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Working hours: Part‑time, job‑share or full‑time. Salary: £55,000-£100,000 plus car and allowances (depending on experience). Location: Home‑Based, UK – travel to London office and international sites as required. 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 provide 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 home‑based position will require travel to our London office and customer sites internationally.
Responsibilities
* Assist underwriters by assessing risk quality and estimating maximum loss potential for Property Damage, Business Interruption and Liability.
* 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.
* Assess broker submissions and survey reports to produce desk‑top risk assessments for other production facilities.
* Support claims validation and investigation processes.
* Provide thought leadership and technical insight on risk features of related industries, drawing lessons from losses.
* Work with customers and brokers to identify and develop opportunities to deliver income‑generating risk engineering services.
Qualifications
* 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 operational experience of production, maintenance and plant integrity, technical support, etc.
* Experience in wells or commissioning is an added interest.
* Ability to produce concise and accurate technical reports in a timely manner.
* Existing knowledge of the insurance market and experience in customer‑facing roles to develop business propositions and deliver growth.
Benefits
Zurich offers a wide range of employee benefits to provide flexibility and support your life. Highlights include a 12% defined non‑contributory pension scheme, an annual company bonus, private medical insurance and the option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
About Zurich
With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, Zurich is a long‑standing player in the insurance industry, committed to sustainability, diversity, inclusion and continuous improvement.
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