Director Insurance & Risk Management Jobs in Utah

Are you ready to make a real impact on workplace safety and risk and protect what matters most? We're looking for an experienced professional in Safety, Risk, Loss Control, or Industrial Hygiene who craves variety and flexibility in their work. Join a top-rated insurance company where your expertise helps policyholders and agency partners create safer, healthier environments. If you have a strong understanding of Safety and Risk Control and exceptional communication skills, this is your opportunity to collaborate with a team of dedicated safety and risk experts. Together, we "Protect What Makes People Thrive." Take the next step in your career-apply today!

Position

The Safety and Risk department at WCF Insurance has an immediate opening for a qualified candidate who can demonstrate WCF values to join their team as a Safety and Risk Control Specialist. This full-time exempt position is based in Utah and works with team members in other core states. Significant travel throughout Utah and around 20% out of state overnight travel is required to consult with team members and policy holders on large commercial construction projects.

Responsibilities

WCF provides safety and risk services to over 20,000 policyholders. This role provides expert insights into all types of business risk to support our underwriting team in risk selection, pricing, and retention of profitable business. We are dedicated to reducing the frequency and severity of accidents and losses and increasing safety and risk awareness as a preferred partner to our agents and policyholders. Our team plays a crucial role in this effort by delivering expert safety and risk control services to identify and evaluate risks and provide recommendations for controlling exposures. Through a combination of on-site evaluations, specialized training, customized risk improvement plans and recommendations, the Safety and Risk Specialist delivers a key element of the unique value we offer as a preferred partner to our external agency partners and policyholders with workers' compensation and commercial lines exposures, including Property, General Liability (GL), and Commercial Auto.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have a bachelor's degree in safety, risk management, industrial hygiene, engineering, physical sciences, or a related technical field and at least eight years of related safety and risk work experience. Construction safety experience supporting multi-employer worksites (including wrap-up/CCIP environments is a plus), jobsite hazard recognition, and contractor safety program evaluation is strongly preferred. Strong knowledge of General Liability, Commercial Auto, Workers' Compensation, and Property lines of business is highly desired. Knowledge of current OSHA, Life Safety and NFPA standards is required.

This position calls for an advanced combination of technical and interpersonal skills. The candidate must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and superior presentation skills. The ability to work independently, manage time appropriately, and prioritize and organize tasks is critical. The work also requires highly refined investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to understand and analyze complex data sets to apply effective solutions to a variety of exposure problems.

The candidate must show proficiency in the use of current leading-edge technology and demonstrate a solid understanding of fundamental safety and risk work tools utilized to provide effective risk improvement and account servicing. The candidate must have the ability to form effective working relationships with internal and external customers and know how to communicate complex scientific concepts to customers with clarity and simplicity.

Expected starting salary for this position is based on education, certifications, skill and experience. In addition to the base salary, compensation includes a competitive incentive bonus. Our competitive benefits package includes 4 weeks of vacation, 10 paid holidays, 6% 401k match, paid parental leave, company paid life insurance and health, dental, and vision benefits.

Professional credentials such as Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and/or Certified Risk Manager (CRM), are preferred.

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WCF INSURANCE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

WCF Insurance provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability that can be reasonably accommodated, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.