Power Risk Engineer

Aon Hewitt; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Power Risk Engineer to join its innovative Natural Resources Risk Engineering team. This exciting role involves developing risk engineering consulting services for clients in the power sector, including both conventional and renewable energy technologies. You will lead client relationships, deliver training, and collaborate with global teams to identify new business opportunities. With a commitment to continuous learning and a flexible working environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the transition to a low carbon economy while supporting your professional growth. If you're passionate about energy and risk management, this role is for you.

Benefits

Global Wellbeing Days

Diverse Workforce

Flexible Working Solutions

Qualifications

• Significant experience in power generation or electricity transmission.
• A university degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead client relationships and deliver consultancy services.
• Identify and evaluate potential project risks and propose solutions.

Skills

Power Generation Experience

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Interpersonal Skills

Presentation Skills

Report Writing

Teamwork

Self-Organization

Continuous Learning

Flexibility

Education

University Degree in Engineering

Job description

Power Risk Engineer

We’re hiring!

Aon is currently recruiting a Power Risk Engineer to join its Natural Resources Risk Engineering team (ANRE). The position will be home-based in the UK, and you will be part of the global ANRE team.

The Power Risk Engineer will be primarily responsible for developing and providing risk engineering consulting services to internal and external clients in the Power sector, encompassing electricity transmission and power generation assets, including conventional and renewable technologies. The role will support Aon’s power and energy client base.

What the day will look like

As a Power Risk Engineer, some of your key responsibilities will involve:

• For allocated clients, lead the client relationship, develop opportunities, and deliver client consultancy services, including underwriting surveys at client premises and insurance market reports.
• Develop and provide clients with training seminars/workshops, technical support, and advice.
• Build and manage relationships and collaborate closely with Aon practice groups to identify and develop new business opportunities worldwide.
• Collaborate closely with Aon broking colleagues to support the placement of client insurance programmes; represent AERE in RFPs and in sales presentations to prospects and markets.
• Build and maintain relationships with the London and international energy insurance engineering community to promote AERE products and develop risk engineering programmes.
• Support the AERE service, practice and product innovation programme, including data analytics.
• Identify and evaluate potential project risks at all phases of a project lifecycle and propose technical solutions.
• Collaborate closely with other engineers within Aon globally, and provide guidance to the development of industry-leading technical procedures for the sector.
• Be the internal point of reference for engineering aspects of the transition to a low carbon economy.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

As a Power Risk Engineer, your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

• Significant experience working in the areas of power generation (conventional or renewable) or electricity transmission for a technical consultancy and/or for an asset operator.
• A university degree in an appropriate subject area – likely to be Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer and member of an engineering institution, or working towards this.
• Demonstrated ability to produce written reports upon quality standards, templates and within deadlines.
• Good interpersonal skills at all levels of an organisation.
• Good presentational skills.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to self-organize to deliver services and reports to company standards within agreed timescales.
• A willingness to undertake about 80 days of national and/or international travel per year.
• Flexibility and a willingness to operate outside of previous experience.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Commitment to continuous learning & professional development.
• Located within easy traveling distance of Aon’s London Headquarters in the City of London.
• Experience across a range of technologies and disciplines.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email [e-mail].

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