We are currently requesting resumes for the following position:  Project Risk Specialist

Resume Due Date: Wednesday, July 02, 2025 (5:00PM EST)                                       

Number of Vacancies: 1

Level:  MP4

Duration: 12 Months

Hours of work:     35

Location: 1855 Energy Drive, Courtice (Hybrid – 2 days remote)

Job Overview

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the facilitation of Risk identification, impact assessments, treatment, and controls to the Project Teams
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and actively engaging stakeholders in risk identification sessions to identify potential risks in project plans and objectives
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as but not limited to Estimating and Scheduling team to assist on getting required inputs requires for Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Manage and maintain risk data on internal OPG database, coordinate and communicate the changes as required
• Work closely with project teams to enforce adherence to risk management processes and ensuring effective risk mitigation measures are implemented
• Assist in project risk analysis, providing valuable feedback, and making recommendations for improvement and enhancement of risks, issues, and actions
• Monitor and ensuring compliance with risk policies, conducting investigations into emerging issues, and reporting findings
• Solicit feedback from project teams to facilitate risk modeling for allocation of cost and schedule contingency resources.
• Develop and maintain best practices on OPG Risk Management Processes

Qualifications

• A period of over 6 years and up to and including 8 years is considered necessary in project planning, scheduling, risk management, and control service needs of the division.
• Requires experience and familiarity in Risk Management Processes, Quantitative Risk Assessments methodologies and principles.
• Certifications, knowledge and familiarity of PMI and AACE International are assets
• Familiarity and experience with Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis software such as PRA, Safran., etc., and
• Requires experience to become familiar with project controls principles, theories, and concepts such as project scoping, risk management, estimating, contract types/models, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Experience of project management within a Nuclear, Hydroelectric, and Thermal generating facility and other related Industries within a project management support capacity.
• Requires experience to become familiar with engineering and construction management concepts, methods, and techniques.
• Requires experience to become familiar with the development and operation of various computerized systems and databases
• Requires experience to become familiar with departmental and divisional interfaces with other areas of the Corporation.
• Requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, including relevant business and computer applications knowledge, to develop and maintain computerized project information, costs, and forecasts.
• The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.