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Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.Job Description:\nParsons is seeking an experienced Risk Manager to support a major program and construction management team delivering a large, complex industrial infrastructure project.\nThe Risk Manager will administer the program’s risk and opportunity management process, maintain the risk register, facilitate risk assessments, and coordinate mitigation activities. The selected candidate will work with program leadership, engineering, construction management, project controls, procurement, quality, safety, commissioning, contractors, and Client representatives to identify threats and opportunities early and support informed decision-making.\nThis position is based near Little Rock, Arkansas and is part of a 4-5 year contract. During the first year, remote work is permitted. After the first year, the selected candidate will be required to either reside within commuting distance of Little Rock, AR or be willing to relocate to the area.\nPeriodic travel and coordination with program leadership, Client representatives, contractors, consultants, suppliers, and on-site personnel may be required\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\nDevelop, implement, and maintain the Program Risk and Opportunity Management Plan, procedures, scoring criteria, reporting requirements, and escalation thresholds.\nEstablish and maintain a comprehensive risk and opportunity register within the approved PMIS or risk-management platform.\nEnsure risk entries clearly identify causes, potential events, consequences, probability, impact, ownership, mitigation actions, due dates, and residual exposure.\nFacilitate risk workshops, interviews, planning sessions, readiness reviews, and lessons-learned discussions with multidisciplinary stakeholders.\nIdentify and evaluate risks involving design, permitting, procurement, supply chain, construction, cost, schedule, quality, safety, security, commissioning, operations, and contractual performance.\nCoordinate with risk owners to develop practical mitigation strategies, contingency plans, trigger conditions, and measurable completion requirements.\nMonitor mitigation actions, follow up on overdue items, evaluate effectiveness, and recommend additional measures when exposure remains unacceptable.\nApply consistent qualitative assessment criteria and develop risk heat maps, priority rankings, trend reports, and escalation recommendations.\nSupport quantitative cost and schedule risk analyses, including risk-adjusted forecasts, sensitivity analyses, scenario evaluations, and contingency assessments.\nCoordinate risk information with project schedules, cost forecasts, change management, contractor performance, procurement status, and program reporting.\nDistinguish risks from active issues, assumptions, constraints, changes, and decisions and ensure each is managed through the appropriate process.\nReview contractor and consultant risk registers and mitigation plans and escalate significant or cross-cutting exposure to program leadership.\nAdminister the opportunity-management process and track potential cost savings, schedule improvements, risk reductions, and other program benefits.\nDevelop risk dashboards, key performance indicators, executive summaries, and recurring reports for program leadership and the Client.\nMaintain complete and auditable records of assessments, assumptions, decisions, mitigation plans, approvals, status changes, and closures.\nProvide training and guidance to program personnel regarding risk identification, assessment, mitigation, escalation, and reporting.\nSupport audits and program reviews by providing risk registers, analyses, meeting records, mitigation evidence, and related documentation.\nPromote proactive risk identification, transparent reporting, accountability, and continuous improvement.\nWork remotely during the first year, with the expectation of residing within commuting distance of Little Rock, Arkansas, or relocating to the area thereafter.\nSupport periodic travel and coordination with program leadership, Client representatives, contractors, consultants, suppliers, and on-site personnel.\nWhat Required Skills You'll Bring:\nMaster’s degree and at least seven years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience in risk management, project controls, engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field.\nExperience administering risk management for a large industrial, construction, infrastructure, Federal, or government program.\nDemonstrated experience facilitating risk workshops, maintaining risk registers, coordinating mitigation plans, and preparing management reports.\nComprehensive knowledge of project risk identification, assessment, response planning, mitigation, monitoring, escalation, and closure.\nAbility to develop clear risk statements and consistently assess probability, impact, proximity, and residual exposure.\nStrong analytical, forecasting, problem-solving, facilitation, and decision-support skills.\nWorking knowledge of project controls, critical-path scheduling, cost forecasting, contingency, change management, and performance reporting.\nAbility to synthesize complex technical and business information into concise, actionable recommendations.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of risk reports, dashboards, heat maps, and executive briefings.\nStrong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to constructively challenge unsupported assumptions, ratings, or mitigation plans.\nProficiency with risk-management systems, PMIS platforms, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.\nDemonstrated integrity, accountability, professional judgment, and commitment to transparent risk management.\nWhat Desired Skills You'll Bring:\nExperience integrating risk with cost, schedule, change management, procurement, quality, safety, and commissioning.\nExperience supporting quantitative cost or schedule risk analysis.\nFamiliarity with Primavera P6, Deltek Acumen Risk, ARM, Safran Risk, Power BI, or comparable tools.\nProject Management Institute Risk Management Professional or Project Management Professional certification.\nAACE certification in risk, planning, scheduling, or cost management.\nExperience reviewing contractor and consultant risk registers and mitigation plans.\nExperience developing risk-adjusted forecasts, sensitivity analyses, scenario evaluations, contingency assessments, and opportunity-management reports.\nExperience supporting audits, program reviews, readiness reviews, and executive decision forums.\n Security Clearance Requirement:\nNoneThis position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $125,100.00 - $225,200.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. 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