Director, Project Risk HQ

Overview

Division: Headquarters

Project Location(s): New York, NY 10001 USA

Minimum Years

Experience:

10

Travel Involved:

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education: Bachelors Degree

Job Family: Insurance and Claims

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position can be performed from any US company office location, with opportunity for office and remote work with travel involved.

Position

Description:

Lead, direct, and advise on all matters related to project risk. Serve as trusted subject matter expert throughout company on insurance and contractual risks, risk exposure identification, and insurance placement and sales for optimal coverage.

• Serve as trusted subject matter expert to clients for insurance regulatory and compliance guidance.
• Participate in project risk assessment process and review and approve insurance placement within business proposals.
• Oversee development of insurance placement strategy for project-specific insurance placements, and work with brokers to ensure adherence to same.
• Oversee unique and ad hoc project insurance placements, work with clients, brokers and insurance markets to deliver best in class programs and competitively priced programs.
• Direct premium plan targets to ensure insurance programs are properly presented to maximize utilization of CCIP, Builders Risk, SDI, and other programs as appropriate; collaborate with business development teams to maximize insurance placements.
• Participate in internal contract and bid review committee discussions to provide project risk guidance, expertise and advice related to insurance needs, coverage, and placements.
• Develop and facilitate training for technical insurance and project risk to support implementation of clients’ preferred insurance programs. Develop risk management training portfolio for staff development.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of insurance regulations.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance, Risk Management, Finance, Business Administration or similar program; and minimum of 10 years of experience in insurance with emphasis on construction; or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
• Insurance consultant license, desired
• Brokerage and/or insurance company experience, desired
• Risk management CPCU, ARM or similar insurance designation, preferred
• Construction industry risk management experience, desired
• Thorough understanding and interpretation of contracts and insurance documents
• Executive level advisory and influencing skills
• Build engaging partnerships with team and organizational stakeholders through trust, teamwork and direct communication
• Advanced executive level presentation skills, anticipate needs of technical and non-technical audiences and tailor communications appropriately
• Advanced project leadership skills, able to manage concurrent complex projects and tasks successfully to completion
• Advanced at processing and breaking down data into actionable information and presenting solutions
• Leader with organizational management skills
• Proficient computer skills, Microsoft suite of applications, MS Outlook, and insurance-based risk management information systems
• Regular travel: travel modes include air, train, vehicle, and international travel as needed

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger…