Operations Risk Specialist

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a talented Operations Risk Specialist to join our growing team! In this role, you will collaborate, coordinate, identify, analyze, report, and mitigate risks associated with the full program scope of a large-scale, multi-billion-dollar complex infrastructure construction project. This individual will be responsible for supporting and maintaining a robust enterprise risk management framework and governance, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, promoting optimum supply chain operations, and upholding the highest standards of quality and safety.

We are seeking passionate, skilled, and experienced professionals to join a major program and construction management team that is dedicated to supporting a large government customer in successfully delivering on a significant infrastructure project central to the United States’ border security programs.

In our anticipated role, Parsons will provide Owner Agent Construction Management Services including Program Management, Construction Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Cost Estimating, Progress Reporting, Construction Quality Assurance, Safety, and other supporting services to achieve program success.  

What You'll Be Doing:

• Establish and maintain the Program Risk & Opportunity Management Plan (ROMP)

• Facilitate IPT-level risk workshops, pre-mortems, and risk-based planning reviews

• Develop, moderate, and maintain a comprehensive living Risk & Opportunity Register to track risks, mitigation strategies, and outcomes, with linkages to cost/schedule impact tracking

• Coordinate with Compliance, Quality, Safety, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Field teams to ensure operational risks are surfaced early

• Capture and escalate cross-cutting risks to PMO and DHS stakeholders with mitigation accountability

• Drive opportunity identification and implementation tracking for schedule accelerators, process improvements, or value adds (e.g., modularization, digital delivery, supplier innovation)

• Integrate risk posture data into monthly performance reviews and DHS deliverables

• Ensure Scalable and embedded, with regional and technical domain coverage to ensure accurate, forward-looking risk and opportunity management

• Identify, analyze, and mitigate risks related to land acquisition, environmental compliance, permitting delays, utility relocation, supply chain disruptions, and construction cost escalation

• Opportunity management must be embedded—not an afterthought—to drive innovation, optimize delivery, and identify value-adds across tech, logistics, and workforce

• Tools and systems (e.g., ARM, Predict!, Risk Register in Primavera/Deltek/SharePoint) must be actively managed and integrated with scheduling, engineering, QA, Safety, Supply Chain, and cost functions

• Facilitate communication and alignment among DHS, CBP, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure unified execution of program objectives

• Provide updates on risks, milestones, and program progress through dashboards, reports, and executive briefings

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in risk management, compliance, supply chain, quality assurance, or safety within large-scale construction programs.

• Required Risk Management Skills:

  • Extensive experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks and opportunities throughout various stages of the project lifecycle is crucial for operational project execution, with business plan management, earned value management, and forecasting.

  • Proven track record in implementing a system / framework for risk management, preferably in program/project/portfolio management or a related field.

  • Strong analytical skills for assessing complex data, identifying potential risks, and developing strategies to manage and mitigate them effectively.

  • A strategic mindset for developing long-term risk management plans that align with the overall business strategy and