Senior Risk Engineer - Construction

HDI Global SE - Germany’s leading industrial insurer – has been servicing German and European companies in Australia and New Zealand since 1995. HDI Global SE, Australia has since expanded to service Australian and New Zealand Corporate clients from our headquarters in Sydney and our branch offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

As an industrial lines insurer, HDI Global SE (HDI) meets the needs of SMEs, industrial companies and corporate customers with insurance solutions that are specifically tailored to their requirements. In addition to HDI's prominent position in the German and broader European market, the company also has operations in more than 175 countries through foreign branch offices, subsidiary and peer companies, and network partners. The company is thus able to offer its customers local policies for their global operations, which ensure that the established service and insurance protection is extended for all covered risks world-wide.

The opportunity:

HDI Global is seeking a talented Senior Risk Engineer for our market leading Risk Engineering practice – HDI Risk Consulting (HRC). This role will focus on the CONSTRUCTION Sector.

HRC has a track record servicing wide-ranging and diverse market sectors. You can expect to provide risk consulting services to landmark, high profile projects/clients covering mixed-use Building developments, Civil Infrastructure, Industrial, Power Infrastructure, Chemical, with a predominant focus on the Construction risk. The role requires the successful candidates to travel approximately 50 days per year predominantly within Australia and New Zealand.

• HRC cover a range of construction projects including transport infrastructure, tunnelling, large residential complexes, large warehousing and manufacturing sites, mining operations, power generation and renewable energy projects.
• HRC assessment elements include but are not limited to:
• Fire / explosion risks.
• Geotechnical risks.
• Machinery breakdown risks.
• Natural Catastrophe risks.
• Business interruption risks.

You should have strong experience or interest in the following areas: 

• Loss prevention engineering/consultancy services.
• Evaluation and subsequent risk reporting of construction site and property hazards.
• Identifying and quantifying exposures at industrial properties.
• Assessing adequacy & operational functionality of protection systems.
• Evaluating client’s in-house loss prevention program.
• Consulting with client’s senior management to reduce fire risks.
• Risk report tabulation for the underwriters prior to insurance renewal. 
• Desktop review of insurance submissions and risk reports for underwriting purposes. 
• Conducting loss prevention seminars to create awareness for client.
• Manage risk engineering fees, costs and payments.

The position is ideally based in either our Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane offices, however we encourage applications from risk engineers across Australia.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Construction.
• Construction Risk Engineering experience preferred. 
• Excellent organisational and project management skills. 
• Strong written/verbal communication skills. 
• Proven experience in technical report writing and delivering technical presentations, with the ability to communicate and engage with non-technical audiences. 
• Highly motivated, proactive, and willing to take on new challenges. 
• Ability to develop and maintain successful client relationships. 
• Australian Citizenship or Permanent residency required.

Salary and Benefits:

On offer is a generous salary package plus hybrid work conditions – 2/3 days a week working from home if desired.

HDI offers a values-based dynamic working environment, a flexible approach to work, and a learning framework to support your continued development. 

This is a great opportunity to pursue your career within an established international insurance company with scope for career development long term. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future.

If you would like to become a member of the HDI team, please click on the apply now button.