Senior Risk Engineering Consultant

Zurich’s Middle Markets Risk Engineering team is seeking a Risk Engineering Consultant or Sr Risk Engineering Consultant with both Property and Casualty Risk Engineering experience to support the Middle Market Underwriting Business Unit. This is a work from home role positioned ideally within the St Paul, MN area. This role includes a company car with up to 50% expected travel. 

 

Key Accountabilities:

 

• 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 but primarily within the region.
• 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 property and casualty consultative services to customers, identify exposures with significant loss potential, investigate cause/effect of major losses and review/assess property/casualty management program effectiveness.
• Develop and implement customer service strategies that reduce losses and improve customer operations.
• Monitor property and 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. 

 

Eligibility for a company car will be determined based on the demands of the position and the associated geography.  Transportation expense options will be discussed during the interview process.

 

The role will be filled at the Risk Engineering Consultant or Sr Risk Engineering 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: 

 

Risk Engineering Consultant:

 

•   Bachelors Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Risk Engineering area within Property & Casualty 
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Risk Engineering area within Property & Casualty 
   

OR

 

Senior Risk Engineering Consultant:

 

•  Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Risk Engineering area within Property & Casualty
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years of experience in the Risk Engineering area withing Property & Casualty 
  OR
• Zurich Certified Apprentice, including an Associates degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Risk Engineering area within Property & Casualty
   AND
• Experience working with Microsoft Office
• Experience working in a team environment

  

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Fire Science, Health and Safety, or related degree
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation
• Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS)
• HPR Property experience
• Industry experience in manufacturing, health science, technology.
• Account oversight experience as a Loss Control/Risk Engineering consultant with middle market or large customers property and casualty lines of business and programs. (Auto, General and products Liability, Worker’s Compensation, Property, SIR, Guaranteed Cost, Large Deductibles).
• Capable of managing and coordinating safety services for middle market and 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
• Outstanding collaboration skills
• History of working successfully in a team environment
• High degree of proficiency in using computer and related software or system