Risk Manager

Bellingham Marine; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellingham Marine in Jacksonville, FL seeks a senior risk, contracts, and insurance leader to coordinate insurance coverage, manage legal matters, and oversee contract templates.

The role requires collaboration with counsel, risk management, HR, and IT, with duties spanning bond administration, liens, registrations, and cyber risk controls; candidates should have a business-focused approach and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.B.A./B.S.) with five years’ years related experience and/or training.
• Preferred industries include construction and manufacturing.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate marketing and binding of insurance coverage; collect data, complete applications, review accuracy and oversee claims.
• Manage legal issues with approved counsel; act as contact for counsel; coordinate insurance approval of counsel.
• Draft and review contract provisions; implement training for new employees; work with President on risk guidelines.
• Ensure tools for lien notice services and liens placement are implemented.
• Coordinate with surety broker on bonds; ensure financing protocols and bond requirements; track active bonds.
• Oversee safety programs with HR; cover auto, equipment and workers’ compensation exposures.
• Review registrations/licenses; maintain corporate filings; use registered agent; prepare consent docs for officers.
• Supervise IT management; ensure cyber risk management; ensure help desk system responds to needs.

Skills

Problem solving

Analysis

Oral & written communications

Teamwork

Business acumen

Judgment

Professionalism

Attendance/punctuality

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.B.A./B.S.)

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates the marketing and binding of insurance coverage for the organization utilizing insurance brokers. Collects data and completes applications as necessary. Reviews insurance for accuracy, reports and oversees claims, reports changes in operations and assets.
• Responsible for the case management of legal issues utilizing approved counsel. Serves as point of contact for counsel and ensures that insurance coverage is leveraged. Coordinates and seeks insurance approval of counsel. Organizes and responds to production of documents under advice of counsel.
• Establishes, reviews and adjusts template contracts balancing operational need with good risk management practices. Implements training for new employees who are assuming positions which utilize or administer contracts. Reviews contract provisions outside of the company’s normal course of risk management guidelines and works with the President of the company to determine optimal path forward. This position requires regular drafting of contract language for review and approval.
• Ensures appropriate tools are implemented companywide to support lien notice services and the placement of liens as necessary.
• Working with surety broker, serves as the coordinator of company’s surety bonds. Ensures proper contract reviews are accomplished, evidence of financing protocols are being met and bond requirements are consistent with company risk objectives. Maintains list of active bonds and close-out of same.
• Ensures that the safety programs of the organization are effectively implemented and appropriate for operations; coordinates with Human Resources Manager. Programs include auto, equipment and daily worker’s compensation exposures.
• Reviews registrations and licenses maintained by the operating entities. Ensures that the corporate entity files are maintained in good standing. Utilizes registered agent services to accept service of process, maintain files and implement changes in officers or organization. Prepares consent documents as necessary for updating officers and directors.
• Supervises and supports the IT management function through a direct report and the utilization of security and help desk vendors. Ensures cyber risk management program is effectively implemented and managed. Verifies the help desk system is effectively responding to the organization’s needs.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate competency with problem solving, analysis, oral and written communications, teamwork, business acumen, judgment, professionalism and attendance/punctuality.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.B.A./B.S.) with five years’ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Preferred industries include construction and manufacturing.