Senior Energy Risk Consultant – Downstream Specialist

At AXA XL we offer more than 30 lines of business across Property, Casualty and Specialty risk, insuring companies with most complex risks across different territories.

As we look to the future, our desire is to continue growing to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our clients, of all business types and size.

The Energy Risk Consultants key mission is to execute the risk consulting strategy for Energy Line of Business, aiming at optimising:

• Value added support to the risk carrier (risk knowledge, risk selection, loss reduction) for the profitability of insured business
• Risk consulting services to client as part of the payer to partner strategy (risk consulting value proposition & offers, development of a stream of earnings from risk consulting services to clients)

AXA XL’s culture of profitable growth is at the core of our underwriting ethos, and the primary driver of both strategic and day-to-day decisions. As an extensive global business, we take pride in teamwork, underwriting excellence, discipline, and the implementation of consistent underwriting and risk consulting standards and practices.

We aim to consistently outperform the competition and attract the best talent by being the employer of choice in the markets we operate in.

As an Energy Risk Consultant, you will embody these values and be responsible for the delivery of outstanding risk consulting services to underwriters and clients. This role is considered both a technical and market/customer-facing position, supporting the Global Energy Leader to build a strong market and client profile.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Your key mission is to advise Underwriters on industry specific risks and support Clients with risk consulting services and technical assistance.
• You will regularly visit client sites to evaluate location and industry specific risks and report your findings in a structured way back to underwriting and the client.
• Assistance in the deployment of Energy Risk Consulting technical standards, liaising with the Energy technical manager.
• Assistance in the creation of a portfolio of innovative and added value risk consulting offers for our clients, in strong connection with the innovation & development team.
• You will be working closely with AXA XL’s Energy Transition Centre of Excellence, providing them with insights into industry trends, emerging issues and technical information pertinent to transitioning to a decarbonised economy.
• You will help the underwriting team to enhance their risk knowledge, select profitable clients and reduce losses.
• You will be working in compliance with our technical rules and guidelines.
• You will be sharing your knowledge and expertise with colleagues who are interested in learning about energy.
• You will be working with our local claims team helping them to better understand the losses we pay. Your in-depth industry knowledge is key for this support.

You will be reporting to the UK Head of Risk Consulting with a dotted line to the Risk Consulting Energy Leader.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Degree in Energy, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience in the energy industry, specifically oil & gas refining or petrochemical processes (operation, maintenance, or engineering roles)
• We will also consider candidates with in-depth experience in energy risk consulting
• Autonomous, curious, and highly motivated individuals
• Excellent relationship and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team
• Willingness to travel internationally as required
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the…