Risk Manager – Aviation

Turner & Townsend

Risk Manager overseeing risk management for construction projects at Turner & Townsend. Supporting large-scale constructions, ensuring effective risk mitigation and management practices.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepare and support the delivery of recurring risk reporting and escalation to PMO and program leadership.
Facilitate risk identification and intake across workstreams.
Maintain and coordinate risk registers across multiple levels of the program.
Support and guide project teams in effective risk identification, mitigation, and escalation practices.
Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling.
Monitor overall risk exposure and assess the remaining risk budget.
Collaborate with workstream and delivery teams to understand risk ownership, dependencies, and impacts across the program.
Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of risk management services for the client.
Undertake end-to-end project risk management practices on multiple projects/programs.
Conduct risk reviews at regular intervals, identify and analyze, determine response plans.
Lead and run a comprehensive schedule and cost-effective risk assessment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
Minimum 5-7 years of applicable experience.
Relevant construction project procurement and contract management experience.
Demonstrated experience within a Program Management or Program Controls environment.
Understanding of construction delivery methods and project execution practices, with awareness of how risks may impact cost, schedule, and delivery.
Strong communication, analytical and facilitation skills. and negotiation skills.
In-depth understanding of construction delivery methods, contracts, and commercial models.
Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes and improve processes where appropriate.
Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Kahua, Tableau
Highly self-motivated, analytical, and customer centric.
Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments (e.g., owner, integrator, PMO, contractors).
Ability to operate effectively in environments where processes, tools, and governance are evolving.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

Risk IdentificationRisk MitigationRisk Cost ProfilingConstruction Delivery MethodsProject Execution PracticesAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsNegotiation Skills

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationFacilitation SkillsCustomer Centric