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AIG Global Risk Consulting Construction Manager in Houston, Texas
At AIG, we are reimagining the way we help customers to manage risk. Join us as a Zonal Energy Risk Engineering Assistant Manager to play your part in that transformation. It’s an opportunity to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team.
Who we are
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. Building on 100 years of experience, today AIG member companies provide a wide range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement solutions, and other financial services to customers in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. These diverse offerings include products and services that help businesses and individuals protect their assets, manage risks and provide for retirement security.
Get to know the business
General Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products and services for commercial and personal insurance customers. It includes one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. General Insurance offers a broad range of products to customers through a diversified, multichannel distribution network.
AIG’s worldwide network of risk engineers work with clients, brokers and underwriters to help identify and improve risk globally for various energy sectors, including but not limited to: Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Oil and Petroleum, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Upstream and Mining. AIG’s experience, tools, guidelines and training elevate AIG to a leader in the industry, allowing us to better understand client risk and contribute specialized knowledge to help in identifying and mitigating risks.
How you will create an impact
Energy Risk Engineers are responsible for working with account engineers, underwriters, clients, and brokers to help identify and improve risk for various energy sectors, including but not limited to: Construction All Risk (CAR), Erection All Risk (EAR), Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Oil and Petroleum, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Upstream and Mining. The Energy Field Risk Engineers are integral in allowing AIG to better understand exposures and contribute specialized knowledge to help in identifying and mitigating risks.
What you will need to succeed
Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics
Minimum fifteen (15) years of industry experience in CAR/EAR or specialized risk engineering experience in these fields
Knowledge of a wide range of occupancies, exposures per best business practices
Strong ability to identify, analyze and solve problems as well as the ability to learn rapidly, adapt quickly to change, exercise influence, and manage and prioritize multiple concurrent projects
Ability to work in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment, adapting to changing requirements and collaborating with a wide range of colleagues to quickly deliver solutions
Superb verbal and written communication skills
Position is expected to travel and attend meetings at various offices, fields, plants, facilities and construction sites
Job Responsibilities:
Contribute to profitable growth through effective risk selection, alignment with underwriting management strategies, and driving targeted risk improvement.
Manage all engineering activities including planning and monitoring work, development of marketing skills and adherence to engineering guidelines.
Work collaboratively with all members of the engineering and underwriting leadership teams as well as distribution, Legal and Claims departments.
Partner with Distribution and Underwriting to enhance client relationships and promote engineering capabilities.
Work closely with underwriting to obtain and maintain clients.
Ensure your team has the appropriate knowledge and skillsets to be effective in delivering services to underwriting and our clients.
Manage training and personnel development within your team and establish and maintain a training and develop plan.
Implement the quality control of field surveys and account reviews completed by your team.
Participate in and lead zonal audits.
Assist with/Lead regional or global projects.
Provide and create engineering data system support/guidance and stay abreast of system related issues within zone.
Coordinate engineering data system UAT (user acceptance testing) within region.
Provide assistance to Head of Risk Consulting.
Help create a culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, diversity and inclusion; successfully conduct talent acquisition, employee engagement and performance monitoring/evaluation work.
Serve as role model to all colleagues, leading by example as a leader of the team.
Lead and provide clear direction for Field and Account engineering tasks including but not limited to:
Completing account reviews
Conducting surveys
Implement the Client Service Process
Managing risk improvements
Strengths for the position:
Strategic orientation, managing vision and purpose, developing organizational capability.
Goal-oriented but flexible enough to value different methods of achievement.
Strong influencing and communications skills; able to work across multiple areas both internally and externally.
Demonstrable experience formulating initiatives that support broader organizational aims.
Experienced in building relationships externally and internally and managing key stakeholder relationships.
The individual must be able to make decisions with and without established guidelines and to provide technical support to account engineers, underwriters, and clients.
Hard Skills:
Industry experience with real world knowledge of the challenges in the Energy and Constuction sectors.
Ability to perform inspections of Energy and Construction facilities, 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 driver’s license.
Additional Requirements:
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.
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Enjoy benefits that take care of what matters
At AIG, our people are our greatest asset. We know how important it is to protect and invest in what’s most important to you. That is why we created our Total Rewards Program, a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health, wellbeing and financial security—as well as your professional development—to bring peace of mind to you and your family.
Reimagining insurance to make a bigger difference to the world
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a global leader in commercial and personal insurance solutions; we are one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. It is an exciting time to join us — across our operations, we are thinking in new and innovative ways to deliver ever-better solutions to our customers. At AIG, you can go further to support individuals, businesses, and communities, helping them to manage risk, respond to times of uncertainty and discover new potential. We invest in our largest asset, our people, through continuous learning and development, in a culture that celebrates everyone for who they are and what they want to become.
Welcome to a culture of belonging
We’re committed to creating a culture that truly respects and celebrates each other’s talents, backgrounds, cultures, opinions and goals. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging through our flexible work arrangements, diversity and inclusion learning, cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). With global chapters, ERGs are a cornerstone for our culture of inclusion. The diversity of our people is one of AIG’s greatest assets, and we are honored that our drive for positive change has been recognized by numerous recent awards and accreditations.
AIG provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories.
AIG is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send an email to candidatecare@aig.com .
Functional Area:
UW - Underwriting
Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%
Relocation Provided: No
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