SDI Senior Specialist, Building Construction

Ledcor Construction, Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 89,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an SDI Senior Specialist in Building Construction, where your expertise in subcontractor risk management will play a crucial role in shaping innovative solutions. In this hybrid role, you'll evaluate subcontractor qualifications, implement program improvements, and mentor a team of analysts. With a competitive compensation package and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. If you're passionate about risk management and ready to build your future, we encourage you to apply today!

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package

Opportunities for skill development

Support for physical and mental wellbeing

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SDI underwriting and risk management.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate subcontractor qualifications and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead data analysis and reporting on SDI program performance.

Skills

SDI underwriting experience

Financial analysis

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Negotiation skills

Data accuracy

Excel pivot tables

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Bespoke Compass

Excel

Job description

SDI Senior Specialist, Building Construction

Description

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping subcontractor risk management for our Building Construction group? As our Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) Specialist, you’ll be the subject matter expert, applying your extensive industry knowledge to identify risks and craft innovative solutions that keep our projects running smoothly.

You’ll leverage your expertise to evaluate subcontractors, implement program improvements, and make actionable recommendations to meet our business goals. Your insights will directly influence SDI policies and procedures, ensuring we stay ahead in the game.

If you’re passionate about risk management, thrive on solving challenges, and want to make an impact, we’d love to have you on our team! Ready to take the next step? Apply today and start building your future with us!

Essential Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and process subcontractor qualifications for inclusion in the SDI program, analyzing financial statements, liquidity, operational practices, and safety programs.
• Apply established policies to assess prequalification information and recommend effective subcontractor risk mitigation strategies.
• Solve complex challenges within the SDI program using industry expertise and precedents.
• Review and validate subcontractor evaluations completed by Subcontractor Risk Management analysts.
• Ensure the secure management of subcontractor-submitted information in alignment with risk management strategies and document protocols.
• Serve as an advisor on SDI policies, claims management, policy renewals, and project-specific policies for large subcontractor scopes or durations.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to Subcontractor Risk Management analysts, fostering their professional development.
• Propose innovative subcontractor risk management programs, initiatives, and policies.
• Support management by delivering data analysis and reporting on key performance and financial metrics for the SDI program.
• Lead the implementation of reporting mechanisms to track performance and suggest improvements based on data-driven insights.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of SDI underwriting experience
• Commercial construction industry and/or subcontractor risk management (SDI, surety, etc) experience is preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting practices, financial statements and financial analysis.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple projects simultaneously with competing deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written and negotiation skills
• High degree of accuracy when working with large volume of data.
• Ability to work with complex pivot tables in Excel.
• Experience with SDI qualification toolset Bespoke Compass, or other 3rd party qualification program.

Work Conditions:

• We welcome applicants from Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and other major cities.
• This role is hybrid, requiring one to three days a week in the office.

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Compensation

$89,200 - $122,650 Annually

This is the expected base pay range for this role. Individual base pay will be determined based on a variety of factors including experience, knowledge, skills, education and location.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Additional Information

Ledcor Building offers full-service construction for commercial, residential, institutional, and light industrial projects, along with expertise in green building. Our depth of knowledge and expertise come from building hundreds of projects – of all sizes – across North America each year.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.

1055 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC