance activities, and internal/external audits related to project risk management. 

• Facilitate risk workshops, training sessions, and awareness programs across the organization. 

• Design and implement risk mitigation strategies, policies, and procedures to reduce exposure to identified risks 

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field. 

• Certification in Risk Management (e.g., PMI-RMP, MoR, or equivalent) is preferred. 

Minimum Experience: 

• Minimum 4–6 years of progressive experience in risk management, preferably within the mining, energy, or heavy industrial sectors. 

• Proven experience in enterprise risk frameworks, operational risk, and project risk in large-scale industrial environments. 

• Experience working in multinational or complex matrix organizations is preferred. 

• Experience in conducting and leading risk assessments and using risk analysis tools such as @Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, or similar. 

Ma’aden High Performance Competencies: 

• Achievement Drive 

• Communication  

• Developing others 

• Teamwork & collaboration 

• Analytical thinking 

• Task- and outcome-focused behaviors 

• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills 

Skills: 

• Deep knowledge of ERM frameworks 

• Must have a thorough knowledge of process and engineering practices, design details, international Codes, Standards and Specifications 

• Ability to identify and mitigate risks throughout all project phases, from conceptual design to execution and commissioning. 

• Strong quantitative and qualitative risk analysis skills 

• Must have a practical understanding of safety and environmental fundamentals and application 

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to multi-task various assignments and consistently meet project deadlines with positive organizational outcomes 

• Proficiency in risk management tools and software 

• Knowledge of reading and using project control tools (Primavera, MS Project, MS Office, etc.) 

• Excellent report writing and presentation skills 

• Strong facilitation and training capabilities 

• Project management and cross-functional collaboration.