Job Vacancy at Blue Energy Services Limited for Risk Engineer

Blue Energy Services Limited (DBESL) is a resource and solution management company that specializes in assisting international/Local companies in identifying Potential market opportunities, assisting with permits, sourcing highly skilled employees, bidding on and negotiating contracts and navigating the often complex political and policy environment of many sub Saharan African countries. The senior management and staff of DBESL have more than twenty years (20 years) experience in successfully operating in the Sub-Saharan African market, during which we have created innovative, user friendly solutions that have opened up new markets and increased the profitability of our clients. We provide a one-stop solutions shop to challenges experienced by our clients

We are recruiting to fill the following position:

Job Title: Risk Engineer

Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria, Africa

Activities
The Service holder will be required to:

General

• Follow the required Project Risk Management Plan and procedures.
• Provide training and coaching to the Project Team as required in the area of risk management.
• Liaise with (and involve as required) the risk engineer of DEV/ED/EST on a regular basis to ensure consistency of the risk assessment activities with the Group rules.

Risk Identification

• Liaise with the Project team to capture lessons learnt, threats and opportunities from other Projects.
• Organise brainstorming sessions and/or interviews, provide checklists, and use other projects feedback to help relevant Project Team members identify potential risks.
• Identify additional risks not addressed by the PMT using various sources of information.
• Update the Risk Register

Qualitative Risk Assessment

• Act as a support to the relevant team members for the evaluation of the identified risks.
• Use a scoring system for the qualitative evaluation of risks; assist Risk Owners in the assessment of their risks.
• Create and maintain quantitative risk assessment models to evaluate the global risk to the Project.
• Maintain the Project risk register on a regular basis.

Risk Mitigation and Monitoring:

• Support Risk Owners for the definition, implementation and follow-up of mitigation actions.
• Monitor progress on implementation of the approved risk mitigation actions.
• Quantitative Risk Assessment
• Use the Risk Management tool.
• Maintain the risk analysis models (schedule, cost).
• Carry-out quantitative risk analyses (schedule and risk) as and when required and at least once a year.
• Liaise with the cost control team to ensure that the remaining contingencies are consistent with the cost impact of the remaining risks.
• Liaise with the planning team to ensure that the contingencies built into the Project schedule are consistent with the results of the latest schedule risk analysis.

Risk Reporting

Produce regular reports and summaries on the items listed above.

Contractor Liaison

• Ensure that contractors and suppliers implement and operate appropriate risk management systems.
• Develop and maintain good relations with the Risk Managers of the Contractors.
• Participate in the review of the Contractors’ submitted risk management plans to confirm suitability and compliance with the Project requirements.
• Attends the periodic meetings with the Contractors to review their risk registers and risks assessment reports.
• Conduct ad-hoc meetings and reviews with Contractors to identify risks and ensure that Risk Management specifications are followed.

HSE

• To fully comply with office security, health and safety instructions.
• To stay vigilant and maintain continuous awareness of hazards and surroundings.
• To report to Management on any issue they may face or observe and propose way of improvement.
• To also take care of colleagues safety and behavior without hesitating to intervene as much as necessary.
• To give his own input and making sure the workplace is safe (obviously clean and tidy).
• In doubt to ask questions to gain clarification.
• To fully comply with Security rules about Travelling in Nigeria.

Context and Environment

• Nigerian context to be taken into account.
• Mobility required, in order to regularly co-ordinate risk management activities at Contractor Sites in various parts of the world to include Europe, Far East and Nigeria.

Accountabilities

The Service holder will be responsible for delivering efficient risk management support to the Client’s Team members.

Necessary Profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum ten years of professional experience including at least 5 years in a similar position with other experience in contract, cost control or planning.
• Excellent knowledge of Primavera Risk Analysis software.

Mode of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Closing Date: 30th January, 2014