Sr Risk Consultant - Real Estate

Aon Corporation•Berwyn, IL

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aon is hiring a Senior Risk Consultant to support clients and prospects across its Real Estate & Hospitality practice. The role provides outsourced risk management and insurance advisory services to help complex organizations understand their exposures, strengthen risk-management practices, and make informed business and insurance decisions. It focuses on business risk consulting, risk analysis, and risk assessments—not broking or account management—and involves translating complex insurance and operational risks into practical recommendations and solutions. The consultant will collaborate with the National Real Estate & Hospitality Leader and colleagues across Aon on client engagements and practice-wide initiatives. The role is hybrid, with an expectation of working from the office two to three days per week. Preferred locations are Chicago, Illinois, or Denver, Colorado; remote candidates may be considered case by case. Regular travel, primarily within the United States, is required. The U.S. salary range is $90,000–$120,000 annually. Actual salary varies according to education, experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, and geographic location. The position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus under an applicable Aon incentive plan.

Requirements

10 or more years of relevant experience in commercial real estate risk management, insurance, brokerage, corporate risk management, or a closely related environment.
Extensive risk management and insurance experience supporting complex commercial real estate operations.
Strong understanding of industry risks, mitigation techniques, and Property and Casualty insurance.
Experience developing risk-mitigation strategies involving claims management, property risk control, and loss prevention.
Strong technical insurance background, including experience working within or closely with a corporate Risk Management function.
Strong consulting and analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate complex information, ask insightful questions, and communicate practical recommendations to clients and senior stakeholders.
Experience managing multiple client relationships, projects, and priorities while building collaborative relationships with clients and internal partners.
Strong written communication skills, including experience preparing client-facing or executive-level risk reports.
Ability to interpret contracts, lender requirements, property-management agreements, and insurance policies.
Ability to travel regularly, primarily within the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
Professional qualification or designation in insurance or risk management.
Knowledge of captive insurance, parametric insurance, and other alternative risk solutions.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic risk management and business risk consulting to real estate and hospitality clients across insurance, operational risk, risk financing, and related business challenges.
Conduct risk assessments and analysis using established auditing procedures to evaluate exposures, controls, and insurance programs, and recommend practical risk-mitigation strategies.
Review contracts, lender requirements, property-management agreements, and insurance policies for risk-management and regulatory compliance considerations.
Evaluate property risk-control practices, including physical access controls where relevant.
Advise clients on claims management, loss prevention, captive insurance, parametric insurance, and other alternative risk solutions.
Assess existing practices and support business process design improvements that strengthen efficiency and risk mitigation.
Prepare executive-ready reports and actionable recommendations, and maintain accurate client records, risk assessments, and deliverables through effective report writing and document management.
Lead multiple client engagements and practice initiatives, managing priorities, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with the National Real Estate & Hospitality Leader and Aon colleagues.
Build trusted client relationships through customer relationship management and clienteling practices, understand evolving business needs, and connect clients with relevant Aon capabilities, including AGRC.