Director of Insurance and Risk Management

Responsibilities

• Promoting and building the Joeris bold promise, mission, vision, and values to employees.
• Oversee all corporate and project-specific insurance programs, including General Liability, Builder's Risk, 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 the Master Builders Risk (M ) program, including monthly coordination with project managers for completion dates and coverage adjustments and quarterly M  reporting to finance leadership.
• 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.
• 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.
• Maintain insurance records, certificates, and endorsements in accordance with the Texas Statute of Repose and other applicable retention requirements.
• 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.

• Bachelor's Degree in Risk Management, Construction Management, Business Administration, Finance, or related field required.
• 10+ years of progressive risk management experience in commercial construction or general contracting.
• Strong knowledge of construction insurance programs, contractual risk transfer, and claims management.
• Experience managing OCIP/CCIP programs preferred.
• Familiarity with large‑scale commercial, industrial, healthcare, multifamily, or mixed‑use construction projects.
• Experience overseeing high deductible, self‑insured, or Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) structures, including collateral requirements, claim funding, and loss forecasting, strongly preferred.
• Experience with captive insurance programs (group, single‑parent, or protected cell), alternative risk financing, and loss‑sensitive insurance structures preferred.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing subcontractor prequalification, financial risk analysis, and trade partner performance monitoring in support of SDI program requirements.
• Experience collaborating with actuarial consultants, captive managers, brokers, auditors, third‑party administrators, and finance teams.
• Experience overseeing workers' compensation case management, occupational clinic coordination, and Experience Modification Rate (EMR) performance.
• Familiarity with construction risk and insurance technology platforms such as Procore, Trade Tapp, and subcontractor prequalification systems.
• Professional certifications such as ARM, CPCU, CRM, CSP, or CHST strongly preferred.