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Zurich is currently looking for a Senior Risk Engineering Consultant for the Construction Casualty Lines of Business in our West region. This is a work from home role in San Francisco or surrounding  within Northern California. The position includes a company car, with expected travel of 30-40% of your time depending on business needs.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Will be responsible on multiple large construction accounts within the region.  
• Adapting Zurich's Innovative Solutions to the Construction Industry with the objective of minimizing impacts to customer losses, and overall improvement of Sustainability & Business Resiliency at the Corporate Level.
• Leveraging Zurich’s risk engineering tools and services to improve customer risk and general account management of customers who purchase Zurich Construction Insurance products such as: Workers Compensation, General Liability and Auto Liability.
• Delivering high quality construction consultative services for customers, including identifying exposures and program risk control gaps to form the basis of risk mitigation recommendations, investigation of cause/effect of major losses for hazard/safety management programs.
• Developing and maintain positive customer and business partner relationships and collaborate with both customers and business partners to develop appropriate service plans.
• Marketing and selling a wide range of fee services to customers that support their risk mitigation efforts.
• Producing advanced level presentations and delivering risk management training for customers and internal business partners.
• Providing appropriate risk improvement advice, conduct loss investigations (including both trend and root cause analysis), and implement risk improvement programs.
• Assisting customers with developing corporate and project specific QA/QC plans, safety plans, investigating construction defects when applicable, building envelope reviews and moisture mitigation identification.
• Participate in Sales Team meetings and presentations to brokers and customers while contributing to fee income sales through opportunity spotting and cross-selling.

Final candidates will also be subject to a Motor Vehicle record background check, because this position will include a company car.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Construction Risk Engineering, Safety/ Risk Management, or Construction Field Operations
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years of experience in the Construction Risk Engineering, Safety/ Risk Management, or Construction Field Operations
  OR
• Zurich Certified Apprentice, including an Associates degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Construction Risk Engineering, Safety/ Risk Management, or Construction Field Operations
  AND
• Experience working in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Health and Safety, Risk Management, or Construction Management or related degree
• Construction Corporate Safety, Project Management, and/or Superintendent experience- mid to senior level position.
• Advanced level knowledge of construction safety, operations, quality management and associated construction risks and exposures.
• Professional certifications: CSP, ARM, CHST
• Have a high level of computer literacy and be proficient in Microsoft Office and IOS platforms.
• Proficiency in technical writing to create customer and internal business partner work products.
• Be experienced working in both independent and team environments.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and consulting skills with the ability to communicate and consult at both the corporate and project site levels effectively and professionally.
• Leadership and involvement in extracurricular activities, organizations and/or community, public service, or similar activities.
• Willingness to embrace the Zurich Basics, including our values of integrity, Sustainability, Customer Centricity, Excellence and Teamwork.

Your pay at Zurich is based on your role, location, skills, and experience. We follow local laws to ensure fair compensation. You may also be eligible for bonuses and merit increases. If your expectations are above the listed range, we still encourage you to apply—your unique background matters to us. The pay range shown is a national average and may vary by location. The proposed Salary range for this position is $100,200.00 -$164,100.00, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 15%.

We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families. [Learn more about Total Rewards here.]

Why Zurich?

At Zurich, we value your ideas and experience. We offer growth, inclusion, and a supportive environment—so you can help shape the future of insurance. Zurich North America is a leader in risk management, with over 150 years of expertise and coverage across 25+ industries, including 90% of the Fortune 500®.

Join us for a brighter future—for yourself and our customers.

Zurich in North America does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer disability/vets.

Zurich complies with 18 U.S. Code § 1033.

Please note: Zurich does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Preferred vendors should use our Recruiting Agency Portal.

Location(s): AM - San Francisco, AM - California Virtual Office, AM - Sacramento, AM - San Jose
Remote Working: Yes
Schedule: Full Time
Employment Sponsorship Offered: No  
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