Senior Field Risk Engineer

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What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics
• Minimum five (5) years of highly protected risk, specialized industry and/or boiler and machinery field experience
• Knowledge of a wide range of occupancies
• Strong communicator (both oral and written)
• Position is expected to travel and attend meetings at various office, field, and construction sites

Job Responsibilities:

• Travel (~25% overnight) to conduct property loss prevention surveys at commercial facilities
  • Determine building construction and assess the impact of plastics on construction
  • Analyze water supplies and sprinkler system demands to determine water supply and sprinkler system adequacy
  • Identify occupancy hazards and assess the adequacy of their protection features
  • Identify and assess the impact of external exposures on a facility
  • Determine fire and natural catastrophe loss estimates for a facility
• Conduct consultative visits at customer facilities
• Conduct plan reviews
• Witness fire protection equipment testing
• Document survey results in a data-driven report writing application
• Mentor and train lesser experienced staff

Strengths for the position:

Soft Skills:

• Highly motivated and works well without close supervision.
• The individual must be able to make decisions with and without established guidelines and to provide technical support to underwriters and clients.
• Ability to work closely with various Account Teams including Account Engineers and Underwriters
• Ability to complete assignments on-time.

Hard Skills:

• Professional Engineer or Certified Fire Protection Specialist Designation (desired but not required).
• Ability to perform inspections of buildings and other structures, 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 U.S. 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