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Insurance Manager – FT250 Global "Best in class" company

London-based | Hybrid | Influential Leadership Role/ 18-month contract

Join a world-class engineering powerhouse that’s shaping infrastructure across the globe. As a leading player in the FT250, our client delivers complex, ground-breaking construction and geotechnical solutions across six continents. Their work underpins critical infrastructure projects that transform cities, industries, and communities.

As the business continues to scale and innovate, they are seeking an Insurance Manager to take ownership of a high-impact corporate insurance portfolio and lead strategic insurance transformation across the group. This is an eighteen-month contract to start ASAP.

What You’ll Do

Immediate Priorities:

• Take full ownership of the corporate insurance programme, including renewals, broker relationships, and strategic placements.
• Act as the go-to expert for insurance guidance, particularly for project-specific risks and contractual liabilities.
• Field insurance-related queries across the business, ensuring timely, risk-informed decisions.

Strategic Scope:

• Lead a full diagnostic of current insurance arrangements—identifying strengths, gaps, and areas for optimisation.
• Review and refine global insurance towers and programme structures.
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders (Legal, Risk, Treasury, Procurement, Operations) to align insurance strategy with business objectives.
• Shape and recommend a best-in-class insurance operating model, including future resource planning and governance.

Additional Influence:

• Liaise with brokers, insurers, and adjusters on complex claims and renewals.
• Review and advise on insurance clauses in major contracts, tenders, and joint ventures.
• Support enterprise risk alignment and strategic planning across the risk function.

About You

• A seasoned insurance professional with deep experience in construction, engineering, or infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing complex, global programmes, including CAR, PI, D&O, Property, Casualty, and Cyber.
• Capable of operating independently at both strategic and operational levels.
• Strong communicator with gravitas, able to influence at senior levels and across functions.
• ACII or equivalent qualification strongly preferred.

Why Join?

This is a rare opportunity to influence the insurance direction of a global engineering leader. You'll join a high-performing, collaborative team where your expertise will shape risk strategy at the enterprise level. With strong leadership backing and a global footprint, this role offers scope, complexity, and the chance to make a lasting impact.