Risk Analyst

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW- Job Category: Projects- Job Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000- Job Ref No: 72564- Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time- Salary Range: $138670.0-$155309.0**About us**

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do - and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and even active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

We are a state government organisation made up of more than 28,000 people and we're in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia's history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

That means job opportunities in metropolitan and regional areas right across NSW - you have the chance to be part of creating a lasting legacy that will benefit generations to come.

**About the team**

At Transport, we’re passionate about making NSW a better place to live, work and visit. Our vision is to give everyone the freedom to choose how and when they get around, no matter where they live. Right now, we’re delivering the largest infrastructure program that Australia has ever seen - to keep people and goods moving, connect communities and shape the future of our cities, centres and regions. At Transport, we’re also committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible workforce, which reflects the community and the customers we serve. Our organisation - Transport for NSW - is comprised of numerous integrated divisions that focus on achieving community outcomes for the greater good and on putting our customers at the centre and our people at the heart of everything we do.

**The opportunity**

The role is to support line management in the identification, management, quantification and reporting of project, program and portfolio risks and issues by coordinating and facilitating the risk and issue management process in accordance with all applicable requirements including the Transport Enterprise Risk Management (TERM) framework.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Provision of line management support in relation to qualitative and quantitative risk management for projects, programs and portfolios in accordance with all applicable requirements
- Supporting risk owners to ensure risks are captured and recorded in the risk management information system (RMIS) and the delivery of project-level training in relation to risk management and the RMIS to ensure quality and accuracy of all risk and issue records.
- Facilitation of risk workshops designed to support project teams in the identification, assessment and management risks to project and organisation objectives
- Coordination of a program of regular risk and issue reviews with risk/issue owners and project teams to ensure risks and issues information remains accurate and current
- Supporting development of project risk management plans to document and communicate project specific risk management arrangements including root cause analysis, risk aggregation, risk impact scenario analysis and response plan development.
- Supporting and facilitating IP processes for quantitative cost risk analysis to support project decision making and reporting in relation to contingency
- Supporting IP project performance and control processes such as cost estimates, business case submissions, tender assessments, regular financial cycle reviews and lessons learned
- Preparing regular and ad hoc risk and issue reports and supporting line management with timely escalation of risks exceeding TfNSW risk appetite and tolerance criteria
- Reviewing TfNSW and contractor project risk management plans to confirm compliance with contractual requirements, promoting consistency with TERM requirements and high-quality risk management practices within contractor organisations
- Contributing to the continual improvement of risk management processes and procedures and contribute to the internal risk management community of practice forums and meetings**.**

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**About you**

In addition to being able to demonstrate relevant experience in the key responsibilities area, as above, the following skills, knowledge and experience will be highly regarded:

- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as finance, engineering or project management or demonstrated equivalent, relevant professional experience in the identification, assessment and control of risk sound knowledge of project risk management processes and sources of risk across the project lifecycle
- Sound knowledge of applicable standards and guidelines relevant to project risk management including publications by Infrastructure New South Wales (or equivalent), Risk Engineer