Risk Analyst, Transit/Rail

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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery, and cutting-edge manufacturing. We're creating innovative solutions to make the world smarter, more connected, and more sustainable.

Our business provides planning, engineering, architectural, construction management, and program management services for some of the world's most complex projects. We partner with public and private sector clients to deliver solutions that improve mobility, enhance communities, and create lasting value.

We are currently seeking a Risk Analyst to join our team supporting a major Transit/Rail Program in Toronto. In this role, you will play a key part in identifying, analyzing, monitoring, and reporting project risks across a complex infrastructure program. Working closely with project controls, scheduling, cost management, engineering, and delivery teams, you will help ensure effective risk management practices are implemented throughout the project lifecycle.

As a Risk Analyst, you will support the development and implementation of project risk management processes and contribute to informed decision-making through quantitative and qualitative risk assessments.

Key responsibilities include

• Facilitate risk identification workshops with project teams, clients, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders.
• Maintain and administer the project risk register within Active Risk Manager (ARM) or equivalent risk management software.
• Ensure risk data quality, consistency, and completeness across assigned project scope.
• Support qualitative and quantitative risk analysis activities, including cost and schedule risk assessments.
• Assist with Monte Carlo simulations and risk modeling to evaluate project uncertainties and contingency requirements.
• Monitor risk mitigation strategies and track implementation progress.
• Prepare risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for project leadership and client reporting requirements.
• Support periodic risk reviews and risk governance activities in accordance with approved Risk Management Plans.
• Collaborate closely with project controls, scheduling, estimating, commercial, engineering, and construction teams to validate risk assumptions.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of risk management processes, procedures, and tools across the program.
• Support the Program Risk Director and project leadership in maintaining compliance with contractual and organizational risk management requirements.