Overview
Director - Property Risk Engineer / Remote in the U.S.
Title: Director - Property Risk Engineer / Remote in the U.S.
Company: Everest General Services, Inc.
Job Category: Underwriting
Location: Remote in the U.S.
Posting: 4 days ago • Be among the first 25 applicants
Role Overview
This role is a unique opportunity to join our developing risk engineering team and release your full potential. You will proactively participate in building how risk engineering works and performs in supporting underwriting processes and loss control. Your imagination will be as important as your experience and communication skills. Collaborating with underwriters and engineers from all offices to create and deliver world-class risk engineering services will guarantee your international visibility.
Core Responsibilities
- Provide risk engineering services for Property underwriters in all Everest offices, focusing on multiple lines of business such as heavy manufacturing industries (e.g., food, automotive, pharma) and light chemicals.
- Support the Everest business by delivering risk assessment and prevention services to facilitate account retention and business growth.
- Be a strong sales asset by supporting prospect client-specific sales strategy and activities.
- Conduct risk management services including client roadshows and meetings, site surveys, development of risk improvement recommendations, loss reviews, account service plans, and other work for the Property department.
- Manage external risk Consulting service providers.
- Develop with underwriting and risk engineering a risk management structure including pre-bind assessment reports, a risk grading tool, loss estimate guidelines, and use of external modelling tools.
- Maintain relationships with key brokers and clients in partnership with Lines of Business and country leaders.
- Develop and maintain service instructions, reference materials, training guides, service tools and standard recommendations.
- Development and management of publications and website content.
- Ensure timely delivery of quality work cost-effectively, meeting department performance metrics.
- Contribute to Underwriting guidelines, research, manage emerging issues and assess business opportunities and prospective insured submissions.
- Maintain value-added services or develop new services to meet customer expectations.
- Provide marketing support including materials and presentations; deliver technical presentations where required.
- Participate in department initiatives and planning to address emerging issues, opportunities, and corporate directives.
- Communicate effectively with management on issues within and outside the Unit as needed.
- Coordinate activities with other departments (e.g., Claims, Market Management, other lines of business).
- Recommend new procedures and programs where warranted.
- Monitor regulatory, science and technology developments and link with risk evolution; periodically issue Everest technical update bulletins.
- Monitor losses to feed underwriters and risk assessment; update standard recommendations accordingly.
- Work with risk engineering teams across lines of business to align processes and tools for a global “One Everest” approach.
- Share experience and documents with other Everest Engineers and Underwriters to enhance global team expertise.
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships both internally and externally.
- Maintain and develop market knowledge including competitor profiles and products.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Judgment and decision-making skills – ability to use logic, rationality and objectivity in decision making.
- Commercial attitude.
- Strong communication skills including participating in online and onsite seminars.
- Fluency in English (spoken and written); fluency in other languages is a plus.
Experience & Qualifications
- Considerable experience in a similar role as a Risk Engineer within insurance.
- Degree in chemical, mechanical engineering or other relevant discipline is a plus.
- Solid presentation skills and experience.
- Ability to work with large accounts, producers and Underwriting partners.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Strong writing, verbal and interpersonal skills.
The base salary range for this position is $116,000 - $209,000 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and location. All offers include benefits such as health insurance, wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and PTO.
What if I don’t meet every requirement? Everest is committed to an inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element, we still encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. Please request accommodations if needed during the application or interview process.
Our Culture
Everest aims to provide the world with protection, helping clients and businesses thrive, fueling global economies, and creating sustainable value for colleagues, shareholders and communities. Our culture is inclusive and driven by values and behaviors.
- Values: Talent; Thoughtful assumption of risk; Execution; Efficiency; Humility; Leadership; Collaboration; Inclusion and Belonging.
- Colleague Behaviors: Respect everyone; Pursue better; Lead by example; Own our outcomes; Win together.
All colleagues are held accountable to uphold our values and behaviors across the company, including day-to-day interactions with colleagues and the communities we serve.
Type: Regular • Time Type: Full-time • Primary Location: Remote, GA
Additional Locations: Boston, MA; Remote locations across the U.S. including AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, D.C., DE, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, and 25 more.
Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations are available during the application or interview process. For accommodations, contact Everest Benefits at
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