Director of Enterprise Risk - Construction

Kokosing, Inc.; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Kokosing, Inc. is seeking a Director of Risk to lead enterprise-wide risk management for a large, self-performing heavy civil general contractor.

This role directs insurance, claims, contract risk and loss prevention, partnering with executives to align risk strategy with business objectives. The position requires strong leadership, construction risk expertise, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across operations, legal, finance, and safety to protect assets and optimize total cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance, Law, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7–10+ years of progressive risk management experience in construction or related industry; leadership experience.
• Designations such as ARM, CRM, CIC or CPCU are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) strategy aligned with corporate objectives.
• Lead the company’s insurance program across all lines of coverage; manage broker strategy and carrier relationships.
• Oversee claims management, loss prevention, and risk transfer strategies; drive data-driven risk mitigation.
• Partner with legal, operations, finance, and safety to mitigate contractual risk and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Foster enterprise-wide risk culture and provide leadership to risk-related teams.

Skills

Risk management

Insurance programs

Claims management

Contract risk transfer

Leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Risk Management/Business/Finance/Law

Professional designations (ARM/CRM/CIC/CPCU)

Job description

Kokosing, Inc. is seeking a Director of Risk to lead enterprise-wide risk management for a large, self-performing heavy civil general contractor.

This role directs insurance, claims, contract risk and loss prevention, partnering with executives to align risk strategy with business objectives. The position requires strong leadership, construction risk expertise, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across operations, legal, finance, and safety to protect assets and optimize total cost