Risk Engineer – Property Insurance

Ireland| Fully remote | Dublin HQ

Salary €60 to €75,000 + Bonus, Car Allowance, Pension, etc 

About us:

With over 120 years of experience, our client operates across five continents, in 40 countries and employs over 5,000 people worldwide. As an industrial and property lines insurer, our client meets the needs of industrial companies and corporate customers with insurance solutions that are specifically tailored to their requirements.

The role:

To deliver Property Risk Engineering Services for customers and colleagues globally as required. Protect the interests of our client and contribute to the Ireland Branches achievement of strategic growth and operational plans.

This is a home-based position but with regular presence in the Dublin office to provide a local resource for underwriting for day-to-day queries and help foster good communication / relationships with the property underwriting team.

Key accountabilities

• The provision of Risk Engineering Services, including.
• Site surveys and report writing.
• Risk reviews, assessments and Desk Top Surveys (Deskies).
• The possibility of some account engineering.
• Management and monitoring of risk improvements.
• Review ‘Project Works’.
• Technical support to Underwriters and Customers.

To comply with:

• Branch policies and guidelines
• Client Risk Consulting policies
• Continuous Professional Development policy

Additional duties include:

• Foster effective teamwork and communication within client Risk Consulting team and between the Underwriting, Management and Executive Teams and other colleagues.
• Actively participate and contribute to Risk Consulting and Branch by way of; own initiative, forums, committees or projects to improve development, effectiveness and efficiency.
• Represent positively the Company at external networking events and enhance and promote our customer proposition and capability. Enhance professional profile within the risk and insurance industry and cultivate strong relationships with our Customers and Brokers.
• To use own initiative and/or working in collaboration with others to ensure the Department and business can achieve its objectives including training, production of reports, involvement in projects, and research to maintain a high technical knowledge base within Risk Consulting and a leading product / proposition.

Skills & experience

• A working knowledge of insurance and the terminologies used across construction, property and business interruption.
• Risk Engineering experience working across a range of occupancies. Some exposure to large industrial customers would be an advantage.
• Degree qualified in an engineering discipline.
• A good understanding of internationally recognised fire protection codes ideally including NFPA, FM Global, LPC standards and ISO fire codes
• Competent in the assessment of passive and active fire protection measures including sprinklers, automatic fire and detection systems and local fire suppression to ensure they are correctly designed and maintained.
• Some account engineering experience with evidence of working with clients to prioritise and action risk improvements would be an advantage, but this is not mandatory.
• Able to evaluate information from a variety of sources and solve problems.
  • Able to work well with and build relationships with the client and risk engineering teams
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable with phone & face to face discussions with underwriters, customers, brokers and colleagues; confident in presentation, negotiation and networking scenarios.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail. Maintain accurate, orderly, and methodical paper and electronic files that should always be available for auditing and meet regulatory requirements.
  • Self-motivated and able to organise own workload effectively to meet service standards.
  • Deadline focused; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines. Customer focused.
  • Competent user of systems, including Microsoft; Excel, Word, Outlook and Powerpoint.
  • Ability to travel as required meeting with Customers and Brokers – possibly throughout Europe.

Contact information

Mark Stracey