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About the Role
Lead and strengthen QBE’s Construction Risk Engineering capability across Australia, providing technical expertise, driving capability uplift, shaping strategy, and supporting improved portfolio and client outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Set the technical direction for Construction Risk Management.
- Strengthen capability within the Construction Risk Engineering team.
- Partner across the business to deliver high-quality construction risk engineering services.
- Develop and execute a Construction Risk Engineering strategy, including customer value proposition and service offerings.
- Lead construction risk management for key accounts, providing technical expertise, risk assessments, and tailored solutions for complex construction risks.
- Partner with underwriting to improve risk selection and pricing.
- Contribute to risk appetite and analyze loss trends.
- Deliver value-added services through support of major placements.
- Develop construction risk insights and thought leadership.
- Build further QBE capability through internal and supplier risk engineers.
- Foster technical excellence within the team.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in construction risk engineering, risk consulting, or engineering consultancy.
- Deep expertise in large and complex construction risks, including CAR, EAR and DSU exposures.
- Strong technical knowledge of construction methods, structural systems, sequencing, temporary works, and commissioning activities.
- Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and lead technical teams or projects.
- Tertiary qualification in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Construction Engineering.
- Professional accreditation (CPEng, RPEQ, PE or CEng) and/or relevant project management, risk management or safety certifications (e.g., PMP, ISO 45001, NEBOSH).
- Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks.
Skills
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Decision Making
- Financial Products
- Insurance Underwriting
- Intentional collaboration
- Managing performance
- Negotiation
- Presenting with Impact
- Risk Engineering
- Risk Management
- Risk Management Information Systems
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Management
- Waterfall Model
Location
- Sydney (preferred)
- Open to other locations
Work Type
- Full time
- Employee
- Permanent
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Tertiary qualification in Civil, Structural, Mechanical or Construction Engineering
- Professional accreditation (CPEng, RPEQ, PE or CEng)
- Relevant project management, risk management or safety certifications (e.g. PMP, ISO 45001, NEBOSH)
Benefits
- Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
- Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
About the Company
- QBE is an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries.
- We are building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
- We are an international insurer and reinsurer offering a diverse portfolio of commercial, personal and specialty products, as well as risk management solutions.
- Our product portfolio includes property, motor, crop, energy, marine and aviation.
- We employ a team of around 13,000 people in 26 countries around the world.
Equal Opportunity
- QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
- We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are.
- If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at recruitment@qbe.com.