Consulting Director - Construction Specialist​/Risk Engineering

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Marsh Risk Consulting is seeking a talented individual to lead our construction risk engineering and consulting proposition in the UK. This role will be based in London and offers a unique opportunity to service UK clients and develop a global service proposition for international clients who place business in the London insurance markets. You would join a Marsh team of over 1,000 construction professionals across 130 countries.

As a Consulting Director, you will provide strategic advice and innovative solutions across a wide range of insurable and non‑insurable risks, focusing on risk engineering while supporting enterprise risk management, probable maximum loss studies, risk finance optimisation, claims management, and loss control solutions.

• Work with clients and colleagues to deliver the best risk management and insurance support for clients by accurately representing the risk profile of client assets to the insurance market
• Conduct surveys and create underwriting reports, risk improvement recommendations and loss estimates
• Lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and internal experts to deliver risk assessments, insights and support to clients
• Build differentiated service offerings by working with our experts across operational risk consulting, strategic consulting, claims solutions and analytics
• Improve safety performance for clients through recommendations and implementation of best practices
• Work with a specialist team of client executives, brokers and claims colleagues to provide technical information and support for insurance placement, tenders and RFPs
• Liaise with insurance markets on technical topics
• Develop thought‑leadership publications to support clients in understanding and improving construction risk engineering, risk management and safety management topics
• Apply strong communications and influencing skills, presenting complex analytical topics across all levels of an organization, including senior stakeholders
• Support the development of junior colleagues in their consulting skills and technical knowledge

• Extensive industry experience within the construction sector
• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering subject (or similar)
• Effective communications skills to liaise with senior management at various sites, delivering presentations and leading client and insurance market meetings
• Highly organised work ethic to meet report deadlines and coordinate site visits with a range of clients and underwriters across countries
• Advanced engineering skill set, including experience with process safety management, operations management, construction project management, asset integrity management and emergency response
• Able to travel up to 20‑30 % of the time, both one‑day and longer trips

• Experience working for an insurer or broker
• Senior management experience or positions of technical influence
• Professional, chartered or fellow of a professional institute
• Language skills

• Professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• Vibrant and inclusive culture, collaborative environment, impact for colleagues, clients, communities
• Career opportunities across a global scale, and benefits and rewards that enhance well‑being

Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political…