Aviva have an opportunity for a Senior Construction Risk Consultant to join Aviva Risk Management Solutions (ARMS), providing market leading risk management services to Aviva and our clients.

The successful applicant will lead on all aspects of the delivery of Risk Engineering services, providing technical advice, information and support to Aviva’s Construction Underwriting and Risk Management teams across the Global Corporate & Specialty (GCS) function. This position is key in delivering a risk management service which supports Aviva’s intention to be the top tier insurer in our chosen markets.

This role will form an integral part of a team that supports the GCS Construction Underwriters by providing technical support (desktop reviews), delivering site surveys (UK & Overseas) and representing Aviva on Industry and Market forums.

ARMS aim to deliver a customised approach for our clients, helping customers protect their businesses and prevent the worst from happening; always innovating and providing the latest best practice loss prevention advice, services and solutions to both our internal and external customers.

This role is home-based but supports the London Market Construction Underwriters. As such, you will be required to travel into the London office occasionally, and to project sites both nationally and internationally.

We believe this is a fantastic opportunity to join a market-leading team, with strong growth aspirations in both the UK and International markets.

Duties & responsibilities include:

• Managing and co-ordinating complex risks, completing loss prevention surveys and handling technical referrals from clients, brokers and colleagues

• Engaging with project teams to deliver risk management services, including completion of surveys and the production of technical market reports to a high standard

• Supporting our GCS Construction Underwriters with high-quality technical advice with respect to loss avoidance and appropriate mitigation measures

• Provision of Desktop Reviews to support the profitable growth of the Construction book of business

• Supporting Aviva’s central ARMS team through the creation of relevant Loss Prevention Standards, team upskilling, training and development of Underwriters and other Risk Engineers

• Developing internal and external relationships to promote GCS risk management and to ensure the best service is delivered

Skills & experience we'd like to see:

• An experienced Civil Engineer, with sound knowledge of construction methods and international standards for complex risks, across a wide range of sectors

• Educated to Degree level in an Engineering or Geosciences discipline, preferably CEng MICE qualified

• Detailed knowledge of construction insurance risk management and loss prevention practices

• Experience of delivering survey engagement and reporting on a range of construction projects

• Developed presentation and customer engagement skills

• Ability to analyse, collate and interpret information to ensure proactive risk management decisions are made

• Relevant industry-specific qualifications

• Active member of a construction or insurance industry body

• Additional language skills an advantage

What will you get for this role?

• A competitive salary depending on location, experience and qualifications

• Generous defined contribution pension scheme

• Annual performance related bonus and pay review

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family (some exclusions apply)

• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at Aviva

At Aviva, we’re people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.

We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take responsibility, and who make good decisions.

The way we do this is important too. We’re all about our people – that’s you – so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we’re very open to that. In fact, we don’t advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it’s up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability and we’ll make sure we interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Daniela Krol a call on 0121 234 7660 or send an email to daniela.krol@aviva.com 

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.