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Sompo has a unique opportunity for an AVP, Property Account Engineer in our Risk Control Division.

Location: This is a remote role.

The Property Account Engineer will provide risk improvement consultation for large, industrial, and middle-market commercial property customers with highly protected risk (HPR) status. These services provide added value to our clients. The focus of this position is to coordinate the field consulting services needed to evaluate insurable loss exposures and the adequacy of control methods for existing and prospective clients, aid underwriters in selecting and pricing accounts, and impact positive changes at assigned clients through the recommendation process. This position requires travel to client sites for assessment and consultation purposes. The Account Engineer will also track trends at an account and book level and communicate effectively with our clients and brokers. Candidate must have proficiency in property risk control skills.

What you’ll be doing:

• Evaluate new and renewal accounts for surveys and services for complex, Large Property accounts across multiple industries and (large or complex) Middle Market properties

• Conduct technical reviews of engineering reports and desktop account reviews for the underwriting team

• Prioritize account service assignments and coordinate client engagements to achieve department goals

• Perform on-site client work to validate and analyze exposures and recommendations, which may include conducting risk control surveys

• Manage recommendation distribution and compliance to effectively influence clients for risk mitigation changes

• Analyze loss exposures trends and new technologies to provide risk control products and/or services to reduce losses

• Lead client and broker meetings, networking events, and additional social outings

What you’ll bring:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, science, or another related field. Possessing relevant professional designations or certifications such as, P-Eng., or CFPS, or other technical certification/designation is highly desirable.

• Minimum 10 years of insurance risk control experience preferred.

• Expertise in evaluating adequacy of fire protection systems.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

• Ability to plan strategically and prioritize workload to meet production and management objectives

Salary Range: $130,000 – $175,000. Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.

At Sompo, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees.

Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company underperforms. The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.

We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs:

• Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution
• Pharmacy benefits with mail order options
• Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children
• Vision benefits
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children
• Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions
• Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays
• Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tax-Free Commuter Benefit
• Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits