Risk ManagerSkills & Competency Framework

Executive championing of safety culture across all energy operations with the goal of zero incidents. Includes setting safety performance expectations, reviewing serious incident investigations, driving process safety improvements across aging and new assets, and ensuring safety investment is protected even during cost pressures.

Capability to architect enterprise risk analytics platforms that provide real-time visibility across commodity, operational, environmental, and strategic risks. Includes overseeing digital twin deployment for asset risk monitoring, predictive analytics for equipment failure, and unified risk dashboards for executive decision-making.

Mastery of articulating the organization's risk management approach to boards, investors, rating agencies, and public stakeholders. Includes navigating the complex narrative of managing transition risks while maintaining operational excellence, and producing disclosures that satisfy ESG investors and regulatory expectations.

Executive ownership of organizational readiness for catastrophic scenarios including major industrial accidents, environmental disasters, and supply disruption crises. Involves maintaining board-level crisis governance, conducting organization-wide exercises, and ensuring response capabilities keep pace with operational complexity.

Responsibility for building a risk function that combines deep industrial safety expertise, financial risk management capabilities, environmental science knowledge, and strategic advisory skills. Includes designing organizational structures, succession planning, and establishing the energy risk profession as a critical career path.