Project Risk Engineer at Amaiden Energy Nigeria

PURPOSE & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The purpose of the role is to support the Planning & Risk Lead and the project service leadership by providing project risk management expertise to deliver to the client the full benefits of pro-active project risk management & risk analysis for the successful delivery of the project as per FID promise.

This role will work closely with both the contractor and the owner's team to facilitate the project risk management process across all disciplines and enable the flow of project risk information to the appropriate project stakeholders.

The responsibilities of the role will include, but not be limited to:

• Maintain risk management system: Sound understanding of and ability to apply both qualitative and quantitative Risk Management tools and techniques. Identify appropriate responsible parties for risk ownerships and allocate register entries. Structure and populate the risk management tool, enable user training, and implement the process for regular status reviews.
• Perform Probabilistic Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis. Build simplified project cost & schedule risk models, map the Technical, Economic, Commercial, Organizational and Political (TECOP) parameters and Opportunity/Risk Register entries to the model elements, and quantify these impacts into duration / cost ranges. Assess and establish appropriate probability distributions for each element. Analyze the model output and develop overview presentation material to explain the Cost Schedule & Risk Analysis output to Project Leadership and Review teams.
• Develop overview reports of risk/opportunity status for management. Implement and manage risk management plans utilizing Company’s risk management standards.
• Maintain and manage risk registers. Present risk management status to the Project Leadership Team & generate monthly risk management reports.
• Interface with project team members to discuss and challenge risk status and close out references.

DIMENSION

This is a mega project.

• Interface with multiple stakeholders, including Contractors, Project Leadership Team, Asset team and other possible Interfaces as required by the job role.

JOB REQUIREMENT

Experience.

• 10+ years’ experience in a Project Risk Engineering role in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience in facilitating risk / opportunity brainstorming workshops.
• Proven experience with Project Risk Management database tools, e.g., EasyRisk, ARM etc. as well as Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis tools (Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA), @RISK etc.)
• In depth understanding of Planning, Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis
• Ability to work across international/cultural boundaries.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on teamwork and the ability to interact with Senior Management levels
• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles. PMP certification is desirable, but not required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Field experience in oil and gas midstream or downstream would be an advantage.
• Fluent in English, written and verbally. Other foreign languages are an additional advantage.