Risk Manager (Infrastructure)
Austin, TXJob$125–225K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Parsons seeks a Risk Manager to protect capital and operational baselines on complex civil infrastructure projects. The role focuses on project-level enterprise risk management, quantitative financial and schedule/cost risk analysis, and mitigation planning. The candidate will partner with project directors on risk registers, constructability review inputs, and contingency plans. The posting seeks 5+ years of experience and a degree in a relevant field.
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Full job description
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. 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:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Risk Manager to join our team! In this role you will protects the firm’s capital and operational baseline by proactively identifying, quantifying, and mitigating high-stakes uncertainties inherent in complex, multi-million dollar civil infrastructure projects.
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Role Summary: The Risk Manager protects the firm’s capital and operational baseline by proactively identifying, quantifying, and mitigating high-stakes uncertainties inherent in complex, multi-million dollar civil infrastructure projects.
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Civil Construction Focus Areas:
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ERM Frameworks: Design and deploy project-level Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks to address geotechnical uncertainties, supply chain disruptions, and labor constraints.
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Quantitative Modeling: Conduct financial modeling and probabilistic schedule/cost risk analyses (such as Monte Carlo simulations) to quantify risk exposure on major civil bids.
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Mitigation & Registers: Partner with project directors to maintain robust risk registers, constructability review inputs, and proactive contingency drawdown plans.
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Key Qualifications & Preferred Experience:
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Risk Management, or Finance.
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5+ years of experience.
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Deep understanding of construction contracts, alternative delivery methods (Design-Build, P3), and professional liabilities.
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The FTA Plus: Familiarity with FTA Risk Assessment methodologies (e.g., FTA Project Management Oversight guidelines for capital projects) and managing federally mandated contingency reserves.
Security Clearance Requirement:
None
This position is part of our Corporate team.
For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.
Salary Range: $125,100.00 - $225,200.00
We 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!
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. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .
About Us
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.
Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.
For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,920 open Risk Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$125–225K/yr
- Texas median$118–200K/yr177 salary ranges
- US median$112–191K/yr2,901 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $175K, is 7% above the Texas median midpoint ($164K) — in the middle half of Risk Management salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 313 open Risk Management jobs in Texas and 3,920 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Deloitte30 open
- PwC27 open
- JPMorgan Chase25 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Risk Management postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (3,503 postings).
- Education
- 1,668 of the 3,920 open Risk Management jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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