Associate Specialist, Property Risk Engineering - Downers Grove, IL

VetJobs; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelers Insurance in Downers Grove, IL is seeking a Risk Control Associate Specialist, Property. You will support risk engineering, work with customers, and collaborate with underwriters to manage exposures and reduce losses.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a science discipline and at least three years of experience in engineering or fire protection, plus strong communication and field consulting skills. Travel and field work are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a science discipline.
• Three or more years of experience in engineering or fire protection.
• Verbal and written communication skills to explain complex technical information.
• Interpersonal and influencing skills to engage customers and advocate recommendations.
• Organizational and time management to manage priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a field presence with customers onsite or virtually (roughly 20%–50% travel).
• Study discipline-specific training resources and apply learnings in customer surveys.
• Conduct risk evaluations, identify exposures and loss controls, and share findings with Underwriting.
• Educate customers on risk management and influence adoption of recommended changes.
• Develop training programs for field consultants and stay updated on loss trends.

Skills

Risk engineering

Risk assessment

Client communication

Field consulting

Education

Engineering/Science degree

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

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.

Auto req ID

485383BR

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

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.

City*

Downers Grove

State*

Illinois

Job_Category

Engineering

Job Code

Ins Insurance

Affiliate Sponsor

Travelers Insurance

Salary Range

$75,000-$100,000