Ayman Mihiar

About Ayman Mihiar

Senior Risk Manager with extensive experience supporting large-scale capital programs and complex infrastructure projects across the energy, transportation, and federal sectors. Specializing in construction and program risk management, integrating qualitative and quantitative risk methodologies aligned with ISO and PMI best practices. Proven experience leading structured risk workshops, developing and governing risk registers, and performing quantitative risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulation to inform contingency, cost, and schedule decisions.Program experience includes the Xcel Energy major transmission program, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) infrastructure corridors, US Federal capital projects such as the China Lake Navy Base Renovation and Corpus Christi, and international programs in the Middle East. Recognized for translating complex risk exposure into clear, decision-ready insights for senior leadership, strengthening governance, improving transparency, and supporting the successful delivery of high-risk, high-profile programs.

Experience

1. Sr Risk Manager

   Jacobs

   Sep 2025 — Present · US

   Senior Construction Risk Manager for major, complex capital programs and portfolios from Energy, Federal and Transportation fields, among other. Applying industry standards for construction risk using ISO Monte Carlo, and other quantitative and qualitative risk analysis tools.Key Responsibilities and Contributions- Lead program-level and project-level risk management for major infrastructure programs, including energy transmission, transportation corridors, and federal capital works - Develop and govern ISO risk frameworks, ensuring consistent risk identification, assessment, response planning, and reporting across portfolios - Facilitate multi-disciplinary risk workshops with engineering, construction, procurement, environmental, ROW, and client stakeholders - Establish and maintain qualitative and quantitative risk registers, including cause–event–impact definitions and risk ownership - Perform quantitative risk analysis (QRA) using Monte Carlo simulation to assess cost and schedule uncertainty and inform contingency strategies - Support executive and client leadership with risk-informed decision support, dashboards, and clear visualization of exposure and trends - Provide oversight and guidance on risk governance, thresholds, and escalation protocols for major programs - Support alignment between project controls, estimating, scheduling, and risk to improve forecasting accuracy

Education

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  BS, Civil Engineering

  1984 — 1988

• Strayer University

  MS, MBA

Skills

• Contractors
• Value Engineering
• Budgets
• Construction Management
• Budgeting
• Project Estimation
• Negotiation
• Contract Management
• Risk Management
• Management
• Cost Management
• Process Scheduler
• Construction
• Facilities Management
• Project Planning
• Contract Negotiation
• Project Management
• Asset Managment
• Real Estate Development
• Real Estate