Account Engineer, National Property

Travelers • Kansas City, KS

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About The Position

Under moderate supervision, the National Property Account Engineer designs and oversees delivery of valued and high quality Property Risk Control services to assigned large National Property accounts and clients country-wide. This includes activities in support of: Acquisition of new business through participation in account meetings at the request of National Property Underwriters, including presentations around Risk Control's value proposition as it relates to that specific class of business and unique situations for that account; Loss Prevention activities to achieve/maintain a profitable account. Identification of past losses and potential for trends or emerging issues; and Account Retention, whereby the value provided by Risk Control is a factor in the account renewing with Travelers. This position influences but does not manage others. Please note that this role can be leveled up to Senior Account Engineer commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Three years of experience in fire science or a technical science, an engineering discipline, or the property fire protection field.
• Valid driver's license.
• Must have or be able to attain appropriate certification to meet state-specific requirements, where applicable.
• Communication: Communications are timely and responsive. Attention to detail as it relates to written communications. Negotiates effectively on service issues. Makes complex technical information and recommendations understandable and clear to audiences with varied levels of technical knowledge. Influences others to take action on recommendations. Listens effectively. Takes initiative to keep business partners informed of emerging account issues.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills both with clients and business partners.
• Business Knowledge: Understands Commercial Lines insurance products. Fully understands Risk Control performance standards. Fully understands Risk Control’s service products. Knows and understands the business plans for each marketing business unit.
• Resource Management: Makes sound judgments about appropriate service levels for customers. Effectively assesses resource requirements and manages deployment of resources in support of the customer. Continually assesses workload in light of business priorities; directs own efforts accordingly. Identifies methods for improving personal productivity and shares these with staff.
• Customer Service: Balances customer expectations and expense constraints. Builds credibility with internal and external customers. Creates customer satisfaction by demonstrating the value of Risk Control services.
• Technical Expertise: Maintains proficiency in technical knowledge, including new exposures, controls, and emerging issues that relate to property loss prevention and protection best practices. Has mastered Account Consultant Workstation and all relevant Risk Control computer systems applications for field engineers.
• Analytical Skills: Identifies opportunities to market Risk Control services. Analyzes loss information to identify root causes and develop appropriate corrective actions to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of a recurrence.

Nice To Haves

• 5 or more years of Property/Highly Protected Risk (HPR) skills and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a consistent field presence, spending approximately 20% - 50% of the time onsite with customers. Traveling to customers may entail long-distance, overnight travel, and/or multi-night trips depending on the needs of the business and alignment with territory and/or geography.
• Serves as client contact and consults with them on strategies for controlling hazards to reduce or prevent losses. Influences clients to implement recommendations.
• Develops comprehensive plan for services to be delivered, appropriate resources to be used. Negotiates with and manage client expectations to achieve appropriate balance between service and cost.
• Develops meaningful, impactful, timely and professional Risk Control Service Plans, Risk Control Service Summaries, and Mid-Term Reviews and related account correspondence.
• Provides Risk Control Service Instructions as necessary for quality and service delivery of appropriate services by our countrywide RC staff.
• Provides technical advice and account information to National Property Underwriters for risk assessment and analysis.
• Maintains current knowledge of account losses, emerging issues relevant to the account, operational changes and the property hazards and protection issues associated with them for assigned accounts.
• Acts in autonomous capacity and in close communication with the National Property Underwriters for their assigned account list, plus the Property Director, serving as a resource to the National Property Underwriter in development of insurance deal and account retention strategies. Assists with presentations to potential and current insureds to demonstrate a Risk Control value proposition tailored to the needs of the account.
• Builds and maintains productive relationships with underwriting and service teams assigned to the national business, with the broker/agent community, with Claim Account Executives, and other Risk Control staff as appropriate.
• Develops and documents “success stories” relating to measurable reductions in Loss Expectancies and improvement in protection at account locations.
• Takes the initiative to act as a mentor to other employees that are servicing assigned accounts.
• Functions as a field Property Specialist as workload demands and/or to better service assigned accounts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees