Assistant Vice President (Risk Engineering and Consulting)

Company:Marsh

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Advisory Team at Marsh. This role will be based in Hong Kong.

Marsh is the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor and we are hiring an independent engineer to join our risk engineering and consulting team based in Hong Kong. To complement our clients’ insurance program, we provide risk engineering advice on our client’s insured properties to help them understand their risk profile and find areas to improve for decreasing the likelihood and severity of incidents which may result in a claim.

The responsibilities of this role include all aspects of running and coordinating property/liability loss control and engineering projects. This may involve providing clients with advice and expertise on hazard and operational risks, natural hazards and integrity of building and other assets. 

We will count on you to:

• Conduct onsite and desktop risk surveys across clients' assets to identify hazards, exposures and existing controls
• Conduct risk identification and gap analysis on the assets' protection systems (such as fire protection system, property management protocol) and building service systems, comparing them against local HK regulations (Code of Practice) and/or global standards (such as NFPA, FM)
• Produce clear, timely technical reports including practical, cost-effective recommendations and where appropriate conduct loss estimations
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to meet agreed deadlines and submission requirements
• Address clients' engineering questions or concerns promptly and effectively
• Develop subject matter expertise in a designated area
• Assist with loss investigations, root-cause analysis and claims trend identification to inform risk advice
• Support business development by identifying advisory opportunities and helping to promote the advisory service offering
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement of tools, templates and technical guidelines

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, such as Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fire Safety Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering, preferably in building services, property, or facility management
• Strong grounding in property risk management, building construction, building services, fire protection and security system

• Excellent technical report writing and presentation skills with the ability to summarize complex issues concisely
• Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written English and Chinese
• Strong analytical, judgement and problem-solving skills
• Organized, able to manage own workload and meet reporting deadlines
• Client-focused with commercial awareness and ability to identify business opportunities
• Professional qualifications in engineering will be an advantage

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.