Project Risk Specialist - EXRS

Location: Centurion, Gauteng

Contract duration: 9 months

Working arrangement: Full-time

Industry: Mining

Project Link is a project management consultancy that partners with clients to deliver complex projects with discipline and integrity. We are seeking an experienced Project Risk Specialist for a nine-month, full-time assignment on a mining project in Centurion.

The successful candidate will establish a structured risk-management process for the next phases of the project, facilitate risk discussions with stakeholders, and ensure that identified risks are actively monitored and managed throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop the Project Risk Management Plan for the next phases of the project
• Establish, maintain and regularly update the project risk register
• Assess project-specific contractual risks
• Compile the Project Insurance Risk Assessment Report

• Plan and facilitate project risk assessments and risk workshops
• Identify, assess and prioritise risks in consultation with project, technical, commercial and other stakeholders
• Assign and monitor risk‑mitigation actions, owners and due dates

• Track changes in project risk exposure and elevate significant concerns timeously
• Monitor the effectiveness of risk responses and controls
• Prepare regular risk-management reports for project and management review
• Maintain accurate risk records and supporting documentation

• PMP certification
• PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI‑RMP) certification
• A minimum of five years’ experience in project risk management within the mining sector
• Sound knowledge of project-related risks specific to mining projects
• Proven experience facilitating risk assessments and workshops
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring and controlling project risks
• Strong stakeholder‑engagement and communication skills

• Relevant degree or diploma in Risk Management, Project Management, Engineering or a related field

• Accountability: ensuring that agreed mitigation actions are owned and completed, not only recorded
• Integrity: raising risks transparently and early, including those that are difficult to discuss
• Collaboration:
  
  bringing technical, commercial and management stakeholders into a shared view of project risk
• Client‑Centricity: ensuring that risk information supports sound decisions and protects the client’s project outcomes
• Continuous Learning: applying lessons from each project to strengthen future risk practice