Oil & Petrochemical & Chemical Risk Engineer

Join us as a Risk Engineer to grow your career at the forefront of Oil & Petrochemicals insurance. Make your mark in Risk Engineering through our global, world‑class engineering capabilities, AIG provides risk engineering and specialist services to help identify and reduce risks at AIG insured clients and properties. We perform comprehensive risk evaluations and recommend solutions that combine cutting‑edge thinking and common‑sense practicality to avoid or mitigate exposures.

Our mission is to make a difference that directly contributes to our customers’ success. We also actively participate in, and contribute to, the development and fine‑tuning of industry standards and codes.

How you will create an impact As an AIG risk engineer, you’ll be joining a highly experienced global team with a mission to use their industrial experience to provide underwriters with expert risk selection guidance to support profitable underwriting of our oil & petrochemical (O&P) & chemical business. You will:

• Develop & manage risk engineering field survey programmes.
• Perform operational and construction field surveys of our client’s O&P and chemical sites: meeting client representatives of all departments to verify risk mitigation approaches advising clients with loss prevention recommendations where leading the survey, presenting survey results to site management focusing on the risk analysis and recommendations, decision‑making processes & conclusions writing internal & market reports in an accurate and timely fashion using AIG risk rating tools, report formats, loss estimation methods & software.
• Advise clients on how to improve the risk quality of their organisations by influencing site and corporate loss prevention practices.
• Analyse AIG & third‑party field survey reports by reviewing, interpreting, and summarising the risk information.
• Present and explain your conclusions clearly and concisely to your underwriters providing them with the engineering knowledge to support profitable underwriting.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills (languages an advantage) in diverse environments.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills.
• Able to work independently and in a multi‑disciplinary team environment.
• Able to undertake global international travel for up to 90 days per year.
• Able to lead surveys at industrial facilities & deliver reports to strict deadlines.
• Enthusiastic learner committed to maintaining expertise through practice and continuing professional development.
• Keen to understand the root causes of industrial disasters & to use that understanding to help your clients and underwriters avoid them.

• Chemical engineering degree ideally Chartered (or working toward).
• Good technical engineering & industrial experience.
• Knowledge of engineering concepts, standards, practices, procedures and techniques.
• Good knowledge of the application of Process Safety Management.
• Other working languages will be an advantage.

• 10+ years of applying your engineering skills in industrial O&P, Chemical/Pharma environments such as operations, technical support, inspection, maintenance, consultancy, projects & process safety management.
• Involvement in management/support of large projects such as major turnarounds and/or construction projects.
• Previous experience of working for a major insurance carrier or broker would be an advantage as would experience of assessing construction projects.

Enjoy benefits that take care of what matters. At AIG, our people are our greatest asset. We know how important it is to protect and invest in what’s most important to you. That is why we created our Total Rewards Program, a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health, wellbeing and financial security—as well as your professional development—to bring peace of mind to you and your family.

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