Operational Risk Lead

Job Description

Are you a one-(wo)man army ready to take on hands-on challenges? As Operational Risk Lead, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of our operations. You will have the unique opportunity to be part of the OE team and work closely with our Executive Leadership Team.

You’ll expand your knowledge and experience in risk management and continuous improvement. You will be driving cross-functional collaboration, building resilience by navigating complex risk scenarios, increasing agility and adaptability, integrating process and control performance. You will establish and maintain an integrated risk and control framework for Operational Risk Management (ORM). You will also design and deliver training programs to elevate regional capabilities in risk management. Additionally, you’ll conduct thorough risk assessments and collaborate with various teams to foster a culture of risk awareness and proactive risk management.

We seek a strategic thinker who balances short-term and long-term goals in risk management, and an influencer who can embed a culture of risk awareness and proactive management. The ideal candidate will spot and mitigate potential risks, excel in risk identification and strategy development, and effectively communicate risk-related information at all levels. You will report to the Global Quality Director and work closely with the OE team to align practices with our quality and continuous improvement goals.

Your role

• You will develop risk management strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks;

• You conduct comprehensive risk assessments and analyses to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities and develop and implement risk mitigation plans;

• You will monitor and report on the effectiveness of risk management strategies and initiatives;

• You investigate quality events to identify root causes and develop corrective actions, ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices, and regularly update and manage the Organizational Handbook to reflect current risk management practices;

• You design and deliver training programs to elevate regional capabilities in risk management, aligning with our organizational goals, and provide training and support to our employees on risk management practices and procedures;

• You establish and maintain an integrated Risk and Control framework for Operational Risk Management (ORM), drive the implementation of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools to support an integrated view of ERM and ORM.

• You will coordinate the development of regional risk heat maps and consolidate them into a global risk overview;

• You drive continuous improvement by integrating process and control performance, and strengthen the ORM framework by defining operational risk types, setting risk appetites, and updating the internal control framework;

• You ensure the alignment of ORM with the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) approach, including security, HSSE, and project risks.

Your trackrecord

• You have a minimum of 5-10 years of experience in risk management within a project organization;

• You have proven experience in implementing risk management systems and tools;

• You possess strong analytical skills with a track record of conducting thorough risk assessments;

• You demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams;

• You have in-depth knowledge of relevant regulations, standards, and best practices;

• You excel in conveying risk-related information effectively at all levels with excellent communication skills.

What Fugro offers

• A competitive salary;

• 29 holidays per year based on a fulltime employment (of which 4 are appointed by Fugro management) and the possibility to purchase 12 additional days;

• Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally;

• Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies;

• Commuting allowance;

• Modern pension scheme;

• Collective health insurance;

• Possibility to register with our corporate fitness plan;

• Coaching options through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program).

Are you interested?

Please visit our Company Page to find out more on what it is like to work at Fugro. For further information, please contact Dominique Wesenbeek, Corporate Recruiter, tel. +31 (0)6 - 38599556.

After you have applied

• You will receive an automated confirmation-email of the receipt of your application.

• When we see a match, we will invite you for the first interview within a couple of days. Of course, you will also receive a message if we will not invite you;

• After a successful first round, you will be invited for the second round.

• If we are both still positive after the second interview, we will make you an offer, and with that we hope to welcome you at Fugro!

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated**.**