Senior Risk Manager

Primary Details

Time Type:
Full time

Worker Type:
Employee

Senior Risk Manager

Role Highlights

• Remote worker / Home based
• Enhance your career in an exciting and ever-changing environment

The Opportunity

We are currently hiring for a Senior Risk Manager with experience in Chemical Engineering and / or practical Process Safety Management in high hazard environments, to join our Property Risk Solutions team.

The role will provide risk management services to our internal underwriting team as well as our large and major clients to assist in underwriting decision making; risk analysis and quantification, risk and claims reduction; and business acquisition and retention.

The primary focus area for the role will be chemical and high hazard occupancies as well as supporting the major client property book of business.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

• Manage and develop a portfolio of major and multinational clients, supporting long-term risk improvement and client retention.
• Act as the primary point of contact for key client accounts, coordinating risk management activities and programmes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, brokers, underwriters and internal stakeholders.
• Lead the planning, scheduling and delivery of client risk management activities, including site visits and programme reviews.
• Provide technical risk management expertise and recommendations to support client outcomes.
• Oversee the delivery of cross-class risk solutions and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and report on risk management activity, performance, costs and benefits using relevant systems and data.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the London Market and regional offices to support portfolio and major client objectives.
• Contribute to product development, industry sector solutions and the enhancement of risk management tools and platforms.
• Represent QBE at client meetings, industry events and professional forums, promoting QBE's expertise and market presence.

About you

• Chemical Engineering background and experience within risk management in an insurance related role
• Process safety and risk engineering knowledge.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commercial understanding of risk, insurance and underwriting.
• Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Project management and organisational capability.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a yearwith theoptionto buy up to 2additionaldays.
• Flexible working-balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension –you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025:

• Winner:
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