Oil & Petrochemical & Chemical Risk Engineer

Join us as a Risk Engineer to grow your career at the forefront of Oil & Petrochemicals insurance.

Make your mark in Risk Engineering

Through our global, world-class engineering capabilities, AIG provides risk engineering and specialist services to help identify and reduce risks at AIG insured clients and properties. We perform comprehensive risk evaluations and recommend solutions that combine cutting-edge thinking and common-sense practicality to avoid or mitigate exposures. Our mission is to make a difference that directly contributes to our customers’ success. We also actively participate in, and contribute to, the development and fine-tuning of industry standards and codes.

How you will create an impact

As an AIG risk engineer, you’ll be joining a highly experienced global team with a mission to use their industrial experience to provide underwriters with expert risk selection guidance to support profitable underwriting of our oil & petrochemical (O&P) & chemical business. 

You will:

• Develop & manage risk engineering field survey programmes.
• Perform operational and construction field surveys of our client’s O&P and chemical sites:
• meeting client representatives of all departments to verify risk mitigation approaches
• advising clients with loss prevention recommendations
• where leading the survey, presenting survey results to site management focusing on the risk analysis and recommendations, decision-making processes & conclusions
• writing internal & market reports in an accurate and timely fashion using AIG risk rating tools, report formats, loss estimation methods & software.
• Advise clients on how to improve the risk quality of their organisations by influencing site and corporate loss prevention practices.
• Analyse AIG & third-party field survey reports by reviewing, interpreting, and summarising the risk information.
• Present and explain your conclusions clearly and concisely to your underwriters providing them with the engineering knowledge to support profitable underwriting.

What you’ll need to succeed

Key Measures/Dimensions

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills (languages an advantage) in diverse environments.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills.
• Able to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Able to undertake global international travel for up to 90 days per year.
• Able to lead surveys at industrial facilities & deliver reports to strict deadlines.
• Enthusiastic learner committed to maintaining expertise through practice and continuing professional development.
• Keen to understand the root causes of industrial disasters & to use that understanding to help your clients and underwriters avoid them.

Technical Skills/Competencies

• Chemical engineering degree ideally Chartered (or working toward).
• Good technical engineering & industrial experience.
• Knowledge of engineering concepts, standards, practices, procedures and techniques.
• Good knowledge of the application of Process Safety Management.
• Other working languages will be an advantage.

Experience

• 10+ years of applying your engineering skills in industrial O&P, Chemical/Pharma environments such as operations, technical support, inspection, maintenance, consultancy, projects & process safety management.
• Involvement in management/support of large projects such as major turnarounds and/or construction projects.
• Previous experience of working for a major insurance carrier or broker would be an advantage as would experience of assessing construction projects.

Ready to take your career to the next level? We would love to hear from you.

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At AIG, we value in-person collaboration as a vital part of our culture, which is why we ask our team members to be primarily in the office. This approach helps us work together effectively and create a supportive, connected environment for our team and clients alike.

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 inclusion

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 learning, cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). With global chapters, ERGs are a cornerstone for our culture of inclusion. The talent 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.  

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