Senior Energy Transition Risk Consultant

XL CATLIN; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job Description - Senior Energy Transition Risk Consultant (24UKET04D20250326)

Job Number:

24UKET04D20250326

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Senior Energy Transition Risk Consultant

London, UK – also open to other UK locations

At AXA XL, we offer more than 30 lines of business across Property, Casualty and Specialty risk, insuring companies with most complex risks across different territories. As we look to the future our desire is to continue growing to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our clients, of all business types and size. A key initiative to help us achieve this aim is to build a compelling Energy Transition proposition across AXA XL. This will enable us to enhance our existing product and service expertise with new experience and skills to support our clients on their energy transition journey.

With investment from AXA Group, this exciting growth plan means that we have an opportunity for an experienced Energy Transition Risk Consultant to join us and work closely with the Risk Consulting Energy Transition Leader and the Global Head of Energy Transition to develop AXA XL’s global Energy Transition strategy. This strategy will ensure that AXA XL is positioned to offer clients and brokers product and services across key elements of the energy transition including renewables, carbon capture and storage, carbon offsetting coupled with robust risk consulting capabilities.

AXA XL’s culture of profitable growth is at the core of our underwriting ethos, and the primary driver of both strategic and day-to-day decisions. As an extensive global business, we take pride in teamwork, underwriting excellence, discipline, and the implementation of consistent underwriting and risk consulting standards and practices. We aim to consistently outperform the competition and attract the best talent by being the employer of choice in the markets we operate in.

As a Senior Energy Transition Risk Consultant, you will embody these values and be responsible for the delivery of outstanding risk consulting services to underwriters and clients. This role is considered both a technical and market/customer-facing position supporting the Global Energy Transition Leader to build a robust market and client profile.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

1. Your key mission is to advise Underwriters on industry specific risks and support Clients in implementing their carbon emission reduction strategy to drive AXA’s contribution to a decarbonized economy.
2. Besides Energy Transition you will be part of and interact with the engineering team supporting the broad energy portfolio of AXA XL.
3. You will meet with underwriters, brokers and clients of the Energy Industry to discuss specific risk consulting solutions helping clients to improve their risks in their energy transition technologies.
4. You may also be required to visit client sites to evaluate location and industry specific risks and report your findings in a structured way back to underwriting and the client.
5. You will be working very closely with AXA XL’s Energy Engineers and Underwriters across the globe, providing them with insights into industry trends, emerging issues and technical information pertinent to transitioning to a decarbonized economy.
6. You will help the underwriting team to enhance their risk knowledge, select profitable clients and reduce losses.
7. You will be working in compliance with our technical rules and guidelines.
8. You will be sharing your knowledge and expertise with colleagues who are interested in learning about energy transition.
9. You will be working with our local claims team helping them to better understand the losses we pay. Your in-depth industry knowledge is key for this support.

You will be reporting to the local Risk Consulting Team Leader with a dotted line to the UK based Risk Consulting Energy Transition Leader.

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

1. You have a degree in an energy engineering field or in chemical, process, or mechanical engineering.
2. You have worked in the Energy Industry and have some experience in any of the following:

• Renewable energy technologies - such as wind, solar or battery energy storage.
• Oil & gas.
• Work in an equivalent risk consulting position.

You are interested in the energy transition and learning about new and emerging technologies.

Experience with projects and technologies that involve Hydrogen, Biofuels, CCS or similar would be beneficial.

You are used to working autonomously, you are curious and a highly motivated self-starter, you have good relationship skills and are a great team player.

You are available for occasional travels (including abroad) when required.

You are fluent in English - other languages are a plus.

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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.

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements.
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits.
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index.
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter.

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We are training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability

EEO Statement

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Location

GB-GB-London

Work Locations

GB London 20 Gracechurch Street 20 Gracechurch Street London London EC3V 0BG

Job Field

Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any colleague or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status or any other category protected by local law.