Senior Property Engineer - Earthquake Expert

Senior Property Engineer - Earthquake Expert

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At Allianz Commercial (AzC), we are the global leader for insuring corporate and specialty risks in the Allianz Group. Whether it’s aircraft, satellites, the world’s biggest ships and tallest building, cyber-attacks, or climate change impacts, AzC has the major risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.

We are seeking a property engineer or property risk consultant who specializes in earthquake risks and has a strong familiarity with a variety of occupancies and the associated hazards. This role will be remote but candidates must physically reside in one of the following states:
California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, or Montana.

Allianz Commercial specializes in property insurance for middle‑market and large companies, providing comprehensive coverage for complex and challenging risks. Through our global network, we offer tailored all‑risks property and business interruption insurance.

Our Allianz Risk Consulting (ARC) team is made up of experienced engineers from a wide range of technical and scientific disciplines. The team provides a flexible range of risk consulting services, from natural hazards, fire safety, and human and organizational risk factors to in‑depth analysis of industry operations, and financial exposures, across all industry sectors and risks. We also focus on delivering bespoke training plans to help our clients to optimise risk management procedures in the long term.

Reporting to the NA Regional Manager - Property Risk Engineering, this role provides Property Risk Engineering and Earthquake expertise and support to Allianz Commercial and its customers, to assist Allianz Commercial Underwriting in risk selection and retention of accounts as well as provide expertise in the area of earthquake related risks. Responsibilities include both Field Engineering (on‑site / location level risk evaluation) and Account Engineering (account level / desktop review) risk assessment job activities, such as providing ongoing coordination and monitoring of the loss control activity / servicing of assigned accounts, within a geographic region or area of technical expertise.

This is a client‑facing role, and the successful candidate should demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain collaborative and professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including underwriting teams, peer experts, brokers, clients, marketing and distribution teams, claims departments, and colleagues across the globe. Additionally, maintaining and enhancing technical skills and expertise in their specific field or specialty is crucial to effectively support the business.

The role also requires the ability to creatively apply risk engineering knowledge and technologies like data analysis, modelling, and AI to solve problems. This involves offering predefined services and developing custom solutions to meet client risk engineering and mitigation needs. Finally, the candidate must be adaptable to changes in business needs, systems, tools, processes, and technological developments, ensuring they can effectively respond to evolving challenges and opportunities.

This is a remote position and requires approximately 30% travel for field surveys, client meetings and potential collaboration with underwriting colleagues in zone offices.

• Independently support large corporate clients or clients with complex business occupancies and structures. Complete on‑site field engineering survey assessments and plan reviews for underwriting and insureds, evaluating and summarising exposures and controls. Complete account level overviews, desktop reviews and risk assessments to support zone and regional underwriting efforts, providing guidance and professional advice to clients and underwriting from both a location‑level…