Senior Operations Risk Specialist
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**Posting Date:** 2 Apr 2026 **Requisition ID:** 3480 **Location:** Barakah **Posting Status:** Active Recruitment Job Purpose Support the development and implementation of the "Operational Risk" part of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework in Station 2 to facilitate risk management for the Outage Control Center (OCC) and the other operational Control Centers, and support plant management and operational functions in risk identification, reporting and escalation.
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Job Purpose
Support the development and implementation of the "Operational Risk" part of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework in Station 2 to facilitate risk management for the Outage Control Center (OCC) and the other operational Control Centers, and support plant management and operational functions in risk identification, reporting and escalation. Develop and implement an embedded Risk Management framework in support of Station 2 objectives and regulatory requirements, guidelines, and recommendations to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient commercial operations at Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP).
Key Activities, Responsibility & Accountability
Risk Management Process for Control Centers and Programs
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Support the Control Centers (e.g., OCC) and programs (e.g., ERIP) in identifying risks, managing risk review sessions and provide reports in a timely manner to ensure the Control Centers' and programs' objectives are achieved.
- Facilitate the implementation of the ERM process with Function and Project Managers within Control Centers to minimize the business's risks.
- Develop and maintain the Enterprise Risk Management documentation, including process descriptions, procedures, guidance and reference documents for Control Centers to ensure accuracy and efficiency in line with the business's needs. Risk Management Process for Integrated Risk Management, Plant Health and Operational Risks
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Work closely with Work Management function to ensure alignment and full implementation of the integrated risk management procedure.
- Engage with all functions within the plant to ensure operational risks are reviewed, assessed and escalated on time to be reported to 1) Plant Management, 2) the Enterprise Leve, and 3) relevant Executive Committees.
- Coach and train Risk Coordinators within the plant, to ensure cascading the knowledge to all levels of employees within the plant. ERM framework Implementation (Station 1 & 2)
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Review and monitor relevant processes included in the implementation of WANO SOER 2015-2 recommendations, and Risk Management guidelines of WANO Principles PL 2013-2 (Excellence in Integrated Risk Management) and WANO PO&C 2013-1.
- Develop and agree with stakeholders on required corrective actions to embed WANO SOER 2015-2 recommendations.
- Support in reporting the progress and issues to the SOER Review Board.
- Design and create reporting guidelines to ensure alignment with senior management requirements on reporting of Plant operational risks. .
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Maintain cognizance of the Active Risk Manager (ARM) configuration settings and advice the ERM risk team to promote the most efficient use of the capabilities available.
- Resolve, and escalate to the ARM administrator and vendors as appropriate, the bugs and issues faced by the users to support seamless implementation of the risk management process.
- Assess and be cognizant of the Active Risk Manager (ARM) configuration settings and advise the ERM team to promote the most efficient use of the capabilities available.
- Maintain cognizance of the reporting tool and support the report development capabilities and awareness of the ERM team..
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Assist in the implementation, monitoring and measuring of the Risk Coordinator Program across Station 1 and 2 and its departments and functions to act as points of contact for all risk matters pertaining to their areas.
- Coach and train Risk Coordinators within the plant, to ensure cascading of the knowledge to all levels of employees within the plant.
- Ensure that the correct level of risk information is maintained across the plant functions.
Professional Certifications
- Risk (ERM, Operational Risk or Project Risk)
- Management accreditation.
Minimum
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5 years of relevant experience
Preferred
- Master degree in the same areas.
- 10 years' experience on Nuclear Power Plant
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