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Location: Home-Based, UK. Working hours: This role is available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis. Salary: £55,000-£100,000 depending on experience plus car and allowances. Closing date for applications: 31st October 2025.
The opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity to work within our risk engineering business as an Oil & Gas Risk Engineer. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that all risk engineering is technically and commercially viable by providing first class customer service and ensuring that all risk engineering policies and standards are clearly defined and implemented. You will be part of a team that provides expert resource to Zurich’s internal teams in underwriting and claims, to customers and to our global risk engineering network on Oil & Gas related Property, Business Interruption, Construction, Machinery Breakdown and Liability/Environmental issues. This is a home-based position and will require travel to our London office and customer sites internationally. Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.
What will you be doing?
* To assist underwriters by assessing risk quality and estimating maximum loss potential for Property Damage, Business Interruption and Liability.
* To carry out site-based risk engineering surveys of worldwide production facilities, producing clear technical reports for internal or external distribution and providing customers with risk improvement recommendations.
* To assess broker submissions and survey reports to produce desk top risk assessments for other production facilities.
* To support claims validation and investigation processes.
* To provide thought leadership and technical insight on risk features of related industries, including lessons from losses.
* To be conversant with our full risk engineering proposition and to work with customers and brokers to identify and develop opportunities to deliver income generating risk engineering services.
What are we looking for?
* Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering (Chemical/ Mechanical preferred).
* Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards.
* Extensive industrial experience in upstream (exploration/production) operations, including production, maintenance and plant integrity, technical support, etc.
* Experience in wells or commissioning would be considered of interest.
* Ability to produce concise and accurate technical reports in a timely manner.
* Knowledge of the insurance market and experience in customer-facing roles to develop business propositions and deliver growth.
What will you get in return?
Zurich offers a wide range of employee benefits to provide real flexibility so our people can tailor their benefits throughout the year. Benefits include a 12% defined non-contributory pension, annual company bonus, private medical insurance and the option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
For more information about our benefits, see Employee benefits | Working at Zurich Insurance UK.
Who we are
At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet. With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry. We’re committed to sustainable impact, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and continuous development. We’re also engaged in volunteering and community initiatives through Zurich Community Trust.
Our culture
We place a real emphasis on wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and we’re proud of the awards we’ve won for our culture. We encourage employees to bring their authentic selves to work and are committed to treating all applicants with fairness and respect, irrespective of background or protected characteristics. We provide a supportive environment with opportunities for training and development and a focus on volunteering and community activity.
So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported. Love what you do. Be part of Zurich.
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