Senior Construction Risk Consultant

AXA Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global risk consulting firm is seeking a Construction Risk Consultant for their London office. You will be responsible for conducting technical risk analysis on construction projects and providing valuable insights to underwriters and clients. Ideal candidates will have an engineering background, knowledge of UK construction standards, and strong analytical skills. This role offers opportunities for professional growth within dynamic teams focused on mitigating risks in the construction industry.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the construction domain.
• Specialist for Construction Risks with knowledge of UK standards.
• Experience in civils, industrial, or renewable energy fields.

Responsibilities

• Carry out technical risk analysis for construction risks.
• Support underwriters in understanding risks.
• Conduct loss prevention surveys on site.
• Deliver detailed risk analysis and loss prevention reports.
• Participate in underwriting tender bids.

Skills

Engineering background

Knowledge of British standards

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Report writing capabilities

Fluency in English

Education

Degree in construction or civil engineering

Job description

Construction Risk Consultant

London, UK

The world becomes increasingly complex, unpredictable, and inter-connected. To manage and mitigate the risks every business face, client’s need a robust global partner.

AXA XL offer customized risk management solutions and consulting services to understand and quantify the risks each company faces today, or may face in the future. We help clients avoid preventable losses and minimize the impacts of events beyond their control.

Our clients operate in different facilities in a variety of locations and in many geographies. At AXA XL, we help them create a comprehensive overview of the risks they’re facing, with details on exposures and constraints they might encounter locally. We’re there to identify how these risks fit into their corporate risk management strategy and support them to determine and prioritize investments needed to control these risks.

In a world ever more complex and unpredictable, insurers need effective risk management and clients need a robust partner to improve their risk profile. This is an exciting opportunity to join a global Risk Consulting team to help support our customers and give clients the ability to thrive.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Carry out technical risk analysis of construction risks and natural catastrophe events inherent in the construction of large projects for the Underwriting, Claims and external clients.
• Support and advise underwriters to enable them to better understand the risks they write and to reduce the frequency and likelihood of claims for AXA XL.
• Collaborate with the Global Construction Risk Consulting team as well as industry experts across other lines of business such as Property, Energy, Machinery Breakdown and Marine.
• Conduct loss prevention surveys on site including prospects, underwritten construction project visits and post claim surveys.
• Deliver survey reports, risk gradings and loss estimate scenarios: prepare loss prevention reports following a visit containing a detailed risk analysis.
• Participate in Underwriting tender bids.
• Provide on-demand technical assistance for customers.
• Contribute to the development of internal technical procedures and standards, with the help of the AXA XL RC technical board.
• Contribute to the training and continuous development of AXA XL Risk Consulting engineers.

You will report to Head of Risk Consulting, UK.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills :

• Engineering background with extensive working experience in the construction domain (as contractor, designer, loss adjuster or external checker).
• Specialist for Construction Risks. You will also have knowledge of the British standards (UK standards, Eurocodes and Building Regulations).
• Excellent communicator, with the ability to communicate with people across all levels of clients organisations.
• Analytical skills enabling the role holder to conduct risk assessments using construction plans and specifications, as well as during a site visits.
• Excellent report writing capabilities.
• A degree from a major construction or civil engineering university is highly beneficial.
• Experience in the civils, industrial and / or renewable energy fields will be an advantage.
• Languages: Fluency in English is essential. French and other languages are a plus.

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re / insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business – property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

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