Associate Specialist, Property Risk Engineering

Travelers Canada; Troy (MI); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement plan matching (401k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Travelers Canada is seeking a Risk Control Associate Specialist, Property. You will consult with customers on-site to identify exposures and loss controls, supporting underwriting and claim workflows with risk insights.

A bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering field is required, plus 3+ years in engineering or fire protection. You will travel regionally, build risk expertise, and contribute to training field consultants while delivering practical risk management solutions to lower

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
• 3+ years in engineering or fire protection.
• Strong communication to explain technical info to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site risk evaluations with Travelers customers and underwriters.
• Support underwriting and claim processes with risk insights.
• Develop and share risk control and loss control recommendations.
• Travel region-wide and maintain field presence with customers 20–50% of the time.

Skills

Risk assessment

Verbal & written communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Engineering or science degree

Job description

Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category Risk Control Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range $85,600.00 - $141,200.00

Target Openings 1

What Is the Opportunity?

The Risk Control Property Specialist team consists of individuals with deep risk engineering expertise. By sharing their specialized knowledge with customers, Risk Control consultants, and underwriters, the Specialist team helps our partners to better understand risks, control hazards, and reduce losses. As a Risk Control Associate Specialist, Property you will support the discipline and help to deliver specialized technical solutions to better manage lower complexity risks. Your key responsibilities will include regularly consulting onsite with customers across the region regarding risk exposures and loss controls and supporting underwriting and claim execution and processes.

What Will You Do?

Maintain a consistent field presence, spending approximately 20% - 50% of the time with customers, either onsite or virtually. Traveling to customers may entail long-distance, overnight travel, and/or multi-night trips depending on the needs of the business and alignment with territory and/or geography. Build expertise by studying discipline-specific training resources, applying learnings during customer surveys, and leveraging feedback from more experienced team members to continuously improve. Assist and conduct risk evaluations of Travelers customers, identifying exposures, loss controls, and opportunities for improved risk management. Share findings with Underwriting to support effective risk pricing. Leverage developing consulting skills to educate customers on how they can better manage risk and influence them to adopt recommended changes. Support the development of training programs for field consultants by conducting research on emerging issues and loss trends in claim data. Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a science discipline.
• Three or more years of experience within the engineering or fire protection industry.
• Verbal and written communication skills to simplify complex technical information and deliver recommendations to audiences of varying levels of expertise.
• Interpersonal and influencing skills to build credibility with internal and external customers and encourage others to act on recommendations.
• Organizational and time management skills to manage priorities, plan work, and meet business partner expectations.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline.
• Valid driver's license.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.

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