Job description

The Senior Project Risk Engineer role in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is a senior-level position responsible for managing and overseeing project risk across large-scale engineering and construction projects. The role requires extensive experience in pre-construction management, including contract management, procurement, tendering, estimating, and cost control, along with strong working knowledge of schedule management and construction sequencing from pre-design through design development, construction, and closeout. The position involves leading project planning, development, and implementation activities, facilitating regular meetings with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal management teams to identify, assess, and evaluate risks throughout the project lifecycle. The role is accountable for preparing and implementing comprehensive construction risk management plans covering risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation procedures, predicting potential financial liabilities based on data from collieries, authorities, and internal sources, managing costs, claims, change orders, and conflict resolution, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, to required quality standards, and within agreed scope in line with established project management methodologies. The position also requires strict compliance with Quality, Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health policies and procedures and maintenance of risk management databases to support effective corporate and project risk governance.