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The Lead Risk Engineer is the PMC's focal point for project risk and opportunity management and serves as the independent advisor on threats and opportunities affecting project delivery. On a large-scale brownfield RKEF nickel smelter expansion in Sulawesi, the role provides structured risk management across engineering, procurement, Chinese supply chain activities, logistics, construction, shutdowns, operational interfaces, commissioning, and commercial matters. The position is critical in ensuring that project risks are identified early, quantified appropriately, actively managed, and clearly communicated to support successful delivery of the second production train while protecting existing operations and project value.
Role Purpose
The Lead Risk Engineer is responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining the Project Risk Management Framework for the expansion of an operating nickel smelter through the addition of a second Rotary Kiln Electric Furnace (RKEF) production train in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
As part of the PMC organization, the Lead Risk Engineer provides independent project risk management oversight and assurance, ensuring risks and opportunities are systematically identified, assessed, mitigated, monitored, and reported throughout the project lifecycle.
The role acts as the focal point for project-wide risk management across engineering, procurement, logistics, construction, commissioning, start-up, operational integration, commercial, regulatory, and stakeholder activities. Particular emphasis is placed on managing the unique risks associated with a brownfield smelter expansion, a China-based equipment supply chain, and integration of Train 2 into an operating nickel processing facility.
The Lead Risk Engineer provides project leadership with objective visibility of project threats and opportunities, enabling proactive decision-making and safeguarding project safety, schedule, cost, quality, and operational objectives.
Key Accountabilities
The Lead Risk Engineer is accountable for:
Principal Responsibilities
1. Risk Management Leadership
2. Project Risk Identification
Lead structured risk identification workshops throughout project execution.
Coordinate participation from:
Identify risks relating to:
Maintain comprehensive records of identified risks and opportunities.
3. Risk Register Management
Serve as custodian of the Project Risk Register.
Responsibilities include:
Ensure risks remain active until properly closed or transferred.
4. Brownfield Risk Management
This is one of the most critical elements of the role.
Lead the identification and management of risks associated with executing a major expansion inside an operating nickel smelter.
Key focus areas include:
Develop mitigation and contingency strategies to minimise production impacts.
5. Engineering and Technical Risk Management
Monitor engineering-related project risks.
Typical risks include:
Particular attention should be given to:
6. Supply Chain and Logistics Risk Management
Given the likely sourcing strategy, major focus shall be placed on China-based procurement and logistics risks.
Monitor and assess risks associated with:
Support the Supply Chain Manager in developing mitigation and recovery plans.
7. Schedule Risk Analysis
Support the Lead Planner / Scheduler and Project Controls Manager through structured schedule risk assessments.
Responsibilities include:
Key milestones include:
8. Cost Risk Management
Work closely with the Lead Cost Engineer to evaluate:
Support:
9. Quantitative Risk Analysis
Where required, conduct or coordinate quantitative risk assessments.
Responsibilities include:
Provide decision-makers with probabilistic project outcomes and recommendations.
10. Opportunity Management
Promote proactive management of project opportunities.
Potential opportunities may include:
Maintain an Opportunity Register alongside project risk registers.
11. Regulatory and External Risk Management
Support management of:
Work closely with the Regulatory & Permitting Coordinator to monitor emerging external threats.
12. Commissioning and Operational Readiness Risks
Support risk management activities during transition from construction to operations.
Focus areas include:
Particular attention should be given to:
13. Assurance, Audits and Reviews
Facilitate project risk assurance activities.
Responsibilities include:
Verify that risk management processes are being effectively implemented by all project stakeholders.
14. Reporting and Communication
Prepare regular risk reports for project leadership.
Present findings to:
RKEF and Brownfield-Specific Experience
The successful candidate should have an understanding of risks associated with:
Qualifications
Education
Preferred Professional Certifications
Experience
Technical Competencies
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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