Project Risk Manager

More flexibility, less one-size-fits-all

Opportunity for an experienced Project Risk Manager to join the Bank’s internal project team responsible for delivering a major construction project to reconstruct the Head Office building in the Sydney CBD. Provide risk management and governance support, with expertise in business and construction risk.

The project is within the Bank’s Workplace Department which manages the Bank’s property, workspace and physical security needs. The role will liaise closely with the Bank’s Risk and Compliance Department who support the consistent and effective application of the Bank’s framework for managing risk, both at the enterprise level and for individual business units across the Bank.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the management of end-to-end risk throughout the project lifecycle, responsible for providing specialised advice on matters of risk and verification to assist stakeholders with the appropriate identification, documentation, logging, monitoring/tracking, and reporting of delivery and delivered risks, in line with the procedures described in the Bank’s Risk and Compliance Management Framework.

• Ensure all relevant risks and mitigation actions for delivery and delivered risks are included in monthly Steering Committee and other status reports, ensuring comprehensive and accurate risk communication by producing forward looking, timely risk reporting, and standardising risk documentation processes.

• Fostering a risk conscious atmosphere among project teams, motivating individuals to embrace a constructive and forward-thinking approach to risk management.

• Facilitate routine risk workshops contributing to a culture of risk awareness and proactive management, establish risk registers, oversee mitigation actions and periodic reviews with the project managers.

• Reporting to the Project Director, you will provide governance support for regular reporting to various forums and identify and develop visual reports to enable effective management decision making and oversight.

As a Project Risk Manager, you must demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in:

• Advanced knowledge of business risk and experience developing and implementing risk management plan and procedures on a large-scale project.

• We are looking for someone who has extensive experience in the management of project risks and reporting, 10 years +

• Ability to work with senior stakeholders to enhance risk capability within the organisation

• Demonstrated ability to produce visual and insightful risk reports for effective decision making and management oversight

• Experience of operating within a three lines of accountability model to support effective challenge and transparency

• Proven experience building and maintaining stakeholder relationships at a senior level

• Relevant tertiary qualifications into business, construction and/ or technology risk

Your team

A new role in an established project team within the Bank’s Workplace Department. The Department provides a wide range of asset management and facility services, workplace experience, project management, security and risk management. 

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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