Director - Property Risk Engineer / Remote in the U.S.

Everest Re Group,; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 116,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

A global risk management leader is looking for a Director - Property Risk Engineer to work remotely in the U.S. The successful candidate will provide risk engineering services and support underwriting processes across various industries. Ideal for those with strong communication skills and a degree in engineering. Competitive salary range of $116,000 - $209,000 annually.

Benefits

Health insurance coverage

Employee wellness program

401k match

Paid time off (PTO)

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in a similar role as a Risk Engineer within insurance.
• Fluency in English, other languages is a plus.
• Solid presentation skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide risk engineering services for Property underwriters.
• Support business by delivering risk assessment and prevention services.
• Conduct client roadshows and site surveys.

Skills

Excellent negotiation skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to establish and maintain relationships

Judgment and decision-making

Commercial attitude

Education

Degree in chemical or mechanical engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Director - Property Risk Engineer / Remote in the U.S.

About Everest:

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

Role Overview

This role is a unique opportunity to join our developing risk engineering team and release your full potential. Far from long time established and set in stone processes, you will proactively participate in building the way our risk engineering works and performs in supporting underwriting processes and loss control. Your imagination will be as important as your experience and communication skills. Successfully collaborating with underwriters and engineers from all offices to create and deliver world-class risk engineering services will guarantee your international visibility.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide risk engineering services for Property underwriters in all Everest offices, with a focus on multiple lines of business, such as: heavy manufacturing industries such as food, automotive, pharma, and light chemicals.
• Support the Everest business by delivering risk assessment and prevention services to facilitate account retention and business growth.
• Be a strong sales asset by supporting prospect client specific sales strategy and activities.
• Conduct risk management services including attendance at client roadshows and meetings, attend and conduct site surveys, develop risk improvement recommendations, loss reviews, account service plans and other work for the Property department.
• Manage external risk Consulting service providers.
• Develop in conjunction with the underwriting team and the risk engineering function a risk management structure including pre-bind assessment reports, a risk grading tool, loss estimate guidelines including use of external modelling tools, and other risk management capabilities.
• Be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key brokers and Clients in close partnership and support of our Lines of Business and underwriters in each country and with Country Heads.
• Develop and maintain service instructions, reference materials, training guides, service tools and standard recommendations.
• Development and management of publications and website content.
• Assure the timely delivery of quality work cost-effectively, meeting department performance metrics.
• Contribute to Underwriting guidelines, research, manage emerging issues and assess business opportunities and prospective insured submissions.
• Maintain existing value-added services or develop new services to meet customer expectations.
• Provide marketing support including materials and presentations. Deliver technical presentations where required.
• Participate in department initiatives & planning sessions to address emerging issues, business opportunities, and corporate directives.
• Effectively communicate with management on all issues both within and outside the Unit as needed.
• Interact and coordinate activities with other departments (e.g., Claims, Market Management, and other lines of business).
• Recommend new procedures and programs where warranted.
• Monitor regulatory, science and technology developments and link with risk evolution. Periodic issuance of Everest technical update bulletins.
• Monitor losses to feed underwriters and risk assessment process; update standard recommendations accordingly.
• Work with risk engineering dedicated to other lines of business to align risk engineering processes and tools to implement a global “One Everest” approach.
• Share experience, knowledge and documents with other Everest Engineers and Underwriters to enhance the global team expertise.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships both internally and externally.
• Maintain and develops market knowledge including competitor profiles and products.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Judgment and decision-making skills – ability to use logic rationality and objectivity in decision making.
• Commercial attitude.
• Strong communication skills including participating in online and onsite seminars.
• Fluency (both spoken and written) in English. Fluency in other languages would be a plus.

Experience & Qualifications

• Considerable experience in a similar role as a Risk Engineer within insurance.
• Degree in chemical, mechanical engineering or other relevant discipline would be a plus
• Solid presentation skills and experience.
• Ability to work with large accounts, producers and Underwriting partners.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Possess strong writing, verbal, & interpersonal skills.

The base salary range for this position is $116,000 - $209,000 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at [e-mail].