Director, Risk Management

Who We Are

Balfour Beatty Investments is a global infrastructure investor operating in the UK, US, and Canada. We provide the investment capability to deliver complex infrastructure projects. Over the past 15 years, Balfour Beatty Investments (formerly known as Balfour Beatty Capital) has established itself as one of the largest investors in the PPP industry, building a portfolio of more than 60 projects worldwide, predominantly in the UK and US.

Balfour Beatty Investments is proud to offer challenging and rewarding work in a variety of functional areas. As a company, we operate with safety and sustainability as our primary focus. Equally integral components of our culture are our values-Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence, Respect-and our code of conduct. Living up to these commitments requires the fresh ideas, insights and talents of employees as diverse as the audiences we interact with every day.

The success of our company is built on the efforts of our employees. We are committed to offering our employees a path to professional success through development, training and mentoring opportunities that cover a wide variety of skills and functional areas.

At Balfour Beatty Investments, our employees are our greatest asset, and their well-being means a healthier, more productive workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a variety of health care options, retirement benefits and other flexible benefits.

Our Benefits

• Discretionary bonuses
• Medical and Dental Insurance 1st of the month following employment
• Health, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Company paid life insurance
• 401K plan with employer matching
• Robust PTO to include, sick, floating holidays, vacation, and personal days
• 2 Volunteer Days per year
• Company paid short-term and long- term disability, parental leave.
• And more!

About the role
Balfour Beatty Investments US (BBI US) is seeking a highly adaptable individual with a strong risk management background to support its enterprise risk management process. The individual will be responsible for helping guide the business and ensuring its compliance with Balfour Beatty Group's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework and application of the Group Risk Management Process at business, functional, regulatory, and operational Levels. This includes supporting the leaders & sites in their identification and management of assigned risks and upskilling the broader business in its understanding of risk management. This role will also include overseeing ongoing risk assessments for the BBI US business and support on identification and ongoing review of internal controls in line with the Group Internal Control Framework, and expanding where required, to meeting Balfour Beatty Communities regulatory requirements. Candidate must be able to work in a high-paced environment and must be organized and detail-oriented. This is a remote position.

You may be eligible for a $500 net sign on bonus to be paid out in your first paycheck

What you'll be doing

• Drives the risk management process and compliance for BBI US. Reviews, assesses, monitors, and challenges all business, functional, regulatory, and operational risks.

• Drives process for identifying, reviewing, assessing, monitoring, and challenging all business, functional, regulatory, and operational risks.
• Supports BBI US in the ongoing review and update of the BBI US Strategic Risk Register
• Supports Divisions and Functions in their ongoing review and update to Strategic Risk profiles and escalation of any risks to the BBI US Risk Register
• Secretary of the Compliance & Risk Management Committee (CRMC)

• Supports the implementation of the ERM framework, processes, and tools across the portfolios including attendance and presenting at assigned forums on operational risk profiles
• Utilizing existing reporting data, and where required, onboarding of additional reporting tools to support the business in its review, challenge and where required, escalation, of operational risks
• Supports the development of a Fraud Risk Assessment for the BBI US business, ensuring ownership of high-level risks are effectively allocated across the business and integrated into Business and Function Risk Profiles
• Supports the identification, documentation and ongoing review of BBI US Internal Controls as part of the Group Internal Control Framework
• Works with internal stakeholder groups such as Operational Assurance, US Internal Audit and Ethics and Compliance teams to support identification of common findings/ control gaps across the BBI US business and provide advice to Management on where risk may be presented
• Works closely with the US Internal Audit and teams to share data on business ensuring compliance with required risk management processes and policies and identifying best practices
• Ensure Risk Management is a fundamental element of the culture, processes and controls designed and implemented across the BBIUS Policy Centre document suite

• Provide support for BBI US with the Group Risk Management team on the use and ongoing maintenance of the IRIS Enterprise Risk Management System

• Responsible for cascading effective Enterprise Risk Management standards and processes throughout the BBI US organization.
• Responsible for training the BBI US team on the implementation of the ERM framework, risk identification, control identification, processes, and tools
• Facilitates risk workshops on an ad hoc basis

• Contributes to the development of new policies, concepts, techniques, and standards. Considered an expert in the field within the organization.
• Provides insight to new Group requirements, regulatory requirements, and trends that could impact the organization.
• Helps develop solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation. Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives.

Who we're looking for

• Bachelor Degree Required, Risk Certifications a plus

• 8 -10 years of related experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, Assurance or Internal Audit
• An understanding of risk and control processes and application in medium to large organizations
• Ability to engage Senior management with good interpersonal and influencing skills at all levels of the business
• Experience in US government regulations and compliance
• Build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholder communities
• Ability to work in a team environment on broader strategic initiatives as well as individual delivery of specific deliverables, achieving solutions sometimes under time pressure
• A team player, willing to contribute to the development of the function
• A self-starter who can manage their own time and proactively seeks and executes activities that contribute to the development of the function
• Attention to detail and ability to see tasks through to completion
• Capability and experience in facilitation skills
• Competent delivery of reports - both orally and written

• Proficient in Office 365 applications Possession of a valid state issues driver's license and safe driving record are required

Typical Physical Demands: Regularly use hands to manipulate tools, equipment, supplies, and office equipment. Frequently stand, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, and stoop. Sit and stand to do clerical work. Regularly lift and move equipment and supplies up to 25 lbs.

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