Job Description Senior Risk Engineer - Commercial Property Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid) Position Type: Full-Time, Regular Compensation: CAD $130,000 - $170,000 annually (commensurate with experience and qualifications) The Role Leap Recruitment Partners is proud to partner with a premier global leader in the commercial insurance and risk management sector. Known for a decades-long legacy of economic stewardship and disciplined capital management, our client empowers businesses worldwide to navigate challenges and achieve sustainable growth. On their behalf, we are seeking a Senior Risk Engineer - Property to join an evolving, high-impact technical team.
In this role, you will serve as a vital link between complex engineering data and strategic underwriting decisions, helping to shape modern, scalable risk management practices for commercial property and construction portfolios. Key Responsibilities Underwriting Partnership: Collaborate closely with underwriting teams to evaluate risk profiles, facilitating disciplined account selection and profitable portfolio development. Technical Risk Analysis: Conduct comprehensive hazard assessments, perform site inspections, and model complex loss scenarios, including EML and MFL projections.
Reporting & Insights: Generate detailed technical risk reports featuring clear, practical risk-mitigation recommendations, and synthesize third-party engineering data into actionable underwriting insights. Methodology & Innovation: Contribute to the design and enhancement of proprietary risk assessment frameworks, predictive tools, and loss estimation models. Market Engagement: Act as a proactive technical advisor during broker and client interactions, reinforcing the company's reputation as a sophisticated risk partner.
Knowledge Sharing: Monitor industry trends and emerging risk landscapes to inform broader underwriting strategies and conduct internal training sessions to elevate team capabilities. Qualifications & Experience Professional Experience: 5 to 10 years of dedicated experience in property and construction risk engineering, loss control, or technical risk consulting. Domain Expertise: Proven track record evaluating large, sophisticated industrial or commercial risks, alongside strong familiarity with risk improvement methodologies.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related technical field. Soft Skills: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with a demonstrated ability to translate intricate technical concepts into commercial value. Benefits & Culture Our client believes that unique perspectives drive innovation.
If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity but your background doesn't match every single qualification perfectly, we still highly encourage you to apply. In addition to a competitive base salary, this full-time role offers a comprehensive rewards package, including: Robust health, dental, and vision insurance coverage Company-matched retirement savings plan Holistic employee wellness initiatives Life and disability insurance protection Generous paid time off (PTO) and observed holidays At Leap we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. That means all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Leap will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Leap encourages applicants of all ages.