Risk Engineer Power Generation

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) - UAE

Main job responsibilities:

• Provide global engineering support to underwriters for Power Generation accounts.
• Perform both operational and construction field surveys of Powergen sites, determine inherent risk and audit all departments to verify effectiveness of risk prevention and mitigation controls
• Develop loss prevention recommendations, to reduce the risk of property damage and business interruption.
• Present survey results to site management focusing on the risk analysis, conclusions and loss prevention recommendations.
• Complete report writing in an accurate and timely fashion using AIG report format, loss estimation methods and software, and AIG risk rating tools.
• Carry out desk top risk analysis by reviewing, interpreting and summarizing third party, technical risk information.
• Explain survey and desk top analysis to your underwriters.
• Manage survey programs for your assigned industry clients, including service plan development, service co-ordination, report reviews & stewardship meetings.
• Produce Account Summary Reports (ASRs) and explain them to your underwriters so they can make effective underwriting decisions.
• Peer review completed survey reports & account reviews.
• Learn from losses, understanding the root causes and how they could have been avoided: Apply that learning in your work.

What we re looking for:

Experience:

• Extensive industrial experience in power plant Operations, Engineering or Maintenance within a boiler/gas turbine or electrical transformer manufacturer.

• Strong Health, Safety and Environmental awareness. NEEBOSH and experience of relevant ISO standards would be an advantage

Other advantageous experience:

• Knowledge/experience of a range of power station technologies including conventional thermal, combustion turbines, nuclear & renewable power generation facilities.
• Experience of power generation design/construction projects.
• Previous experience of working for a major insurance carrier or broker.
• Working across a range of global cultures.

Technical Skills/Competencies

• Graduate Electrical or Mechanical engineer.
• Knowledge of engineering concepts, practices, procedures and techniques.
• Good technical engineering background and loss prevention skills.
• Other working languages would be an advantage.

Key Measures/Dimensions

• Ability to work in our London, Fenchurch Street office at least 3 days per week in a face-to-face team environment.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills (English).
• Excellent organizational, documentation, analytical and IT skills.
• Highly motivated and work well without close supervision.
• Ability to make decisions with and without established guidelines
• Ability to work within a team environment and to lead insurance surveys in the field.
• Ability to clearly explain technical issues to underwriters & clients and especially the impact on loss potential.
• Ability to deliver survey reports and account reviews on-time.
• Able to undertake international travel for up to 90 days per year
• Must be able to perform physical activities required for the position (i.e., be on feet and walking 8-10 hours a day, climbing ladders, being at high elevations), wearing all required safety equipment (hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses and hearing protection)