Power Generation Risk Engineer- Insurance

Overview

We are looking for a Power Engineer to join our insurance client’s London (City) office as a risk engineer. You will provide clear, practical risk advice to underwriters, brokers and end-user teams within power generation, helping ensure effective risk selection and strong loss prevention for operational and construction sites. If you are ready to apply your industry knowledge in a fresh, rewarding role, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform both operational and construction field surveys of powergen sites, determine inherent risk and audit all departments to verify effectiveness of risk prevention and mitigation controls.
• Develop loss prevention recommendations, to reduce the risk of property damage and business interruption.
• Present survey results to site management focusing on the risk analysis, conclusions and loss prevention recommendations.
• Complete report writing in an accurate and timely fashion using our client’s report format, loss estimation methods and software, and proprietary risk rating tools.
• Carry out desk top risk analysis by reviewing, interpreting and summarizing third party, technical risk information.
• Explain survey and desk top analysis to underwriters, brokers and power operators.
• Manage survey programs for your assigned industry clients, including service plan development, service co-ordination, report reviews & stewardship meetings.
• Produce Account Summary Reports (ASRs) and explain them to your underwriters so they can make effective underwriting decisions.
• Peer review completed survey reports & account reviews.
• Learn from losses, understanding the root causes and how they could have been avoided: Apply that learning in your work.

The Person

• At least 8 years of industrial experience in power plant operations, engineering or maintenance, or within a boiler/gas turbine manufacturer.
• Strong Health, Safety and Environmental awareness. NEBOSH and experience of relevant ISO standards would be an advantage.
• Ability to work in our client’s City of London office at least 3 days per week in a face-to-face team environment.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to lead insurance risk surveys in the field, quickly building effective working relationships to gain information & understanding.
• Ability to clearly explain technical issues to underwriters, brokers & clients and especially the impact on loss potential.
• Ability to deliver survey reports and account reviews on-time.
• Able to undertake international travel for up to 80 days per year.

Essential Knowledge

• Knowledge/experience of a range of power station technologies including conventional thermal, combustion turbines, CCGT, nuclear & renewable power generation facilities.
• Experience of power generation design/construction projects.
• Familiarity with the failure patterns and characteristics of differing turbine models and components.
• Graduate Electrical or Mechanical engineer.
• Other working languages would be an advantage.

Additional Information

Our client values in-person collaboration as a vital part of their culture, which is why they ask team members to be primarily in the office. This approach helps create a supportive, connected environment for their team and clients alike.

Contact: Mark Stracey