Consultant Engineer I - Seattle
Consultant Engineer I - Seattle
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Overview
FM is one of the worlds largest risk management and industrial property insurance organizations. With 76 office locations in over 60 countries worldwide FM provides specialized property protection to over one third of the FORTUNE 1000 companies as well as leading international corporations. A new Field Engineer at FM will learn to engineer risk management solutions from experienced mentors and a community-based work culture. The network of 1900 loss prevention engineers with backgrounds in physical engineering and fire protection provide their clients with the benefit of FMs superior financial strength policy coverage and data-driven consulting.
At FM you have the power to influence outcomes and make a difference in the future of yourclients. When you joinour team at FM youcanleverage your engineering background to help clients neutralize potential disaster such as fires explosions earthquakes floods and many others.
What makes FM unique is our culture of camaraderie with colleagues and clients the challenging work and the excitement of being part of a successful believe in a supportive work/life environment and encourage our employees to participate in our total rewards benefit programincluding apension program.
As a Seattle area-based Consultant Engineer you will have opportunities to travel to the following states: California Oregon Washington Utah Nevada Montana Idaho Wyoming and Alaska.
Responsibilities
If you enjoy variety put your time-management and organizational skills to use handling field visits office work and projects for large commercial occupancies and will work with minimal supervision and must be capable of working will also have the resources to build a rewarding career at FM including a structured hands-on training program.
Initially assignments will be of limited scope and complexity giving you the opportunity to will gradually begin assessing risks at larger complex commercial properties by visiting client facilities and performing evaluations that accurately quantify foreseeable physical and human element exposures while working with client on-site risk management.
Responsibilities will include:
- Performhands-onsite assessments of the physical property including roofs
- Conduct evaluations which include but are not limited to site water supplies dust hazards chemical storage and rack storage arrangements for client products
- Ensure that FM Engineering Standards are followed and as necessary communicate the appropriate recommendations and/or engineering solutions to clients
- Working from a home office and travel to clients facilities daily (overnight travel is expected approximately 30% of the time)
Qualifications
Based on a candidates previous experience this role can be for either a Consultant Engineer I or Consultant Engineer II. Successful Consultant Engineer candidates have the following qualifications:
- Minimum of a bachelors degree in engineering (various specialties considered)
- Zero to five years of industry experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Good analytical organizational problem solving and interpersonal skills
- Efficient time management ability with minimal supervision
- Solid technical aptitude including diverse knowledge of engineering principles
- Ability to stay focused from a home office environment
- Authorization to work in the country you are applying to work in
- Physical ability to lift 25 pounds able to climb ladders balance and deal with heights
- Proficiency in MS Office products
- A valid drivers license
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Full-Time
