Senior Project Risk Manager

Senior Project Risk Manager (Onsite) | 1-Year Contract | Berkeley, CA | $90/hour

**No C2C, subcontractors, or third-party candidates will be considered**

Our client, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is seeking an experienced Senior Project Risk Manager to support the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U), a complex, high-profile scientific infrastructure project.

This role will lead the project's formal risk management program, combining quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis with hands-on risk leadership. You'll partner with engineering, Project Controls, and senior leadership to lead risk workshops, challenge assumptions, evaluate contingency, and turn complex project uncertainty into clear, actionable decisions.
 

• Location: Berkeley, CA (primarily onsite)
• Duration: 1-year contract with potential extension
• Pay Rate: $90/hour
• Background Check: Required
• Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

• Lead project-wide risk management processes, governance, and reporting.
• Facilitate risk workshops and maintain the project risk register.
• Develop and track risk mitigation strategies, ownership, action items, and residual exposure; escalate material risks when needed.
• Perform quantitative cost and schedule risk analyses, including Monte Carlo simulations.
• Partner with Project Controls to integrate risk data with the Integrated Master Schedule, cost estimates, forecasts, critical paths, and contingency planning.
• Prepare executive-level risk reports, presentations, and recommendations for project leadership.
• Support continuous improvement of risk management tools, processes, and training.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in project risk management, project controls, or quantitative cost and schedule analysis supporting large capital projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining formal risk management processes, including risk registers, risk workshops, mitigation planning, and management reporting.
• Experience performing quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis, including risk modeling, contingency analysis, and Monte Carlo simulations.
• Experience supporting large infrastructure, scientific, construction, aerospace, defense, utility, transportation, or other complex capital projects.
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 and risk analysis tools such as Safran Risk Manager, Safran Risk, or similar platforms.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions and translate complex risk information into actionable recommendations for leadership.

• Experience supporting DOE Order 413.3B projects, national laboratories, federally governed capital projects, or EVMS environments.
• PMP, PMI-RMP, AACE, or similar certification.

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