Risk Engineer (Energy & Infrastructure, Asia)

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Risk Engineer to support project risk management activities across major capital projects in Asia. The role will focus on both qualitative risk management and quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis (CSRA), ensuring robust, data-driven insights to support client decision-making.

The successful candidate will work closely with project teams and clients across sectors including oil & gas, mining, renewables, and infrastructure, contributing to improved project certainty and performance.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate risk identification workshops with project stakeholders
• Develop and maintain risk registers and ensure alignment with project scope and timelines
• Support the development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies and action plans
• Conduct quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis (CSRA) for both cost and schedule using appropriate quantitative methodologies
• Analyse cost uncertainty, schedule impacts, and contingency requirements
• Integrate risk outputs into project controls, cost estimates, and schedules
• Prepare and present risk reports and dashboards to clients and stakeholders
• Collaborate with cost, planning, and project controls teams to provide integrated risk insights
• Support continuous improvement of risk tools, templates, and data libraries

 

Qualifications

• A recognized Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or related discipline
• Minimum of 10 years’ industry experience (e.g. project controls, EPC, project engineering, interface management, or project coordination), including at least 5 years of demonstrated experience in risk management or in roles involving risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Proven experience in at least one of the following sectors:
  • Oil & gas (upstream/downstream/LNG), and/or
  • Mining & metals, and/or
  • Renewable energy or
  • Infrastructure projects
• Experience working on large CAPEX projects (FEED, EPC, or PMC environments preferred)
• Regional or international project experience is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Project risk management frameworks and processes
  • Cost and schedule risk modelling techniques
• Proficiency in tools such as:
  • @Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis (Pertmaster), Safran Risk, or similar
  • Advanced Excel skills
• Familiarity with:
  • Primavera P6 or similar scheduling tools
• Cost estimating and project controls processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• High attention to detail and data accuracy
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to facilitate workshops and present complex analysis clearly
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to work across multiple sectors and projects

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