Senior Risk Control Consultant
About The Position
Performs on-site evaluations of moderately sophisticated policyholder operations to identify potential exposures and assess current controls. They provide tailored consultation and written recommendations to address claims trends and reduce insured losses, while collaborating across departments to enhance underwriting and renewal decisions. Acting as a technical resource, the consultant supports team members, delivers advanced training, and offers specialized services such as ergonomic and hazard assessments. Through agency engagement and strategic service planning, they foster strong relationships with clients and agents to promote risk control solutions and long-term account success. This position can be performed remotely for candidates who reside in the state of Iowa.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in a safety, engineering, industrial safety, fire protection related field or equivalent relevant experience
- Three years of experience in risk control or safety role, or related experience
- Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong knowledge of industrial, construction, fire, and commercial automotive safety
- Good knowledge of various nationally recognized standards and codes, including OSHA, DOT and NFPA
- Strong ability to understand and evaluate risk
- Good ability to identify and visualize potential loss exposures
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to work effectively with others, as well as independently
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet deadlines
- Good verbal and written communication skills, including documentation skills
- Travel required; a valid driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle report per company standards required if driving
Nice To Haves
- Certifications such as certified safety professional preferred
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in a safety, engineering, industrial safety, fire protection related field or equivalent relevant experience
- Five years of experience in risk control or safety role, or related experience
- Certifications such as certified safety professional preferred
Responsibilities
- Completes on-site risk control surveys of moderately sophisticated current and prospective policyholders’ operations
- Assesses and analyzes the exposure potential and existing controls and prepares risk control reports based on findings and communicates results to insured and agents
- Provides consultation to policyholders regarding their operations, claims trends, and recommendations for improvement related to insured coverages
- Consults with policyholders to understand their service needs and concerns and customizes consultative services to address loss drivers and exposures to meet insured’s needs, as well as other identified areas of need
- Collaborates with other Risk Control team members and subject matter experts on advanced technical questions as needed
- Provides updates to other departments such as Underwriting, Sales, and Claims to improve renewal decision making, including communicating unique observations identified to underwriting to aid in the decision making process
- Markets risk control functions in coordination with the branch team through agency visits, presenting at agency and association meetings, etc
- Delivers advanced training and on-site loss control surveys for current and prospective accounts
- Develops written recommendations for policyholders to control hazards and to prevent or reduce exposure to insured losses
- Identifies accounts that would benefit from ongoing, routine service, and/or focused short-term service
- Analyzes previous losses and current exposures for highly sophisticated accounts as assigned for development
- Provides tailored services, such as hazard control assessments, ergonomic surveys or slip and fall surveys, to address loss drivers and exposures while meeting insureds’ needs and documents in a service report
- Develops positive relationships with accounts and agents
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Comprehensive rewards package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
