Underwriting Officer, Builder's Risk - Energy

Description

Helps drive growth, profitability, and overall performance of the Builder’s Risk book of business within the energy sector through strategic marketing, underwriting leadership, and active portfolio management, with accountability for outcomes including profitability, risk selection and growth. Operates with broader authority and judgment, overseeing complex and high‑severity risks, shaping deal structures and coverage, and setting underwriting direction within appetite. Brings deep technical expertise across the energy sector—including oil, gas, petrochemical, chemical, and power generation (thermal and renewables)—and applies advanced underwriting knowledge, market insight, and competitive awareness to drive disciplined growth.

Partners closely with distribution and internal stakeholders to steer performance, monitor portfolio trends, guide decision‑making, and ensure consistent execution aligned with business strategy.

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) offers specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance products across key UK, European, Latin American, US, and other international locations. At Liberty Specialty Markets we create an environment where careers can flourish – a place for people to learn, grow, develop, and celebrate success. At LSM we recognize and encourage the values of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration – working together to share our unique perspectives helps us to make better decisions, deliver innovative solutions and pursue our goals.

We have an inclusive culture and leadership, where all colleagues are empowered to be their unique selves and fully contribute to get things done. We are as committed to helping each other internally as we are to helping our customers, communities, and shareholders externally.

• Responsible for portfolio results by helping set and execute the annual business plan aligned to risk appetite and growth goals.
• Underwrite complex energy Builder’s Risk accounts, structuring coverage and pricing within strategy and authority.
• Ensure underwriting quality and governance by following authority, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Leverage data and insights to drive profitable growth and address emerging risks.
• Build and maintain key market relationships with brokers, clients, and reinsurers to support growth and retention.
• Partner across key business units—including Risk Engineering, Claims, Actuarial, Finance, and Operations—to enhance client outcomes.
• Ensure contract certainty through accurate, timely documentation of underwriting decisions and exposures.
• Drive improvement and innovation by contributing to enterprise initiatives, process enhancements, and new underwriting approaches.

Advanced-level knowledge of insurance products/coverage, underwriting, pricing, risk selection, market segments and marketplace; insurance finance and actuarial concepts; loss control/risk engineering; marketing techniques, regulatory environment and reinsurance; advanced-level knowledge of territory management. Ability to apply underwriting/appetite, tools, systems, and resources to achieve goals, solve complex problems, establish and build healthy working relationships, lead mentoring relationships, and negotiate, as normally acquired and a related bachelor’s degree seven to ten years of relevant experience preferred;

CPCU or professional insurance designation strongly preferred.

Pay Philosophy:
The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

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