Risk Manager

Description

Position at XL Industries Inc

Reports to: Vice President / Director Risk Management

Responsible for the administration of risk management programs and initiatives for XL Construction and XL Industries other affiliated entities. This position regularly interacts with operations staff, teams and projects, departments, risk management staff as well as XLI leadership. Building relationships and being a trusted advisor are crucial in this role.

• Overall: work with the Vice President / Director of Risk Management and other senior company leaders, department heads, project executives, and general superintendents to identify, assess, manage, and mitigate corporate and primarily project risks
• Operational Risk Mitigation: partner with Project Executives, Project Managers, and General Superintendents to mitigate project operations risks. This includes:
• Assisting with developing / enhancing, auditing, and driving implementation of, various operational tools, processes and behaviors that reduce the risk of project execution and enhance project delivery
• Administrating the Project Execution Plan process through project setup, compliance, and providing input in project meetings
• Lead, participate in risk register workshops and operational risk reviews to identify key areas of risk, maintain risk registers and mitigation strategies
• Evaluating select projects for compliance with XL’s procedures and performance to plan with the primary goals of:
• providing any training / input to the project team to ensure compliance, effectiveness and efficiency; and
• assisting the Project Executive, General Superintendent, and project team with any necessary corrective actions, notices or dispute resolution
• Assisting the VP of Operations with a focus on projects with elevated levels of risk
• Providing risk management services and support for XLI affiliated entities (Concrete & Self-Performed Carpentry)
• Contractual Support: support all aspects of legal risk management, including:
• Ensuring compliance with the Company’s contract review process and historical tracking administration
• Contract reviews and interaction with counsel, insurance, and XLI leadership to develop mutually agreeable terms (prime, subcontracts, design, miscellaneous)
• Maintenance of standard contract templates
• While rare, support senior executive team members with managing and resolving significant insurance claims, litigation matters or disputes (other than Workers’ Compensation claims):
• Managing communications and negotiations with insurers, including setting reserves with insurers and approving / negotiating assigned counsel
• Coordinating with the Risk Management leader, outside counsel, and leadership on dispute and claim resolution strategies, supporting work plans and implementation activities, and taking an active role in resolution(s)
• Departmental Interaction: leader or contributor in various cross-departmental initiatives and support needs
• Assure that operations teams have proper insurances, bonds, and other business risk protections are in place
• Work with other XLI departments on programs, implementation, and other support functions to limit risk on projects and within the organization, including for example preconstruction, quality control, scheduling, cost control, safety, and staffing support
• Interface with corporate insurance, surety, and trade prequalification departments in support of preconstruction and project needs
• Corporate & Risk Programs: with the Vice President of Risk Management and other XLI team members develop and manage programs to address company and operational risks, improve and optimize processes, and develop new initiatives
• Tracking and evaluating claims histories, and making recommendations to enhance Company policies and processes to counter any systemic risks
• Administration and tracking of Risk Team actions and initiatives, and document control
• Assist in the production of annual Risk Department Business Plans
• Lead or support the development of new programs and initiatives, updates of existing programs, and vision planning of future needs to best-position the company moving forward
• Training & Development:…