
Risk Manager - NYC NY U.S.
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Job overview
Jacobs seeks a Risk Manager to support risk management for major construction programs and projects. The role manages risk analysis, mitigation, contingency reserves, reporting, and client briefings, while establishing risk frameworks and processes. It uses a hybrid model with two days per week at the Jacobs office in New York City. Candidates need a bachelor's degree or qualifying related experience, risk management experience, and U.S. citizenship.
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Full job description
We're seeking a talented Risk Manager to join our growing, dynamic team at Jacobs. We'll lean on you for demonstrated strong teamwork skills, communication skills, quality discipline, workload awareness, and commercial/financial acumen. To be successful in this role, you'll have the ability to work a Hybrid model coming in two days a week at our Jacobs office in NYC NY.
Key Responsibilities:
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Support the overall goals and priorities of the Risk Management team.
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Manage program/project risk for specific clients including Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis ("CSRA").
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Perform complex commercial and financial risk analysis/modelling enabling clients to make informed decisions for major construction.
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Utilize advance Artificial Intelligence ("AI") tools to enhance delivery and increase efficiency.
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Lead and participate in regular risk reviews to identify, capture, and sanction risks, able to apply advance Monte Carlo analysis to inform and recommend appropriate mitigation actions and financial impacts.
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Manage the assessment, evaluation, prioritization, and update of risks for several Programs or Projects.
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Monitor and measure the associated mitigation actions to prevent risk occurrence.
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Conduct risk assessment workshops and training with the project teams and program departments, identify and define risks, evaluate potential impact, and develop effective risk mitigation measures to diminish potential budget and schedule impacts to projects or the program.
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Define risk management framework (policy, strategy, plan), establish risk management process, and organize risk management resources with leadership support.
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Direct and review the cost of mitigation action, budget and actual (both in the risk register and work breakdown structure) and evaluate risks to ensure the Program or Project contingency reserve value is accurate and rigorous cost controls are applied. Perform cost / benefit analysis against contingency reserve actions.
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Prepare weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports for risk data, and conduct multiple Risk Assessment Briefings for client and program management.
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Engage in performing QA/QC tasks for all client deliverables including completion to QA/QC logs.
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Effective team communication, running regularly scheduled team meetings, and ensuring cross project alignment.
Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and talent for multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. We’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what inspires you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.
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Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, OR related field.
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At least 5 years in risk management, OR similar role, OR 7+ years of related industry experience in lieu of Bachelors degree.
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Experience or vast understanding of Project Controls (estimate/cost and schedule).
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Excellent knowledge of risk methodology and tools, knowledge of key functional disciplines including Engineering, Operations and Procurement.
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Effective & persuasive in building a network of contacts, creating strong relationships with performing functional areas and clients.
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Must be U.S. citizen.
Ideally, you'll also have
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Experience working on major construction projects/programs.
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Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written skills.
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Familiarity with IOS 31000 or similar standards, although not a requirement.
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.
How this job compares
Set against the 631 open Risk Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$135–207K/yr63 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 74 open Risk Manager jobs in New York and 631 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Risk Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (566 postings).
- Education
- 369 of the 631 open Risk Manager jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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