Risk Scheduler/Cost Analyst

Description

• Coordinate and Support: Work closely with project managers to understand project scope and objectives. Maintain organized and up-to-date records of risk registers, cost assessments, and supporting documentation. Support the development and tracking of risk mitigation strategies in collaboration with project controls, estimating, and scheduling teams. Regularly monitor project progress to identify any deviations from the schedule plan. Support the development and tracking of risk mitigation strategies in collaboration with project controls, estimating, and scheduling teams. Assist in integrating risk findings into cost estimates, forecasts, and contingency planning efforts.
• Technical Responsibilities: Identify potential scheduling risks and bottlenecks across the project. Analyze project timelines, dependencies, and constraints to determine areas of risk. Develop and implement strategies to minimize risks and optimize project schedules. Develop and maintain risk reports, tracking changes and escalating significant issues as needed. Perform preliminary analyses using established qualitative and quantitative methods, including cost modeling and scenario analysis. Prepare draft reports, presentations, and summaries for review by senior risk and cost analysts. Maintain organized and up-to-date records of risk registers, cost assessments, and supporting documentation. Provide general administrative and analytical support to ensure consistency and accuracy in the risk and cost management processes.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with team leads to guarantee resource availability aligns with the project timeline. Provide general administrative and analytical support to ensure consistency and accuracy in the risk and cost management processes. Provide risk-based reporting to leadership, including status of risk mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to draft clear, concise compliance documents and engage with regulatory agencies effectively.
• Experience with high-speed rail, commuter rail, large scale infrastructure or other complex rail transit projects
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable
• Familiarity with risk and cost management tools (e.g., Excel, @Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis)
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of risk management and scheduling or relevant discipline or risk, cost, or project support roles
• Problem Solving: A solution-oriented mindset with the ability to address compliance challenges and resolve issues promptly.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in California, or the ability to take the exam as soon as practical.
• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Project Management Construction Management, Engineering or related field. Proven experience as a scheduler, project coordinator and/or risk management
• Leadership and Coordination: Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and follow established procedures
• Experience working on federally and state-funded transportation projects

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance