Strategic Risk & Insurance Leader

Barnhart; Memphis (TN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with company match up to 10%

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

Paid time off and holidays

Training and career development

Job summary

Barnhart is seeking a Risk Manager to own the risk program, oversee insurance structure, claims, and risk financing while partnering with Safety and Operations to drive loss prevention. The role reports to the SVP Risk Management and Administration and supports branches across the network.

The successful candidate will analyze risk data, coordinate with carriers and TPAs, and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership on risk strategy and cost of risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business, Finance, Insurance, Legal Studies, or related field
• Experience managing workers' compensation, auto liability, general liability, property, cargo, and excess liability claims
• Experience managing third-party liability claims, including bodily injury and property damage
• Experience working with insurance carriers, TPAs, brokers, and legal counsel
• Experience with contractual insurance and risk transfer requirements
• Strong analytical and reporting experience

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary risk and insurance resource for branch and regional leadership — accessible, responsive, and practical.
• Advise branches during job planning and pursuit on insurance requirements, coverage gaps, subcontractor and third-party exposures, equipment and cargo risk, and site conditions that drive claims.
• Partner with Safety to build risk literacy in the field, including evidence preservation, claim reporting timelines, subcontractor insurance verification, and what to do — and not do — in the first hours after an incident.
• Own insurance structure, placement, and renewals. Evaluate strategy on retentions and retention changes, risk financing, captives, and deductibles.
• Oversee OCIP and owner‑controlled program participation, including review, risk determination, alignment on participation, and enrollment.
• Review contracts for insurance and risk transfer requirements and serve as the risk subject matter expert to the Senior Transactions Counsel and the contract review team on insurance, indemnity, additional insured, waiver of subrogation, and limitation of liability provisions.
• Establish and maintain Barnhart's standard insurance and risk transfer requirements, acceptable fallback positions, and certificate and endorsement standards, so recurring issues are resolved consistently and quickly for the branches.
• Develop, analyze, and present reports on claims activity, loss trends, reserve adequacy, loss forecasting, total cost of risk, and strategy recommendations.
• Communicate risk exposures, claim developments, and strategic recommendations effectively with internal stakeholders, claimants, carriers, brokers, TPAs, legal counsel, and executive leadership.

Job description

Barnhart is seeking a Risk Manager to own the risk program, oversee insurance structure, claims, and risk financing while partnering with Safety and Operations to drive loss prevention. The role reports to the SVP Risk Management and Administration and supports branches across the network.

The successful candidate will analyze risk data, coordinate with carriers and TPAs, and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership on risk strategy and cost of risk.