[Hiring] Senior Construction Risk Consultant @AXA

Role Description

In this role, you will provide risk engineering consultation to underwriters, construction contractors, owners, brokers, customers, and prospective customers. You will evaluate risks, analyze data, identify loss exposures, assess controls, and prepare clear recommendations and reports that support underwriting decisions and help reduce the overall cost of risk for the customer and AXA XL.

The role will place particular emphasis on large and complex infrastructure, industrial and energy projects, including:

• Solar
• Wind
• Nuclear
• Pipelines
• Mining and critical minerals
• Oil and gas
• Power generation and transmission
• Tunneling
• Hydro
• Transportation
• Heavy civil works

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver high-quality and thorough risk consulting services for customers and prospective customers through meetings, pre-assessment visits, onsite project evaluations, field surveys, desktop reviews, and technical consultations.
• Review submissions and project documentation to identify elevated exposures and gaps in controls, develop and convey practical mitigation actions, calculate and designate Maximum Probable Loss scenarios for proposed projects, and prepare clear technical reports for underwriting, claims, customers, and prospective customers.
• Assess complex project exposures and controls associated with geotechnical conditions, natural catastrophe peril impacts, design and engineering, contracting strategy, project schedules and potential delay scenarios, supply chains and procurement, Testing and Commissioning Protocols and time impacts, QA/QC, water intrusion and prevention techniques and procedures, crane management and certification, hot work permitting and protocols, weather and emergency planning, and subcontractor performance.
• Coordinate with project owners, contractors, brokers, underwriting, claims, and internal technical specialists to evaluate complex infrastructure and industrial projects while providing practical risk mitigation guidance in clear reporting and communications.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with potential customers, long-standing customers, brokers, and internal business partners across AXA XL’s product lines.
• Serve as a AXA XL product cross-line resource also supporting Casualty, Energy, Professional, and Subcontractor Default Insurance, and leverage internal specialists as needed.
• Support customer and broker engagement, marketing efforts, technical training, and thought leadership on emerging construction exposures and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Provide clear, actionable technical insight to Underwriting to support risk selection, pricing, terms, and account strategy.
• Work proactively across lines of business and participate in internal initiatives that improve workflow, efficiency, products, and broader industry outcomes to aid in customer retention.

This is a remote position supporting customers and projects across Canada. Travel within Canada is expected, with periodic travel to the United States.

Qualifications

• Extensive relevant construction industry management and technical experience.
• Advanced experience with large, complex infrastructure and industrial projects is critical.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the full construction project lifecycle, including preconstruction, estimating, procurement, contracting, design management, planning, scheduling, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
• Advanced ability to analyze geotechnical risk, natural catastrophe exposures, project schedule and delay impacts, supply-chain constraints, and Maximum Probable Loss scenarios and associated financial impacts.
• Ability to apply construction experience across a broad range of projects, identify exposures, assess controls, and translate complex technical information into practical recommendations.
• Outstanding written, verbal, and consulting skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with underwriters, customers, prospective customers, brokers, contractors, owners, and internal partners.
• Demonstrated leadership and the ability to work self-supported and collaboratively in a remote environment while managing workload and priorities.
• Experience supporting casualty insurance products or evaluating casualty-related construction exposures is a plus but not required.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and French is preferred but not required.
• A valid driver's licence is required.

Requirements

• The role requires air travel within Canada and a valid international passport for periodic travel to the United States.

Benefits

• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Enterprising retirement savings plan
• Health and wellness programs
• Wide range of learning opportunities for professional skills development