Senior Safety/Risk Management Consultant (North Carolina/South Carolina)

Are you looking to make an impactful difference in your work, yourself, and your community? Why settle for just a job when you can land a career? At ICW Group, we are hiring team members who are ready to use their skills, curiosity, and drive to be part of our journey as we strive to transform the insurance carrier space. We're proud to be in business for over 50 years, and its change agents like yourself that will help us continue to deliver our mission to create the best insurance experience possible.

Headquartered in San Diego with regional offices located throughout the United States, ICW Group has been named for the twelfth consecutive year in a row and for the 20th time overall as a Top 50 performing P&C organization offering the stability of a large, profitable and growing company combined with a focus on all things people. It's our team members who make us an employer of choice and the vibrant company we are today. We strive to make both our internal and external communities better everyday! Learn more about why you want to be here!

This is a field position with administrative work done from home. Travel is required within a territory in and around North Carolina & South Carolina to visit policy holders from a variety of industries such as Construction, Manufacturing & Transportation.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Partners with internal stakeholders in conducting research or accident investigations to sustain claims and underwriting initiatives.  

• Identifies and quantifies Workers’ Compensation (WC), Commercial Property and/or Liability risks for accounts.

• Schedules company surveys and account service plans within standard operating protocols to identify risk factors.

• Mitigates risk by initiating and implementing complex corrective action recommendations and thorough execution of formal service plans.

• Collaborates with underwriting and claims teams to develop, draft and present large account service proposals. 

• Performs accident investigations as needed in support of claims and underwriting. 

Delivers risk management services to customers to mitigate risk, identify exposures and/or mitigate claim costs. 

• Identifies key risks and mitigating factors such workflow, values, legal, ownership structure, professional reputation, customer base or industry segments including assessing business operations risks and analyzing business or company financial data.

• Recommends methods to control or reduce risk based on assessment to customer base. 

• Documents and ensures communication of key risks with the preparation of financial documents, reports, or data modeling. 

Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to retain and augment industry knowledge and regulations surrounding risk management assignments.    

• Provides training for clients on risk identification, quantification, and control.

• Facilitates (Safety OnDemand, In person, webinar) required OSHA, NFPA, CPSC, and third party liability prevention program training for business accounts.

• Consults with clients to answer queries and provide hands on assistance for subjects such as exposure, market scenarios or value-at-risk calculations to educate/assist clients on the varied topics regarding risk management.

• Consults with underwriting to answer questions and provide expertise associated with Workers Compensation and Commercial Package Insurance lines.

• Confers financial literature to ensure use of the latest models or statistical techniques to provide cutting-edge services to companies. 

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university with a major or emphasis in Business Administration, Risk Management, STEM, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

• Minimum 5 years of related experience in Risk Management, Safety or related field required.

• Experience completing property surveys preferred.

• Experience assessing liability risks including premises liability, contractual liability, products liability, and/or completed operations preferred. 

• Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), CPE, or Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) preferred.

• Valid, current driver's license is required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Working knowledge of risk management policies, practices, and methodologies.

• Strong verbal communication skills. Superior organizational and time management skills. 

• Intermediate to advanced level consulting and understanding of intermediate risk management concepts.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical information including codes and regulations.

• Technical aptitude and detail oriented. 

• Ability to quickly establish credibility and rapport with others. Insurance industry acumen. 

• Experience working in a collaborative environment.

• Critical thinking ability with influencing skills.  Negotiating change to achieve optimal outcomes. 

• Ability to give and receive coaching and feedback; effectively present information in English and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

• Ability to read and write in English, bi-lingual capabilities are a plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS  

The employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. Requires a level of vision that permits both day and night driving.  Ability to climb ladders at job sites and in plant facilities is required.  Sitting at airports and on aircraft due to various requirements and delays is necessary.  This position includes sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle for various lengths of time.  

WORK ENVIRONMENT  

This position operates in an office/home office environment and requires the frequent use of a computer, telephone, copier and other standard office equipment.  Position requires visits to client's locations where meetings are held, tours made of the premises are given and testing is performed or witnessed. Routine travel by auto and periodic overnight travel involving both auto and air. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to a variety of industrial equipment, personnel, materials and operations, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions.  There is the potential for exposure to environmental hazards.  The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places. Employee may be required to climb ladders or fixed stairs to elevated or depressed levels at risk sites or construction sites. The noise level in the work environment varies depending on the nature of the insured's operations.  The noise level can range from minimal to very loud. Employee must wear various Personal Protective Equipment such as: hard hats, safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection and/ or respirators in dust producing operations as needed for the specific hazards at the locations.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position at this time. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

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The current range for this position is

$90,559.93 - $152,723.07

This range is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at ICW Group, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors unique to each candidate, including experience, education and the location of the role and considers employees performing substantially similar work.

WHY JOIN ICW GROUP?

• Challenging work and the ability to make a difference
• You will have a voice and feel a sense of belonging
• We offer a competitive benefits package, with generous medical, dental, and vision plans as well as 401K retirement plans and company match
• Bonus potential for all positions
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Want to continue learning? We’ll support you 100% 

ICW Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. ICW Group will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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Job Category

Underwriting