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Risk Engineer

About QBE

At QBE our purpose is toenable a more resilient future.

Are you passionate about working for one of the worlds largest insurers that offers excellent opportunities to grow your career and with offices in 26 countries

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights QBE offers commercial personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks. Today we employ more than 13000 people around the world.

With our comprehensive product offering and underwriting expertise we are able to cover a wide range of business risks helping our clients to identify them and minimise their exposure.

If you are looking to progress your career within insurance and want to be part of a successful organisation with strong growth ambitions then read on.

The opportunity:
We are currently looking to recruit a Risk Engineer to join our European Operations (EO) Team in Spain- this is your chance to develop your career in an exciting environment where anything is possible. Are you ready to grow your career with us

As Risk Engineer for QBE you will develop and deliver Risk Solutions services for QBEs European Business (predominantly Spain)

You will be responsible for providing risk engineering technical support and management services that assist effective underwriting decisions and support customers with understanding and managing their risks effectively to minimise the frequency and exposure of potential losses and improve the overall quality of the risk. You will provide input and support to the Head of Risk Solutions in implementing the overall strategy of the EO Risk Solutions practice product and services.

Your new role:

Conduct complex property power and liability risk engineering site assessments producing technical reports and recommendations to identify exposures and deliver bestpractice risk mitigation solutions.
Perform desktop reviews and provide technical advice based on broker and other carriers reports.
Deliver risk engineering services for key accounts by assessing existing risk management and loss prevention controls and supporting the implementation of industry bestpractice strategies.
Contribute to thought leadership through risk management publications presentations and training focused on current and emerging risks.
Coordinate risk engineering activities with internal colleagues and external thirdparty risk engineering providers.

Strategy and Planning
Demonstrate awareness and understanding of Risk Solutions (RS) strategy business plans and objectives.
Manage a portfolio of key customer accounts developing customerspecific risk management strategies and delivering risk management services (RMS).
Support the delivery of operational plans and RMS within agreed service levels.
Contribute to technology solutions and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the RMS offering.
Plan and manage travel to ensure timely and costeffective delivery of RMS.

Policy Process and Procedures
Comply with and support the development and maintenance of risk management policies procedures standards and guidelines.
Promote and support relevant technical documents procedures guidelines and publications with underwriters and customers.
Perform quality control reviews to ensure RMS quality and compliance with technical and reporting requirements.
Identify and implement improvements to RMS and processes to ensure efficiency and alignment with underwriting guidelines and bestpractice risk management.
Act as a subject matter expert in business improvement initiatives projects committees and working groups.

Environmental Awareness / Customer Focus
Support product growth by delivering portfolio RMS and developing tailored customer risk solutions in collaboration with Distribution Product and brokers.
Promote the RS brand internally and externally enhancing market awareness of QBEs risk management capabilities.
Provide customers brokers external providers and employees with insights into emerging risks and mitigation strategies through publications presentations and training.
Build and maintain strong relationships with underwriters brokers and customers to deliver value and enable future service provision.
Promote and utilise the risk management resource library.

Technical Performance
Maintain uptodate knowledge of relevant regulations standards and industry codes to support technical guideline development.
Support the creation of risk management publications training presentations and technical materials.
Contribute to the development of technical risk management capabilities across Underwriting Product and outsourced providers.
Provide technical risk management advice and support to stakeholders.
Mentor train and support internal risk engineers underwriters and external providers to strengthen technical skills and risk engineering capabilities.

About you:
At QBE we value expertise collaboration and a customercentric mindset. To succeed in this role you will bring the following capabilities and experience:

Strong written and spoken English with the ability to deliver clear concise and highquality technical risk engineering reports.
Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with customers brokers underwriters and internal stakeholders.
Excellent communication facilitation influencing negotiation and presentation skills at all levels of the organisation.
Demonstrated project management and coordination skills including leading complex risk engineering programmes for large and demanding accounts.
Deep technical knowledge of risk management loss prevention business continuity planning and bestpractice mitigation strategies.
Experience supporting and leading key accounts with a track record of successfully implementing new initiatives and improvements.
Strong analytical capability to interpret underwriting exposure and risk data to support informed and proactive risk management decisions.

Experience:
Minimum of 5 years experience providing insurance risk engineering services.
Comprehensive understanding of insurance products and processes including underwriting pricing claims and risk selection.
Solid understanding of exposure drivers claims trends hazards controls and applicable regulations standards and industry codes.
Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Engineering degree or equivalent); Health & Safety and Fire Engineering qualifications are advantageous.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life whatever your circumstances.

-28 days annual leave plus your birthday off

-Hybrid working model with up to 3 days per week working from home.

-Private health insurance with premium coverage for employees and their children.

-Life insurance provided above statutory requirements.
To learn more about benefits of working with us clickRewarding our people - QBE European Operations

Awards & Recognition

We value our employees experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025:Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year
  Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re Winner: ESG Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace Executive Director UK insurance

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner:Network Management of the Year

• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024:QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner:Green Technology Innovation of the Year

• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner:Parental Policies Award

• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023:QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

Apply now andletsmake it happen!

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.