Senior Client Executive in Power & Renewable Energy - Construction

Marsh McLennan Companies; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance broker in Cape Town is looking for an experienced individual to join their Energy & Power Practice. As a key team member, you'll manage renewable energy construction projects and provide insurance risk management services. Ideal candidates will have experience in client management and a strong understanding of the industry. The role supports hybrid work, requiring in-office collaboration at least three days a week. Competitive development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work culture

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large clients through project lifecycle.
• Significant experience in the construction sector.
• Experience in Renewable Energy Insurance is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead renewable energy construction projects proactively.
• Provide insurance risk management advisory services to clients.
• Create and deliver placement strategies coordinating with global teams.
• Develop relationships with other specialties within the company.
• Monitor account progress and mitigate potential issues.
• Maintain strong relations with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Collaborative work ability

Strong communication skills

Analytical problem-solving skills

Client relationship management

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Description :

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Energy & Power Practice at Marsh . This role will be based in Cape Town hybrid and has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Marsh Specialty - Energy & Power Practice is a market leading specialty business servicing all aspects of the Energy & Power sector both in South Africa and the wider continent.

We are seeking a member of the team who can support our growing portfolio of renewable energy construction projects. The successful candidate will be joining a team that operates at the highest level of professionalism and insurance knowledge within their sectors. The role involves interaction with clients in the sector, our network offices, broking colleagues, lenders, and the insurance market.

You can expect to work in a fast-paced specialized team within the Renewable Energy Insurance Market that handles the projects of various scale, challenges for clients of various levels of insurance experience. For many of the project’s finance is required and therefore working alongside lenders insurance advisors will also be required

Insurance placements will be diverse and offer the successful candidate the opportunity to meet new, different and exciting challenges on a daily basis

We will count on you to :

Lead renewable energy construction projects, taking a pro-active approach in delivery of our service

Provide clients with insurance risk management advisory services.

Create and deliver placement strategies for clients, coordinating with the wider Marsh Energy and Power Specialty worldwide

Demonstrate proficient awareness of the power & renewables market conditions to provide informed advice to clients

Develop relationships with other Specialties within Marsh with the view of providing additional products to clients

Monitors accounts progress (documentation, claims, risk engineering, payments, collections, etc.) anticipating and preventing problems when possible

Maintain strong relationships with clients, colleagues, lenders and insurance markets

Ability to communicate key cover terms and conditions to clients

Development of new business opportunities

What you need to have :

Ability and preference to work collaboratively within a team

Solid and proven experience of managing large clients throughout each stage of the project lifecycle

Professional affiliation / accreditations desirable

Significant experience working within the construction sector. Experience in the Renewable Energy Insurance sector would be of benefit but not essential.

Strong communication and influencing skills are essential

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential

Ability to identify when to escalate an issue or not where it is beneficial to the delivery of client service

Strong computer skills including demonstrable proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint essential

Demonstrates confidence in presenting to clients and internally

Why join our team :

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses : Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex / gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at to discuss any specific needs.Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.