Risk Engineer - Power Generation

American International Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Power Generation Risk Engineer to join their world-class team in London. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your extensive experience to provide sound risk selection advice for underwriters and deliver exceptional loss prevention strategies for clients. Your expertise will be crucial in conducting field surveys, developing risk mitigation recommendations, and ensuring business continuity. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where your contributions will significantly impact the organization's success. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and are passionate about risk engineering, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in power plant operations or engineering.
• Strong knowledge of engineering concepts and ISO standards.
• Ability to undertake international travel for up to 90 days per year.

Responsibilities

• Conduct operational and construction field surveys of Powergen sites.
• Develop loss prevention recommendations to reduce risk.
• Present survey results and produce Account Summary Reports.

Skills

Health, Safety and Environmental awareness

Excellent verbal communication

Excellent written communication

Excellent presentation skills

Organisational skills

Documentation skills

IT skills

Ability to lead insurance risk surveys

Ability to explain technical issues

Ability to perform physical activities

Education

Graduate Electrical or Mechanical Engineer

Job description

Join us as a Power Generation Risk Engineer and join a world class team with a truly global business.

Make your mark in Risk Engineering:

As a Power Generation Risk Engineer you will help deliver profit by using your extensive industry experience for the delivery of sound risk selection advice for our underwriters. You will also provide excellent loss prevention advice for our clients to help avoid losses and ensure business continuity.

How you'll make an impact:

• Perform both operational and construction field surveys of Powergen sites, determine inherent risk and audit all departments to verify effectiveness of risk prevention and mitigation controls
• Develop loss prevention recommendations, to reduce the risk of property damage and business interruption.
• Present survey results to site management focusing on the risk analysis, conclusions and loss prevention recommendations.
• Complete report writing in an accurate and timely fashion using AIG report format, loss estimation methods and software, and AIG risk rating tools.
• Carry out desk top risk analysis by reviewing, interpreting and summarizing third party, technical risk information.
• Explain survey and desk top analysis to your underwriters.
• Manage survey programs for your assigned industry clients, including service plan development, service co-ordination, report reviews & stewardship meetings.
• Produce Account Summary Reports (ASRs) and explain them to your underwriters so they can make effective underwriting decisions.
• Peer review completed survey reports & account reviews.
• Learn from losses, understanding the root causes and how they could have been avoided: Apply that learning in your work.

What you'll need to succeed:

• At least 10 years of industrial experience in power plant operations, engineering or Maintenance, or within a boiler/gas turbine or electrical transformer manufacturer.
• Strong Health, Safety and Environmental awareness. NEEBOSH and experience of relevant ISO standards would be an advantage
• Ability to work in our London, Fenchurch Street office at least 3 days per week in a face-to-face team environment.
• Excellent knowledge of engineering concepts, standards, practices, procedures & techniques and the enthusiasm to learn more!
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills.
• Excellent organisational, documentation and IT skills.
• Ability to lead insurance risk surveys in the field, quickly building effective working relationships to gain information & understanding.
• Ability to clearly explain technical issues to underwriters & clients and especially the impact on loss potential.
• Ability to deliver survey reports and account reviews on-time.
• Able to undertake international travel for up to 90 days per year.
• Must be able to perform physical activities required for the position (i.e. be on feet and walking 8-10 hours a day, climbing ladders, being at high elevations), wearing all required safety equipment (hard hat, safety shoes, overalls, safety glasses and hearing protection), inside and outside in different countries and climates.

Other advantageous experience:

• Knowledge/experience of a range of power station technologies including conventional thermal, combustion turbines nuclear & renewable power generation facilities.
• Experience of power generation design/construction projects.
• Previous experience of working for a major insurance carrier, broker or loss adjuster.
• Graduate Electrical or Mechanical engineer.
• Working across a range of global cultures.
• Other working languages would be an advantage.

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