Builder's Risk Underwriter

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized.

Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?

A career transition opportunity for construction professionals seeking to apply project delivery experience to the underwriting of major construction risks.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is looking for an engineering, construction management, or project finance professional to develop into a specialist underwriter. This is a structured transition opportunity for someone who understands how major projects are planned, designed, financed, built, and completed and wants to apply that experience in the insurance market. The role offers fast-moving exposure to major construction projects, disciplined risk selection, and live underwriting decisions within a high-performing team.

• Broad and fast-moving exposure to major construction projects across a range of sectors.
• A long-term career path in a specialized market that rewards technical judgment, curiosity, and disciplined decision-making.
• A relationship-driven business where strong interpersonal and negotiation skills help shape solutions for complex project finance and contract structures.
• A practical and meaningful way to apply field, design, project controls, estimating, or construction experience to risk selection and insurance pricing.
• Training in insurance fundamentals, underwriting principles, catastrophe exposure modeling, policy structure, and market practice.

• Review new construction project submissions and identify the key technical, contractual, schedule, procurement, site, natural catastrophe, and delay exposures.
• Evaluate drawings, schedules, budgets, geotechnical reports, contracts, method statements, risk registers, and other project information to form a clear view of risk quality.
• Work with experienced underwriters to structure insurance terms, pricing, limits, deductibles, and coverage positions for major projects.
• Negotiate with brokers and develop long-term strategic relationships.
• Build underwriting judgment over time within a clear authority framework and an experienced team.

You will evaluate a broad portfolio of complex construction projects, including:

• Power, oil, gas, and petrochemical projects.
• Infrastructure and civil works.
• Advanced manufacturing, data centers, and technology.
• Mining, metals, and heavy industry.
• Large-scale and high-rise buildings.

• 5–10 years of practical project experience with an understanding of how complex construction projects are planned, priced, contracted, scheduled, built, and challenged in execution.…