Role Type: Existing vacancy

Love the construction and infrastructure space and want to be at the center of major projects while building deep client relationships? Looking for a surety role where you can be both a trusted advisor and a visible face in the market?

Join Aon as a Surety Account Executive and work with a specialized local construction team backed by national experts, where you'll be supported to grow an existing book and drive new business with the scale of a global firm behind you!

The salary range for this position is CAD $ 64,000- $97,900. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity. Aon also offers you a generous incentive earning opportunity and a comprehensive benefits package.

What the day will look like

To succeed, you need to be a great teammate working with a local group of risk and insurance professionals. This group is supported by a wealth of additional national resources. All are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to businesses within the building sector.

• Delivering continuous excellence in servicing an existing book;
• Identifying specific client and prospect needs and developing innovative and cost-effective solutions;
• Developing and nurturing client relationships to ensure, or progress, Aon's position as risk management advisor of choice;
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with the underwriting community for the ultimate benefit of the client;
• Manage the clients' daily bonding needs, including receipt and review of bond requests, facilitate required information exchange between clients and underwriters to secure timely approvals;
• Lead administrative service functions including bond issuance, modifications, renewals and cancellations, invoicing, collections, file and database management, and other related activities for assigned clients;
• Reviewing of claims and handling the client expectations around claims handling;
• Providing the leadership required for development and delivery of surety and industry related presentations/seminars for clients/prospects as required;
• Monitoring client accounts receivable statements, and collecting outstanding premium owing;
• Acting as a visible face of Aon within the community, working to consistently prospect and facilitating lead generation activities;
• Producing new business and assisting in the development of sales and marketing strategies designed to cultivate revenue generation opportunities;
• Developing new contacts and establishing relationships with prospects that align with the Region's/Branch's acknowledged targeted industry or segments;
• Cross-selling and expanding existing insurance programs with clients; developing and handling client relationships in order to increase sales penetration and cultivate new business opportunities, and;
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

How this opportunity is different

What sets this Surety Account Executive role apart is the chance to work at the heart of Canada's major construction and infrastructure projects, managing both day-to-day bonding needs and strategic, high-impact client relationships.

You'll partner closely with a specialized local construction and surety team, backed by Aon's national experts in risk, analytics, and industry solutions. At the same time, you'll be supported by strong operations, service, and market-facing colleagues so you can focus on advising clients and growing the book. This is a role where you can be the visible face of Aon in the construction community while having the depth and scale of a global firm behind you.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• 3+ years of contract surety underwriting experience is required
• Construction-specific experience from a program and project specific perspective
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbally and written
• Customer focused with proven relationship building skills
• High business acumen and professional presentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as a key member of a team and independently with minimum supervision
• Meticulous attention to detail, refined organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
• Proven ability to prioritize competing requirements and deadlines under pressure
• Must have strong digital literacy and be proficient with the Microsoft Office Package

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

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