Risk Manager

Chandos is growing across Canada and we are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to build and lead our enterprise risk management function. Reporting to the SVP Risk and Legal this is the first dedicated risk role in the organization and offers the opportunity to design the risk strategy establish foundational processes and grow a risk team over time within an employeeowned purposedriven construction company.

This role is well suited to a selfstarter who is comfortable working from a blank slate. The successful candidate will be handson and pragmatic willing to roll up their sleeves and do the legwork required to build frameworks tools and practices while also partnering with the business on daytoday risk insurance and project needs.

What Youll Do

Corporate Risk & Insurance Management

• Design negotiate and manage corporate insurance programs.
• Lead annual insurance renewals underwriting submissions and broker relationships.
• Evaluate and optimize risk financing strategies including commercial insurance deductibles selfinsured retentions and captive participation.
• Assess insurance program performance and cost effectiveness using industry benchmarks.

Project Risk Assessment

• Advise project teams on projectspecific risks including contracts indemnity provisions and insurance requirements.
• Review ownercontrolled insurance programs and assess project suitability and risk.
• Ensure subcontractor insurance compliance with contractual requirements.
• Support bid reviews preconstruction planning and project risk assessments.

Contractual Risk Transfer

• Review and negotiate insurance and indemnity provisions in contracts subcontracts joint ventures and vendor agreements.
• Ensure alignment with corporate risk standards and legal requirements.

Claims Management

• Oversee claims for all insured and selfinsured lines.
• Coordinate with brokers TPAs insurers and legal counsel to drive effective claim resolution.
• Maintain claims data and loss analytics to inform risk strategy and captive decisionmaking.

Risk Reporting & Governance

• Develop and maintain corporate risk registers dashboards and KPIs.
• Provide risk insights and reporting to senior leadership and support enterprise risk management (ERM) initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and external regulatory requirements.

Bonding

• Oversee and support bonding requirements from owners.
• Participate in subtrade risk assessments and prequalification processes.
• Support senior leadership in evaluating SDI and bonding alternatives.

CrossFunctional Support

• Work closely with project management Legal Accounting Finance and operational teams to integrate risk management into operations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for insurance and riskrelated matters
• Contribute to the development of risk management processes and internal capability with the opportunity to support future growth of the risk function.

Qualifications :

• Post secondary degree in Risk Management Finance Business Construction Management Engineering or related field.
• CIP FCIP and/or CRM would be preferred.
• 510 years progressive risk management or insurance experience with at least 3 years in the construction industry.
• Experience with large complex construction projects (infrastructure industrial commercial).
• Solid understanding of bonding on construction projects.
• Proven history collaborating with brokers insurers TPAs actuaries and legal counsel.
• Familiarity with captive insurance management and SDI would be valuable assets.

Additional Information :

Chandos is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to a diverse equitable and inclusive culture and this includes our recruitment and hiring process. 

We recognize that our differences are our greatest strengths. We uncover talent. We nurture talent. And then we give people the tools they need to use their talent to create a positive impact.

• We are 100% employee owned. Every person who works for Chandos can become an owner. There is only one class of units at Chandos because we believe everyone should be treated equal. We talk about being an entrepreneurial-minded organization and you can be sure we mean it!
• Competitive wages
• Well rounded employer paid benefits program including health dental vision care and employee assistance program
• RRSP matching program to aid and prepare employees for long-term financial security
• Educational assistance for employees who wish to pursue job-performance enhancing education
• Recognition and annual salary reviews program
• Leadership conferences that allow employees to connect and collaborate
• Regular company-wide engagement opportunities

Vacancy Status

We are actively recruiting for this position

AI Disclosure

Although Chandos applicant tracking system has the technical capability to support AI features our recruitment process does not use artificial intelligence to screen assess or select applicants. All hiring decisions are made by qualified human reviewers.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time