Cape Town: Risk Engineer posted by Ad Talent Africa

A leading retailer has a great opportunity for a Risk Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in the management of risk mitigation focusing on compliance and regulations
• Research and keep up-to-date with regulatory requirements and best practices
• Assist in the development and continuous improvement of projects and initiatives
• Provide project management support through the ownership and delivery of initiatives
• Perform administrative tasks (data capturing and processing and verification of designs, reports and other deliverables)
• Liaise with various stakeholders to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives
• Assist with preparing and documenting project proposals, standards and operating procedures
• Professional handling of coordination, correspondence, queries and feedback to internal stakeholders and external service providers
• Assist with stakeholder management and communications, including status reporting, meeting minutes and other project documentation to various stakeholders

Requirements

• Technical and/or project management-based education is preferred
• Experience in a similar role
• Experience within a regulatory, building control, health and safety or risk management environment
• Experience in an FMCG, Technical and Engineering environment is advantageous
• Ability to review technical documents such as standards, proposals, designs, budgets, etc
• Project management and administration skills and knowledge
• Data processing and analysis skills in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Powerpoint) is advantageous
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Equally capable of working independently or in a team (collaborative) environment
• Diligent in following instructions and procedures
• Ability to use initiative in dealing with challenges and when they arise
• A high level of self-motivation and ability to set and meet goals