Senior Risk Engineering Consultant - Power Generation - Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.

Zurich is currently looking for a Risk Engineering Consultant with extensive experience in power plant operations to join the Global Energy – Power Generation team. This is a work from home role ideally within Western U.S. (Will consider other locations within the U.S.) This role will include expected travel up to 50% to service accounts across the U.S.

This position is designed to help Power Generation Risk Engineering support the workload associated with Power Generation Underwriting. Work with current team members to assist with the increase in field assignments.

This Senior Risk Engineer will be responsible for completing field and desktop assessments of power generation plants and associated equipment. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated development of risk improvement actions (recommendations) to assist clients mitigate risks.

To be successful this Senior Power Generation Risk Engineering Consultant will be responsible for:

• Advanced risk assessment of plant machinery and fire protection equipment risks as well as the associated business interruption within the power generation industry

• Providing consultative services to customers, including identifying exposures with significant loss potential, investigation of cause/effect of major losses and management programs
• Providing power generation training for customers, service design and coordination, mentoring, marketing, and loss investigations
• Manage account risk portfolio and provide account level engineering to meet underwriting requirements.
• Marketing Zurich products in conjunction with underwriting professionals and agents across company business segments.
• Developing and implementing customer service strategies that reduce loss and improve customer operations.

Final candidates will also be subject to a Motor Vehicle record background check, as this position may include a company car depending on location and expected annual mileage requirements.
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Power Generation Risk Engineering area
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years of experience in the Power Generation Risk Engineering area
  OR
• Zurich Certified Apprentice, including an Associates degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Power Generation Risk Engineering
  AND
• Experience working in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 or more years of experience in the Risk Engineering area or power generation plant operations and maintenance with experience in machinery operation and maintenance or assessment.
• Military experience in propulsion plants and power generation equipment
• Related energy industry experience
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Advanced knowledge of exposures controls
• Advanced knowledge within industry segment
• Certification in area of specialty; Risk Engineering Power Generation Machinery Breakdown assessments

As a condition of employment at Zurich, employees must adhere to any COVID-related health and safety protocols in place at that time (

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Remote Working: Yes
Schedule: Full Time
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