Senior Project Risk Advisor, Power & Renewables

Aon Corporation • Chicago, IL

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

You will work with Owner/Developers in the renewable energy industry to provide well-rounded risk and insurance project advisory services. Owners/Developers include traditional power and energy clients, true renewable clients, and private equity clients. In this role you will be tasked with taking a total project life cycle perspective - - from pre-development through decommissioning. This requires the senior project risk advisor to be: a subject matter expert on each aspect of the project life cycle; a trusted risk advisor, who can advise on the value for money approach to risk transfer; and an advocate for the owner/developer with their contracting partners and the financing parties.

Requirements

• Ability to work with various subject matter experts and to communicate the nuances associated with each line of coverage in an understandable manner for non-insurance stakeholders
• Flexibility to work across a matrix organization
• Open-mindedness to novel risk transfer procedures
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across geographies and disciplines
• Strong communications and presentation skills
• Ability to utilize transferrable skills to deliver client value
• Comprehensive analytical skills
• Deep negotiation skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Client focused
• 15+ years of insurance experience

Nice To Haves

• CPCU, AIC, or CRIS preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance throughout the project life cycle to ensure seamless risk transfer
• Provide thought leadership and learning sessions re: the difference of operating in the US vs. the rest of the world
• Evaluate the project risks, throughout the project life cycle, and provide an assessment with respect to the insurability and transfer of the risk
• Consult with the client on the best value for money risk transfer program
• Establish insurance cost benchmarking
• Provide contract risk advisory services, including negotiations with contractors and suppliers
• Act as the Owner/Developer’s advocate with the Lender’s Insurance Advisors and the Tax Equity Advisors
• Development of a best-in-class insurance program in conjunction with subject matter experts
• Collaborate with internal resources or external experts on EML/PML analyses
• Prepare and lead insurance market presentations
• Act as the project manager between the various brokerage resources to deliver the best-in-class insurance program
• Prepare a final insurance report that can be relied upon by the client and its finance parties

Benefits

• A competitive total rewards package
• Continuing education & training
• Tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization
• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Various types of leaves of absence
• Paid time off
• 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• 15 days of paid vacation per year
• Paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
• Short-term disability and optional long-term disability
• Health savings account
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
• Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• Optional personal insurance policies
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
• Two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed