Principal Account Engineer

Munich Reinsurance America, Inc; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford Steam Boiler, a subsidiary of Munich Re, seeks a Principal Risk Engineer for a remote role serving chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, LNG, pipeline and terminal clients. You will apply your operational and engineering expertise to assess facilities, identify risks and deliver actionable recommendations that strengthen resilience and continuity.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in operations, maintenance, inspection, insurance engineering or related repairs; travel ~30 nights/year;

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in operations, maintenance, inspection, insurance engineering, and/or repairs of process equipment in high value/risk occupancies such as oil & gas, chemical, petrochemical, LNG
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline preferred and can count for 5 years of experience
• Willingness to travel, including ~30 overnight stays per year

Responsibilities

• Travel to client sites and gain exposure to a wide range of industrial processes and technologies.
• Evaluate equipment, operations, maintenance, fire protection, and business interruption exposures, and risk control practices.
• Partner with plant leadership, operations, maintenance, reliability, continuous improvement, operational discipline, and business continuity teams to identify and mitigate risk.
• Provide practical recommendations to improve reliability, asset integrity, and operational performance.
• Prepare risk evaluation reports of sites.
• Perform desktop engineering evaluations of insured and prospective accounts to support underwriting decisions.
• Work with leading organizations across the chemical, refining, petrochemical, LNG, pipeline, terminal, and energy sectors.
• Manage and oversee HSB's services for assigned accounts.
• Collaborate with HSB's network of subject matter experts. Contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and training for colleagues and underwriters.

Skills

Operations experience

Leadership experience

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline

Job description

All locations Atlanta, United States; Chicago, United States; Dallas, United States;

Location: USA, Remote

Chemical - Principal Account Engineer - Remote Work

HSB is offering an exciting opportunity for a remote role as a Principal Risk Engineer to partner with leading organizations in the chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, LNG, pipeline, and terminal industries. In this role, you will leverage your operational and engineering expertise to assess complex facilities, identify critical risks, and deliver practical recommendations that enhance resilience and business continuity.

Ideal candidates have experience in process engineering, maintenance, reliability, turnaround execution, and/or plant fire protection. They are comfortable working from home, and are looking to apply their expertise in a consulting-focused risk engineering environment.

In This Role, You Will:

• Travel to client sites and gain exposure to a wide range of industrial processes and technologies.

• Evaluate equipment, operations, maintenance, fire protection, and business interruption exposures, and risk control practices.
• Partner with plant leadership, operations, maintenance, reliability, continuous improvement, operational discipline, and business continuity teams to identify and mitigate risk.
• Provide practical recommendations to improve reliability, asset integrity, and operational performance.
• Prepare risk evaluation reports of sites.
• Perform desktop engineering evaluations of insured and prospective accounts to support underwriting decisions.

• Work with leading organizations across the chemical, refining, petrochemical, LNG, pipeline, terminal, and energy sectors.

• Manage and oversee HSB's services for assigned accounts.
• Collaborate with HSB's network of subject matter experts. Contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and training for colleagues and underwriters.

Why Join HSB?

You’ll apply your engineering and operational expertise in a consulting focused environment, helping clients manage risk and improve performance.

If you are passionate about industrial operations, appreciate a team environment, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to make a meaningful impact across multiple industries, HSB offers an exceptional opportunity to continue growing your career while remaining connected to the engineering and operational environments you know best.

Preferred Experience

Experience in operations, maintenance, inspection, insurance engineering, and/or repairs of process equipment associated with high value/risk occupancies such as oil & gas, chemical, petrochemical, LNG

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline is preferred, and can be counted for 5 years of experience
• 15+ years of experience in operations, maintenance, inspection, insurance engineering, and/or repairs of process equipment associated with high value/risk occupancies such as power generation, primary metals, mining, pulp & paper, sugar, or glass

• 5+ years experience leading/managing personnel and/or major equipment repair/installation projects as part of the experience noted above is preferred
• Ability to travel, including ~30 overnight stays per year.

In addition to a competitive salary & bonus, this role offers a robust benefits package, paid time off, a 5% 401(k) match, and an additional employer contribution of 2% to 5% to your Retirement Savings Plan.

At The Hartford Steam Boiler, a subsidiary of Munich Re, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. The work environment characteristics, and any physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.