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As an Engineer you will be providing technical support for Construction & Engineering Team including both underwriter support and client facing role.
Who We Are
The newly-formed Construction & Engineering team will write a broad portfolio of single project and annually renewing construction risks across a broad range of industries including but not limited to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, power generation and other industrial / commercial risks on a world-wide basis. We will also look for involvement in residential and civil projects to balance the portfolio.
We are committed to technical underwriting and support our decision making with experienced engineering expertise. Our customers are the most valuable stakeholders in the value chain, and we work closely with our claims team to deliver the best possible experience. A great emphasis is placed on long term partnerships with both brokers and assureds. We pride ourselves on a collaborative team mentality and have a strong support structure in place to help all associates achieve their goals. We are an established leader in our selected segments and target leadership across our full offering. We write business on both Syndicate 3000 paper at Lloyd’s and through MISE (Europe) and Markel International Insurance Company Limited.
Part of Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.
What You’ll Be Doing
This role involves close collaboration with underwriting and claims teams, conducting technical and risk reviews, representing Markel in industry forums, and developing business plans to target revenue opportunities.
Key Skills & Responsibilities
* Liaise closely with the underwriting team on new risk submissions and provide engineering focussed reviews on the technology being used.
* Complete ad hoc technology reviews including design, track record, natural catastrophe exposures and any related issues underwriters should be aware of.
* Complete desktop and risk surveys for projects and follow market to review and give underwriters a better idea of risk profile
* Pro-actively target potential revenue streams for the engineering team, identifying opportunities from Markel’s existing client and pipeline base for engineering reviews. Devise business plan for these opportunities and agree budget in coordination with the Head of Renewable Energy and Energy Divisional Manager Director
* Liaise closely with the claims team on larger claims, to further team understanding of loss trends and to assist in claims adjustments and negotiations with OEM’s
* Collaborate with existing engineers at Markel to show expert client support from construction through operating.
* Work with existing engineers to develop a common reporting and risk scoring framework that will scale through the organisation
What’s in it for you?
We win together
Teamwork is key, and everyone has a seat at the table.
We enjoy the everyday
We’re dedicated to our work but always keep a sense of humour and leave our egos at the door.
* A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…
* Up to 16% company pension scheme,
* Private medical and dental cover, Menopause plan, emergency care benefit (children/Pets/dependants)
* Income protection, Life assurance, electric car scheme, travel insurance
* 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
* As well as other great benefits on offer there are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career!
Are you ready to play your part?
If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward, reach their full potential and seize opportunities. You’ll find your fit amongst our diverse global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to think further because we believe that when we strive for better and realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!
Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
At Markel we are all about the people, celebrating the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.
As part of our vision to be an inclusive employer of choice. If you require any adjustments for your interview, please let us know in advance.
You do not need to disclose specific details; we’re happy to accommodate any reasonable adjustments in line with our committed to providing an inclusive assessment experience and ensuring all candidates have the best opportunity in their assessment.
Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed, including alternative formats of documents or information on how to apply offline.
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