Remote Risk Control Consultant: Safety & Risk Advisor

001 Sentry Insurance Company; Connecticut; Remote; USD 75,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office setup and field travel

Laptop and cell phone reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) company match

Job summary

Sentry is seeking a risk control professional to deliver safety and risk management services across CT with potential home-based work. The role involves conducting safety assessments, supporting underwriting with risk analysis, and providing training to clients and internal teams.

The candidate should have a safety-related degree and relevant experience, strong communication skills, and a willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety or equivalent work experience.
• Emphasis in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or Physical Sciences preferred.
• 1–5 years of insurance safety consulting or safety work in a private industry (construction and manufacturing).
• High level of independence, organization, and self-motivation to work from home.
• Experience coordinating large or multi-location accounts preferred.
• Knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, NFPA Standards, and DOT regulations.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel (50%) including overnight travel in some cases.
• Desire to pursue CSP or other professional safety designations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite facility evaluations to determine if operational exposures are being adequately controlled to prevent building losses.
• Determine scope and schedule of preventative maintenance programs on key mechanical equipment within the facility (electrical systems, HVAC, machinery, and roof condition).
• Assist in determining if facility protections (fire suppression systems, alarm systems, etc.) are acceptable for the building occupancy, exposures, and special hazards.
• Complete detailed reports for each covered line of business to assist underwriting groups with account acceptability and insurability.
• Assist customers with development and implementation of safety policies, programs and procedures specific to each account & loss exposure.
• Provide advanced risk management and consultative services to assigned clients.
• Conduct job-site safety inspections and OSHA 10-hour seminars for our Regional construction line of business.
• Maintain and demonstrate safety management and expertise in areas such as commercial property protection, general liability, product liability, fleet safety and employee safety.
• Develop, coordinate and conduct safety/risk management seminars and training programs for accounts to promote awareness and reduce claim frequency and severity.
• Develop and execute service proposals and plans to qualified accounts.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Self-motivation

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Safety or equivalent

Tools

Diagramming software

Report software

Building valuation systems

Job description

Sentry is seeking a risk control professional to deliver safety and risk management services across CT with potential home-based work. The role involves conducting safety assessments, supporting underwriting with risk analysis, and providing training to clients and internal teams.

The candidate should have a safety-related degree and relevant experience, strong communication skills, and a willingness to travel.