Risk Analyst
Kansas City, MO, US, 64106
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Role Summary
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The Risk Management team plays a critical role in safeguarding the company’s operational and financial success. The Risk Analyst is responsible for leading the trade partner prequalification process, ensuring that all subcontractors meet the company’s standards for safety, quality, financial stability, and capacity. The role provides project-specific trade partner selection oversight and approvals, collaborating with preconstruction and operations teams to align risk against project needs. The role requires proactive relationship building with both internal teams and external partners to foster strong partnerships.
- Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on non-routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor, and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
- Career Path: Senior Risk Analyst
Key Role Responsibilities - Core
RISK ANALYST FAMILY - CORE
- Reviews financial data and other information as part of trade partner prequalification assessment. Proactively monitors and interprets ongoing trade partner financial performance and makes any necessary changes to trade partner profile.
- Execute strategies that mitigate subcontractor default risk. Negotiates and implements security requirements for mitigating risk with trade partners to minimize risk exposure.
- Collaborates with operations teams regarding trade partner selection and overall project risk in effort to reduce the risk of trade partner default. Gives final approval on project trade partner selections as a condition for contracting.
- In collaboration with project teams, identifies the need for and assists in facilitating select trade partner Risk Plans.
Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core
- Acts as liaison between Risk and regions/offices as assigned. Travel/Presentation/Participation w/offices outside of home (KC) office may be required.
- Develop partnerships among Company and Trade Partner contacts. Meets with trade partners and affiliated financial partners to discuss their current financial and performance status.
- Supports project teams with trade partner analysis prior to and during hard bids.
- Seeks to make continuous improvements to the workflow and technology of risk systems with impacts to both internal and external parties.
- Promotes continuous Risk program education across various Company and potential third-party groups/settings.
- Active participant in new hire onboarding process within Risk team.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
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- Ability to perform work accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
- Communication skills, verbal and written.
- Ability to conduct effective presentations.
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Organizational skills.
- Ability to be proactive and resourceful.
- Ability to quickly and effectively solve complex problems.
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Required).
- Master’s degree in Business Administration or Finance (Preferred).
- In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Experience
- 2+ years financial, general business, or underwriting analysis experience (Required).
CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Successful completion of company training and role-specific professional development coursework, within required timeframe (Required).
Working Environment
Benefits Information
The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.
This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.
JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.
JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to accommodations@jedunn.com
JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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Nearest Major Market: Kansas City