Assistant Vice President, Risk Manager, Global Markets Risk Management | London, UK

AICPA; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector seeks a Risk Engineer to assess risks through on-site surveys and desktop reviews. You will work with a global team, providing risk quality assessments and advising on improvements. The role requires a formal engineering qualification and experience in the construction industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in Engineering and/or Construction industry.
• Experience with large and complex projects.
• Solid understanding of Construction/Property Engineering Risk.

Responsibilities

• Perform surveys and desk reviews for designated risks.
• Develop recommendations to improve client risk profiles.
• Work in partnership with underwriters.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Relationship Management

Decision Making

Resilience

Customer Orientation

Education

Formal Engineering qualification (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical)

Job description

Description

At Allied World we have over 1,400 talented and loyal employees working in 20 offices globally who service clients throughout the world. We are focused on providing superior customer service and creative risk solutions, building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships. Our employees share our passion for progress and success, and we are looking for talented committed people to join our team.

Job Summary:

Reporting directly into the Global Head of Risk Management, you will be working with a global team of highly skilled in-house Risk Engineers who play a key role for our business by undertaking detailed risk surveys in the field and via desktop reviews,

The role includes making risk quality assessments, calculating Loss Estimations ( in line with associated guidelines ) making risk improvement recommendations, advising underwriters on technical matters etc.

Your time will be split between performing on-site surveys and desktop reviews assessing risks on available information, documenting findings, making recommendations to underwriting colleagues and advising customers on a one-to-one basis.

Job Duties:

Perform Surveys and Desk Reviews for designated risks

• Completing survey programs by conducting on-site surveys.
• Developing recommendations and requirements to improve the client risk profile and reduce loss frequency/severity
• Consulting the client so that improvement to risk will occur.
• Provide quality, timely and accurate reports.
• Completing desktop reviews to assess risk management standards for prospect and other cases
• Conduct desktop risk profiling tasks as required.

Support the underwriting framework

• Work in partnership with underwriters to develop and maintain risk selection filters
• Develop greater awareness of inherent risk
• Perform training workshops for the underwriting community

Support business development opportunities

• Raise the profile of Allied World's risk engineering capabilities
• Engage risk engineering services in proposition development

Communication & Relationships

• To represent AW to clients and brokers whilst conducting surveys and during client/broker meetings.
• Contribute to the development of relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in customer/broker values and perception by service improvements in the risk engineering process.
• Work in partnership with Internal Stakeholders to drive delivery of business results.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Formal Engineering qualification Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, or similar;
• Experience in Engineering and/or Construction industry,
• Experience working with large and complex projects
• Have a solid understanding of Construction / Property Engineering Risk and associated Insurance and Claims;
• Excellent communication, analytical, relationship management and decision-making skills;
• Be resilient to change, and a strong team player who is collaborative and committed;
• Continuously seeking opportunities for innovation and improvement;
• Highly customer orientated, mindful of the human value that the insurance industry offers the people we strive to support.
• Have built a strong career in large and complex risk assessment
• An advantage would be a strong background and/or experience in insurance risk engineering.
• Language skills would be an advantage

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Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd