Senior Transportation Safety Risk Engineer

Zurich 56 Company Ltd; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is seeking a Senior Transportation Safety Risk Engineer to support underwriting teams while working remotely in the U.S. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, providing engineering support, and developing loss reduction strategies. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in the transportation safety field. This position requires travel and offers a company car.

Benefits

Company car

Flexible work hours

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years of experience in Transportation Safety or Casualty Risk Engineering.
• Experience in team environments required.
• Relevant experience in risk assessment necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field engineering risk assessments and risk improvement services.
• Provide engineering support to underwriting teams and manage account risk.
• Develop strategies to reduce losses and improve customer operations.

Skills

Risk assessment

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Consultative services

Safety management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Health and Safety, or related field

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Transportation Safety Risk Engineer

Zurich’s Large Casualty Risk Engineering team is seeking a Sr Transportation Safety Risk Engineer to support the Large Casualty Underwriting Teams. This is a work from home role positioned within the U.S. with ability to travel up to 50%. This role includes a company car.

As a Sr Transportation Safety Risk Engineer, you will:

• Serve as a subject matter resource for transportation safety within Casualty Risk Engineering.
• Perform field engineering risk assessments and risk improvement services for prospect accounts and bound accounts. This may be done virtually but often requires travel where necessary.
• Provide engineering support to underwriting teams and attend client/broker meetings as needed.
• Manage account risk portfolio and provide account level engineering to meet underwriting requirements.
• Provide advanced casualty consultative services to customers, identify exposures with significant loss potential, investigate cause/effect of major losses and review/assess casualty management program effectiveness.
• Develop and implement customer service strategies that reduce losses and improve customer operations.
• Monitor casualty account engineering services to ensure that delivery is proper, on-time, and cost effective.
• Assist in marketing Zurich Resilience Solutions, and risk transfer insurance products in conjunction with underwriting professionals and agents across company business segments.

Final candidates will be subject to a Motor Vehicle Record background check as this position includes a company car.

This role will be filled at either the Consultant or Senior Consultant level. The hiring manager will determine the appropriate level based upon the selected applicant’s experience and skill set relative to the qualifications listed for this position.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Transportation Safety and/or Casualty Risk Engineering area
• OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Transportation Safety and/or Casualty Risk Engineering area
• OR Zurich Certified Apprentice, including an Associates degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Transportation Safety and/or Casualty Risk Engineering area
• AND Experience working in a team environment
• Relevant experience in the assessment of risk, based on what is required by Casualty specific competency standards

OR

Senior Consultant:

• Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years of experience within the Transportation Safety and/or Casualty Risk Engineering area
• OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years of experience within the Transportation Safety and/or Casualty Risk Engineering area
• AND Experience with Microsoft Office
• Experience working in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Health and Safety, or related degree
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation
• Fleet Industry experience within DOT regulated and non-regulated fleets
• Industry related certifications in Fleet/Transportation Safety
• Account oversight experience as a Loss Control/Risk Engineering consultant with large customers casualty lines of business and programs to include: Auto, General Liability, Worker’s Compensation, Property, Products Liability, SIR, Guaranteed Cost, Large Deductible, and Collateral.
• Capable of managing and coordinating safety services for large customers with multiple locations.
• Knowledgeable in safety management programs that control workplace hazards, educate employees, and promote safety awareness/accountability
• Able to conduct safety training with large and small groups at all business levels
• Strong communication and results-oriented consultative skills
• History of working successfully in a team environment
• High degree of proficiency in using computer and related software or system

Zurich in North America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.