Equipment Risk Group Manager

FM•Norwood, MA

47d

About The Position

Established nearly two centuries ago, FM is a leading mutual insurance company whose capital, scientific research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to property risk management and the resilience of its policyholder-owners. These owners, who share the belief that the majority of property loss is preventable, represent many of the world’s largest organizations, including one of every four Fortune 500 companies. They work with FM to better understand the hazards that can impact their business continuity to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining property loss prevention with insurance protection. The Equipment Risk Group Manager will direct and coordinate the activities and manage all personnel of the Research Group functioning within a broad discipline of loss prevention related research and facilities management. The role involves identifying and managing the generation of fundamental knowledge, engineering data, analysis methods, and tools that provide timely transfer of state-of-the-art hazard and risk assessments and cost-effective loss prevention and loss control solutions.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and 7 years (min) of related experience OR M.S. in Electrical Engineering and 10 years (min) of related experience.
Engineering/research in specialized area of expertise commanding industry recognition or publication as senior author of original works in peer-reviewed journals.
Extensive experience with experiments, measurements, and computational tools (both commercial and in-house) supporting research projects.
Research experience in power-generation equipment such as gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, transformers, motors, switchgear, distribution lines, photovoltaics (PV), wind turbines, battery energy storage systems (BESS), capacitor back-up units (CBU), or nuclear energy.
Research experience in power system modeling with tools like EMTP-RV, PSCAD or PSSE, and hardware-in-loop testing.
Research experience in microgrid design, operation and testing.
Research experience with dynamic electrical systems including design and operation optimization, reliability, and prognostic health monitoring.
Demonstrated capability to conceive, develop, conduct and implement research/project plans for technically complex problems with multiple objectives.
Risk management, risk consulting, property insurance, or facilities management experience.
First line supervision of research personnel.
Project management (personnel, tasks, budget, schedule), including familiarity with computerized tools.

Responsibilities

Define staff and provide technical, organizational, and team leadership to ensure the research portfolio within their group meets strategic objectives.
Provide key input to Area Director to ensure collaboration and coordination and foster effective use of resources.
Serve as an example of leadership and develop leadership skills of Technical Team Leaders/Managers.
Ensure the scope and technical rigor of all work in the group is fit for purpose and provides added value to FM business units.
Develop and maintain a competent and motivated staff that serves as experts in their field.
Maintain and continuously improve a culture of innovation and champion artificial intelligence (AI) tool usage within the group.
Ensure personnel, equipment, and space assigned to the Research Group are effectively and safely utilized.
Serve as a vital management resource for their technical discipline, building productive and positive relationships with stakeholders.
Ensure current awareness of relevant technological advances and academic research activities worldwide.
Oversee Group planning and budget process to meet goals and resource limitations.
Provide Area Director with appropriate progress, status, and planning information.
Work as an individual contributor on projects that support critical FM business initiatives.