Senior Field Risk Engineer

AIG•Chicago, IN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Risk Consulting at AIG is centered on teamwork, leveraging resources, and collaborating to resolve real-world challenges, ultimately making a positive impact on clients' futures. The Field Risk Engineer role is fundamental to AIG, serving as a crucial risk management resource for clients and a key part of a leading global insurance organization. These engineers are responsible for identifying and mitigating various business risks for clients, including fire, flood, windstorm, and equipment breakdown. The position offers diverse and challenging work, with property loss prevention surveys varying in size and scope, from industrial facilities to university campuses. Success in this role hinges on building trust and fostering cross-functional relationships through effective communication. Following surveys, strong analytical skills are applied to develop loss prevention solutions, utilizing internal and external guidelines, advanced tools, and methodologies. Support, training, mentorship, and collaboration are readily available from a dedicated Technical Integration Group and an extensive team of experienced professionals. AIG, a global leader in commercial and personal insurance solutions and one of the world's most expansive property casualty networks, is actively innovating to deliver superior solutions to its customers. The company prioritizes investing in its employees through continuous learning and development, cultivating an inclusive culture that values and celebrates individual talents, backgrounds, cultures, opinions, and goals through educational initiatives, cultural awareness activities, and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics
Minimum five (5) years of highly protected risk, specialized industry and/or boiler and machinery field experience
Knowledge of light and moderate hazard occupancies
Strong communicator (both oral and written)
Position is expected to travel and attend meetings at various office, field, and construction sites
Highly motivated and works well without close supervision
Ability to make decisions with and without established guidelines and to provide technical support to underwriters and clients
Ability to work closely with various Account Teams including Account Engineers and Underwriters
Ability to complete assignments on-time
Ability to perform inspections of buildings and other structures, both visually and with instruments
Ability to read construction drawings, diagrams, printed materials
Possess at minimum of at least one year of driving experience with a valid U.S. driver’s license
Ability to perform physical activities required for the position (i.e., be on feet and walking 8-10 hours a day, safely work at heights)
Ability to understand and appreciate safety training specific to numerous workplace and construction hazards
Ability to safely use ladders, scaffolds, lifts and other access equipment
Ability to lift and carry materials and equipment up to 50 lbs
Ability to perform work in the outdoors
Ability to wear safety equipment required for the position (hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses and hearing protection)
Ability to safely work in a variety of occupationally hazardous locations
Ability to type at a computer for several hours a day
Ability to drive and safely operate a motor vehicle

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer or Certified Fire Protection Specialist Designation

Responsibilities

Travel (~25% overnight) to conduct property loss prevention surveys at commercial facilities
Determine building construction and assess the impact of plastics on construction
Analyze water supplies and sprinkler system demands to determine water supply and sprinkler system adequacy
Identify occupancy hazards and assess the adequacy of their protection features
Identify and assess the impact of external exposures on a facility
Determine fire and natural catastrophe loss estimates for a facility
Conduct consultative visits at customer facilities
Conduct plan reviews
Witness fire protection equipment testing
Document survey results in a data-driven report writing application
Mentor and train lesser experienced staff

Benefits

Freedom to manage their own schedules
Ability to work from home
Continued education
Tuition reimbursement
401(K)
Maternity/paternity leave
Volunteer time off
Strong sense of community
Comprehensive benefits package focused on health, wellbeing and financial security
Professional development
Learning and development
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Matching Grants Programs