Risk Engineer

IPS Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS Group is seeking a Risk Engineer to join their team in London. The role involves conducting risk assessments, making recommendations, and supporting underwriting processes. Ideal candidates will have a formal engineering qualification and experience in the engineering or construction industry, along with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform surveys and desk reviews for designated risks.
• Develop recommendations to improve client risk profiles.
• Support the underwriting framework and business development.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Relationship Management

Decision-Making

Education

Formal Engineering qualification (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, or similar)

Job description

IPS Group City Of London, England, United Kingdom

IPS Group City Of London, England, United Kingdom

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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 the group's risk engineering capabilities
• Engage risk engineering services in proposition development

Communication & Relationships

• To represent the group 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.

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Insurance and Engineering Services

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