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Risk Specialist​/Risk Lead; Talent Pool Jobs in Tiverton, Canada at Bruce Power

Position: Risk Specialist/Risk Lead (Contract) Talent Pool
Location: Tiverton

Bruce Power is advancing Ontario’s clean energy future and medical isotope innovation. From safely delivering clean, reliable power to families and businesses across the province and cancer-fighting medical isotopes around the world to supporting challenging and innovative nuclear projects like our multi-year Life Extension Program. Supporting this work onsite offers interesting and impactful opportunities.

We are seeking Risk Specialists and Risk Leads for contract opportunities at the Bruce Power site through a contract partner. These dynamic opportunities require individuals who thrive in a fast paced and integrated team environment.

Please apply if you are interested in an opportunity to work collaboratively while supporting various work programs for the following roles.

  • Risk Specialist
  • Risk Lead

    • As part of the Centre of Excellence, the Risk Specialist supports Integrated Project Teams to identify and analyze project risks and develop risk communication and behaviour observations. The role serves as the technical subject matter expert for Bruce Power’s risk management systems and challenges project assumptions. It also supports the shift to analytics-driven risk management by delivering high-value insights across a diverse portfolio of construction and capital projects.

    Key Responsibilities:

  • Risk Analysis & Assessment Lead/support team-led probability and impact assessments using empirical data, benchmarks, and structured analytical frameworks

    Facilitate the assessment of current/target probability and impacts, and define SMART responses aligned to risk tolerance

    Challenge assumptions and bias to support objective, evidence-based evaluations

    Perform Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRAs), including cost and schedule risk modelling, across projects

  • Quantitative Modelling & Analysis Develop cost/schedule simulations and interpret outputs to validate contingency

    Facilitate QRA ranging sessions on both cost and schedule and translate results for project teams and leaders

    Model distributions, sensitivities, and scenarios using cost/schedule tools

    Interpret simulation results to challenge deterministic plans, identify contingency gaps, and recommend adjustments

  • Project & Estimating Support Embed risk management in the project lifecycle; facilitate risk workshops, brainstorming sessions, and risk identification meetings

    Maintain and audit risk registers for accuracy, completeness, and governance compliance

    Separate realized risks from unrealized forecast costs; support disciplined projections

    Support estimate peer reviews; validate risk assumptions and EMV/EU calculations

  • Reporting & Communication Produce risk reports and executive summaries on weekly/monthly/month-end cycles

    Participate in IPTs, governance reviews (PGRs), constructability reviews, and risk workshops; monitor emerging risks/opportunities

    Advise teams on risk principles, tool use, and risk register best practices

  • Portfolio Risk Assess vendor/supply chain risks (labour, currency, market volatility) across program/portfolio

    Identify systemic risks and partner with stakeholders on contingency and escalation plans

    • Education and Experience:

  • Four-year university degree in a related field, plus post-graduate study in project management, or equivalent education
  • Alternatively, 2+ years in a construction-related role (project coordination, cost control, scheduling, estimating, HSE, foreman/GF) or 2+ years in a junior risk role (or equivalent)
  • Familiarity with PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK); certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Project or Program Management Professional (PMP, PgMP) (asset)
  • Certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) and/or demonstrated familiarity with PMI approach to risk management (strong asset)
  • Certification by the Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI) as a Risk Management Professional (DRMP) and/or familiarity with AACEI standards for risk, schedule, and cost management (strong asset)
  • Hands-on experience with ARM (SWORD), @Risk, PRA, Acumen Risk, P6, advanced Excel, and PowerPoint (strong asset)
  • Experience in a highly regulated environment, such as a nuclear facility (asset)

    • As part of the Centre of Excellence, the Risk Lead is a senior member of the project risk management team, who provides functional leadership to risk specialists and priority capital projects to ensure consistent application of project risk management practices.

    Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure compliance with project risk management policies, plans, processes, and procedures
  • Develop and implement risk management approaches at the project, program, and portfolio levels
  • Provide analytical expertise to develop project, program, and portfolio risk profiles
  • Develop, recommend, and monitor risk behaviour observations (reviewed at least annually)
  • Standardize and implement risk management processes, including simulation output…

    • Title: Risk Specialist​/Risk Lead; Talent Pool

    Company: Bruce Power

    Location: Tiverton, Canada

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