Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a senior risk engineer to work in our General Property insurance business segment in Asia. You will conduct insurance risk engineering surveys and provide consultations to our Asian and international program customers in the Asia region. You will be servicing customers in the chemical process industry and the general property sector. You will work with our property underwriters and provide risk engineering technical advice on risk quality, loss estimates, natural hazard exposures, capacity allocation and loss prevention measures for mid to large property accounts.

The opportunity

As a senior risk engineer, you will assume the role as an account risk engineer for selected accounts on which Swiss Re provides lead capacity. You will take ownership and lead the account management as well as carry out on-site risk inspections and operation reviews on behalf of underwriting/marketing units. You will interact with customers, brokers and underwriters regularly. You will provide risk engineering consultation to our managed customers in the form of insurance risk surveys, risk improvement recommendations, loss mitigation proposals and specifications. You will formulate risk improvement recommendations to assist clients in their effort to improve the risk quality of their assets.

You will provide technical consultations to Corporate Solutions property underwriters on risk quality, loss estimates, capacity allocation and loss prevention measures of given large and medium size risk primarily in the industrial and large commercial sectors.

As a senior member of our global Risk Engineering Services (RES) community, you will lead/drive, collaborate and contribute to various projects and papers involving best practices, guidelines, Underwriter guidelines and technology and industry updates.

About You

• Candidates with strong engineering experience/knowledge in chemical process industry and/or primary pharmaceutical manufacturing is highly desired.
• 5 - 10 years practical experience as an insurance risk engineering professional. Prior field working experience in industrial sectors or engineering projects is highly desired. Candidates without insurance risk engineering experience but with relevant process safety management experience may also be considered for risk engineer position.
• Recognised engineering degrees in Chemical, mechanical or other relevant engineering fields.
• Thorough knowledge and experience in insurance risk engineering (including structural protection, fire protection, human element programs), experience in HPR will be a strong advantage
• Good knowledge of international standards (NFPA, FM etc) and local standard is essential and possibly other applicable industry standards
• Client centric mindset with strong communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively as a member of a APAC regional team and with counterparts outside the APAC region
• High analytical capacity and focus on details
• Willingness to travel within APAC region

About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Swiss Re is one of the world\'s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

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