Risk Manager Jobs in Boston, MA
Risk Manager jobs in Boston are concentrated in the Financial District, Back Bay, and Seaport District, with strong demand from financial services, healthcare, and insurance employers. Active openings across those sectors right now include Whoop, Aon, and RSM. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is looking for a Risk Manager to join our growing team. The ideal individual will be an experienced risk professional that has supported large scale construction projects.
The successful candidate will bring experience supporting the delivery of construction and capital projects within one or more of Turner & Townsend's key markets, including data centers, critical infrastructure, aviation, life sciences, and energy & natural resources. Exposure to complex projects, stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary teams across these sectors is preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling, timely drawdown of risk budget or retirement of threat/opportunity.
- Use risk data to inform investment planning.
- Monitor overall risk exposure and assess the remaining risk budget.
- Work with contractors to assess contractors held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
- Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat and opportunity status.
- Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
- Initiate a proactive approach to the review, development and improvement of risk management services for the client.
- Undertake end-to-end project risk management practices on multiple projects/programs.
- Undertake the creation of risk management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements, processes, policies, and frameworks.
- Conduct risk reviews at regular intervals, identify and analyze, determine response plans, ensure that project and program risk profiles are being monitored and reported.
- Lead and run a comprehensive schedule and cost-effective risk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) process is delivered.
- Establish integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team, with direct touch points to cost and schedule management, change control, and reporting.
- Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teams to eliminate redundancies and identify improvement opportunities.
- Provide opportunities to facilitate the transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controls team, and to the client. The transfer of knowledge may include informal one-on-one discussions with client stakeholders and more formal presentations to clients and colleagues.
- Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste (both in terms of speed and cost).
- Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics and tracking supplier improvement action plans.
- Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes.
- Lead, manage, and carry out construction stage contract and claims management.
- Carry out assessment of contractual claims in accordance with the contract.
- Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues.
- Evaluate delay recovery measures.
- Carry out change management and construction stage cost control.
- Supervise the measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.
- Manage the settlement of final accounts with contractors
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
- Minimum 3 years of applicable experience
- Relevant construction project procurement and contract management experience.
- Demonstrated experience within a Program Management or Program Controls environment
- Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification, facilitation and techniques.
- Strong communication, analytical and negotiation skills.
- In-depth understanding of construction contracts, commercial models, and delivery methods.
- Proficient in process mapping, root causes analysis, problem solving, and value-stream mapping.
- Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Predict, Tableau
- Highly self-motivated, analytical, and customer centric.
- Excellent communication skills.
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*
The base salary range for this role is $160,000-$170,000 USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/
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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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- Healthcare & Medical Services
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Risk Manager Jobs in Boston: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a risk manager job in Boston?
Focus your search on Boston's Financial District and Seaport, where financial services firms, insurance carriers, and large healthcare systems like Partners HealthCare and major asset managers concentrate most of their risk functions. Candidates with experience in credit, operational, or enterprise risk stand out here. A CFA, FRM, or PRM designation carries real weight with Boston's investment management and banking employers, and direct experience with regulatory frameworks common to federally chartered banks helps too.
Which companies hire risk managers in Boston?
Employers hiring risk managers in Boston right now include Whoop, Aon, and RSM, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Boston's hiring mix skews toward large financial institutions, regional banks, life sciences companies, and specialty insurers, many of which maintain dedicated risk teams with ongoing needs.
Are there remote risk manager jobs in Boston?
Yes, though availability depends heavily on the role type. Analytical and model-focused positions tend to support remote or hybrid arrangements, while roles tied to physical operations, trading floors, or compliance monitoring typically require on-site presence. About 56% of risk manager openings tied to Boston are remote or hybrid as of September 2026. Enterprise risk and quantitative risk roles at Boston's asset managers and insurers are most likely to offer flexible arrangements.
How can I get a risk manager job in Boston with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Boston is through a junior analyst or risk associate role at a regional bank, insurance company, or mid-size investment firm in the Financial District or Back Bay. Boston-area employers also hire from local graduate programs at Northeastern, Boston University, and Boston College, so co-op experience or internships with a Boston-based financial institution strengthens your candidacy significantly. Lateral moves from audit, compliance, or financial analysis roles at the same employer are also a common local pathway.
Which industries hire the most risk managers in Boston?
The sectors hiring the most risk managers in Boston are Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Boston's concentration of asset managers, mutual fund companies, regional banks, and large hospital systems creates sustained, year-round demand for risk professionals with sector-specific expertise.
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