Risk Lead Officer (Saudi National)

Role Overview

Parsons is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Risk Lead Officer to manage the risk function for its operations in the Tabuk region. The role focuses on building and maintaining a strong risk management approach across major project packages, with responsibility for spotting, evaluating, and reducing strategic, operational, and financial exposures.

This opportunity is intended for a Saudi National who can help strengthen a risk-conscious environment and support the delivery of project goals safely, on schedule, and within budget in a demanding, fast-moving setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the rollout of the Project Risk Management Plan in line with Parsons standards and the NEOM governance framework.
• Run recurring risk identification sessions with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to surface new risks and potential upside opportunities.
• Keep the project Risk Register current and perform both qualitative and quantitative risk evaluations, including Monte Carlo simulation where relevant.
• Build, follow up on, and measure the impact of mitigation plans together with the relevant task owners.
• Create detailed risk dashboards and leadership reports that clearly show key risk patterns, exposure levels, and recommended contingency measures.
• Promote risk awareness across the team and support junior colleagues and project stakeholders with guidance and advice.

Required Background

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Arts/Psychology, or a related field is required; a master’s degree in Business Administration or a similar discipline is also acceptable.
• At least 4 years of direct experience in project risk management is needed.
• Applicants must have practical, hands-on exposure to the NEOM project environment in the Tabuk region.

Desired Technical and Professional Skills

• Ability to use risk management tools such as Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, or Active Risk Manager.
• Comfort working with advanced data visualization platforms.
• Strong written and spoken English and Arabic communication skills.
• Excellent facilitation, critical thinking, and cross-functional influencing abilities.

Equal Opportunity and Recruitment Notice

Parsons states that it provides equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

The company also notes that it is committed to employee wellbeing and growth. A fraud awareness notice is included, advising candidates to be alert to recruitment scams and to refer to the company’s fraud reporting information for more details.