Risk Management Manager

Are you looking for a role where you will be a subject matter expert (SME)? Do you have experience executing process delivery assignments, readiness for delivery, and value-added project support activities? Are you passionate about executing complex technical work that utilizes reporting, forecasting, analyzing, assessing, and interpreting results?

If you do, we are looking for a Risk Management Lead to support our Chalk River Laboratories Program Management Office (PMO)! Apply now!

What will you be doing!

• Executing assigned Portfolio, Program, and Project Assurance activities.
• Providing support for the oversight and tracking of CNL PMO Assurance activities and SME assignments, identifying issues, and proactively initiating corrective actions when required.
• Leading in the drafting of the reporting used in the delivery of core subject matter Project Assurance activities and findings to meet CNL PMO and Client requirements: these reports are often provided to executive stakeholders and must be of the highest quality.
• Proposing and supporting the implementation of subject matter solutions for Gating & Sanctioning, Project Assurance, Readiness for Delivery, Project Support and PMO Operations process improvement initiatives.
• Supporting the development of governance, processes and tools to be used by the MPOs and Projects for Project Assurance processes through project development and execution.
• Participating in monthly analyses to assist with the identification of Project Assurance trends or issues and proactively working with the PMO, CNL Mission(s) and Projects to mitigate negative trends and develop recovery strategies.
• Supporting the development of training materials and training of the CNL PMO Assurance activities and associated documentation, as well as liaising with the CNL and PMO Training organizations.
• Leading and supporting project identification and definition of risk threats and opportunities, evaluating potential impact, and developing effective risk mitigation measures to reduce potential cost and schedule impacts to the projects.
• Defining and implementing a risk management framework, including managing the implementation of project-level risk assessment with support to the Missions Program-level risks through facilitation of risk management processes at the project level.
• Validating and ensuring that all project teams comply with the Risk Management Framework (Plans and Procedures therein) and other supplementary risk-related procedures while continually seeking to grow and optimize the framework through demonstrated experiences.
• Preparing weekly, monthly and annual report(s) for risk data analysis.
• Providing support to all project teams on preparing and managing Risk Management Plan and the Project Risk Registers.
• Communicating and training project team members in risk management processes across the organization and advising management on how to enhance risk management effectiveness and maturity over time.
• Performing regular Monte Carlo Simulations (both cost and schedule) and using the output to develop metrics for project reporting for decision-making.
• Providing project teams support on the development and management of Risk Drawdown Plans.
• Providing project managers and mission Directors with timely assessments of the current status of all risks, the occurrence of any triggers, the effectiveness of any mitigation plans that are being executed and corrective plans for actions that are not working.
• Providing project maturity assessments and readiness reviews such as TRL (Technical Readiness Level), PDRI (Project Definition Rating Index), Purchasing benchmarks, CRR (Construction Readiness Reviews), and Contract Claim development and review. This function will support this evolution in maturity.
• Developing and implementing SME Kickstart activities that increase projects' ability to successfully achieve a higher level of maturity in preparation for Gates and Project Reviews.
• Supporting the emerging CNL needs for the leadership of PM, PL, and other PM support resourcing as defined by the PMO Director and PMO General Manager, including sourcing, onboarding, and training core subject matter project…