Risk Manager - Rail

Opportunity overview

Risk-management duties described

• Identify, analyze, treat, and report programme risks and opportunities.
• Support risk frameworks, processes, and controls across assigned projects and programmes.
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and management in line with project objectives and delivery priorities.
• Coordinate risk workshops and stakeholder engagement to support informed decisions.
• Maintain risk registers, action plans, and governance records; monitor and review mitigation measures.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and performance insights highlighting trends, exposures, and emerging issues.
• Support qualitative and quantitative analysis, cost and schedule risk assessments, contingency reviews, and forecasting.
• Coordinate with project controls, planning, cost, and PMO teams to integrate risk management into governance and delivery.
• Help identify and manage carbon emissions and reductions during delivery in support of the net-zero transition.

Qualifications described

• A relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in the applicable discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in rail, metro, high-speed rail, or comparable major infrastructure programmes.
• Strong client-facing, analytical, and written communication skills and multidisciplinary coordination ability.
• Knowledge of relevant delivery processes, standards, systems, and governance for the role.
• Professional membership, chartership, or specialist certification is preferred where applicable.
• UAE or wider GCC experience is advantageous, but does not replace technical and delivery competence.

Work arrangements

• Part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options may be discussed where suitable for the role.