DIRECTOR OF RISK MANAGEMENT

Overview

Reports to: Executive Leadership

 

FLSA Status: Full-Time, Salaried-Exempt

 

Normal Working Hours – Office Hours: 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday- Open to candidate living/working in our San Antonio, Dallas or Houston office.

 

Joeris Mission: To transform people and places.

Responsibilities

• Promoting and building the Joeris bold promise, mission, vision, and values to employees.
• Insurance Program Management
  • Oversee all corporate and project-specific insurance programs, including General Liability, Builder's Risk (including the Master Builders Risk [MBR] program), Workers' Compensation, Auto Liability, Umbrella/Excess Liability, Professional Liability, Pollution Liability, Cyber Liability, Executive Risk Insurance, OCIP/CCIP programs, Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI), and the Company's captive program.
  • Lead annual insurance renewals and coordinate underwriting submissions.
  • Manage relationships with brokers, carriers, third-party administrators, actuarial consultants, and other risk advisors.
  • Analyze coverage terms, endorsements, exclusions, and limits to ensure appropriate protection.
  • Monitor insurance costs and develop strategies to improve total cost of risk.
  • Oversee Builder's Risk program operations, including per-project BR requests originated through Procore, BR questionnaires and extensions, and coordination of owner-provided BR coverage.
  • Oversee the Master Builders Risk (MBR) program, including monthly coordination with project managers for completion dates and coverage adjustments and quarterly MBR reporting to finance leadership.
  • Oversee endorsement processing, insurance invoice review, and coordination with Accounts Payable.
• Contract Review & Risk Transfer
  • Review owner contracts, subcontracts, vendor agreements, and purchase orders for risk exposure, ensuring appropriate indemnification, insurance, and limitation of liability provisions.
  • Collaborate with legal and operations teams during contract negotiations.
  • Establish and enforce subcontractor insurance compliance requirements, including oversight of certificate of insurance issuance and tracking, Additional Insured and blanket endorsement management, job-specific COI requests through platforms such as Procore and Jones.
  • Lead the subcontractor prequalification program as a foundational risk-transfer mechanism, including financial risk analysis, trade partner performance monitoring, and ongoing compliance oversight across the Company's active subcontractor base, leveraging platforms such as TradeTapp and Procore.
  • Oversee owner-specific insurance compliance requirements (e.g., school district insurance checklists) and coordinate with project teams to ensure documentation is complete prior to project start.
  • Maintain insurance records, certificates, and endorsements in accordance with the Texas Statute of Repose and other applicable retention requirements.
• Claims Management
  • Direct claims management across all lines of insurance, coordinating investigations and resolution with carriers, legal counsel, third-party administrators, field inspectors, forensic experts, and project teams.
  • Maintain accurate loss run analysis and reserve monitoring; develop strategies to reduce claim frequency and severity under retained-risk structures.
  • Oversee incident documentation, severity assessment, and notification workflows through Procore, including timely notification to executive leadership for serious incidents.
  • Exercise direct-payment authority on minor third-party property damage claims to expedite resolution.
  • Support Legal with document discovery, claim documentation, and evidence requests in connection with claims and suits.
• Workers' Compensation & Employee Injury Management
  • Serve as the Company's focal point for employee work-related injury case management, in coordination with HR and Operations.
  • Verify appropriate treatment levels at occupational clinics and ensure injuries are fully addressed through completion of care.
  • Submit workers' compensation claims and track care and adjuster activity through resolution.
  • Determine appropriate treatment pathways, including direct-payment cases versus claims elevated to the WC carrier.
  • Provide situational awareness on the Company's Experience Modification Rate (EMR) and recommend actions to protect and improve it.
  • Coordinate with HR and Operations on return-to-work, light-duty placement, and reasonable accommodation for non-work-related injuries.
• Risk Management Strategy
  • Develop and lead the company's enterprise risk