Senior Consultant - Workers Compensation

Marsh McLennan; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsh Risk in Sydney, Barangaroo, is seeking a Senior Consultant - Workers Compensation to deliver practical solutions to clients' workers compensation and risk management challenges. This hybrid role requires you to work three days a week in the office and advise national clients.

You will analyse risk profiles, manage client deliverables, mentor teams, and identify new business opportunities while building strong client relationships across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in an advisory or related role.
• Thorough knowledge of workers compensation legislation and current issues.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management, attention to detail and quality focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide clients, including executives, with expert solutions to their workers compensation and risk management problems.
• Analyse clients’ risk profiles, including claims, premiums and policy structure, to recommend tailored and effective solution options.
• Self-insurance experience, including claims consulting and placement, is favourable.
• Engage clients through proactive approaches that help reduce risk and improve performance.
• Deliver national workers compensation technical knowledge in claims, premium and policy with confidence and clarity.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients and client executives across projects.
• Actively identify and develop new and expanded business opportunities.
• Project manage client deliverables and lead client servicing teams nationally with professionalism and care.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication skills

Business development

Project management

Client relationships

Job description

Company:

Marsh Risk

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Workers Compensation team at Marsh. This role will be based in Sydney, Barangaroo. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As a Senior Consultant - Workers Compensation, you will play a key role in delivering practical solutions to clients’ workers compensation and risk management challenges. You will work with a knowledgeable team supporting some of Australia’s largest national clients and contributing to outcomes that make a genuine difference.

We will count on you to:

• Provide clients, including executives, with expert solutions to their workers compensation and risk management problems
• Analyse clients’ risk profiles, including claims, premiums and policy structure, to recommend tailored and effective solution options
• Self-insurance experience, including claims consulting and placement, is favourable
• Engage clients through proactive approaches that help reduce risk and improve performance
• Deliver national workers compensation technical knowledge in claims, premium and policy with confidence and clarity
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients and client executives across projects
• Actively identify and develop new and expanded business opportunities
• Project manage client deliverables and lead client servicing teams nationally with professionalism and care

What you need to have:

• Experience in an advisory or related role
• Thorough knowledge of workers compensation legislation and current issues
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to coach, mentor and engage others
• Ability to identify and convert new business opportunities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management, attention to detail and quality focus

What makes you stand out:

• Proven project management experience, including leading client projects and supporting project teams
• Business development skills, including identifying cross-selling opportunities and driving initiatives
• A genuine commitment to colleague development through mentoring and peer review

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Applications can be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a criminal & bankruptcy check prior to commencement of employment.

Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Marsh Risk, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencing of employment.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.