Principal Risk Engineer

To strengthen the Global Property Risk Engineering and Loss Prevention value proposition by providing technical leadership, operational support and high-quality risk engineering services to internal and external stakeholders.

The role supports global and local teams in delivering consistent, technically robust and commercially relevant risk engineering outputs, while helping to improve data quality, operational effectiveness and client value across GC&C.

Provide expert technical support on property risk engineering topics across countries and business units

Contribute to the development of practical risk management solutions and loss prevention strategies

Support the delivery of global projects, guidelines, tools and operational initiatives

Promote consistent, high-quality risk engineering outputs, reporting standards and data quality

Deliver best-in-class risk engineering services that support underwriting, client engagement and portfolio management.

Main responsibilities:
Provide global technical support for Property Risk Engineering

Support and further develop the Property Risk Engineering framework, ensuring a consistent, holistic and technically robust approach

Provide expert risk engineering support and high-quality support for GC&C activities globally

Define, maintain and improve processes that support business needs, underwriting decisions and client service delivery

Assist countries with local initiatives, technical challenges and project implementation.

Drive and contribute to the global Risk Engineering and Loss Prevention value proposition

Identify business opportunities, emerging risks and areas where risk engineering can add measurable value

Develop and promote effective risk management and loss prevention solutions for clients and internal stakeholders

Evaluate services to ensure they remain practical, flexible, cost-effective and aligned with business priorities

Create and support loss lessons, technical risk topics, thought leadership material and other value-added initiatives.

Collaboration with key stakeholders

Work closely with global and country stakeholders to foster collaboration, consistency and successful delivery

Partner with central Risk Engineering colleagues to enhance the global value proposition and operational model

Support country Risk Engineering heads in developing local value propositions aligned with group objectives

Provide country risk engineers and managers with technical advice, guidance and expertise

Deliver training to risk engineers and underwriters on property risk topics, methodologies and standards

Monitor and improve consistency in technical guidelines, reporting practices and service outputs across the department.

Provide operational support and performance oversight

Contribute to and lead selected global Risk Engineering projects and operational initiatives

Track global KPIs, identify improvement opportunities and support continuous performance improvement

Ensure global data quality, reporting accuracy and activity tracking meet agreed expectations

Prepare monthly management reporting for the Global Head of Risk Engineering.

Requirements

University degree in Engineering, Risk Management or a related technical discipline

At least 7-10 years' experience in property risk engineering, preferably within the insurance, industrial risk or loss prevention sector

Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus (e.g. Italian).

Technical Expertise

Strong technical expertise in property risk assessment, fire protection, natural hazards, business interruption and loss prevention practices

Solid understanding of the insurance business, including underwriting needs, client engagement and portfolio risk management.

Business & Leaderhsip Skills

Excellent communication, report-writing and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical topics into clear business insights

Ability to build trusted relationships and work effectively with global, regional and country stakeholders

Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills

Ability to define priorities, execute strategies and deliver results within agreed timeframes

Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills,