Risk Control Specialist - Houston

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Hiring Remotely in Texas, USA
Remote
93K-141K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Insurance
The Role
Conduct on-site risk control surveys for complex insureds, assess exposures and controls, prepare reports, provide consultative recommendations, collaborate with underwriting/sales/claims, deliver training, and market risk control services to reduce loss drivers and improve renewal decisions.
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At EMC, we’re all about working together to make an impact. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, contribute, and gain experience that matters. We strive to be caring leaders, close partners, and responsive experts—always supporting each other to do our best work. Join us, and let’s improve lives together.

  

**This position can be performed remotely for candidates who reside in the Houston, Texas area**

Essential Functions:

  • Completes on-site risk control surveys of highly sophisticated current and prospective policyholders’ operations, including in niche markets

  • Assesses and analyzes the exposure potential and existing controls and prepares risk control reports based on findings and communicates results to insured and agents

  • Provides consultation to policyholders regarding their operations, claims trends, and recommendations for improvement related to insured coverages, including developing written recommendations for policyholders to control hazards and to prevent or reduce exposure to insured losses

  • Consults with policyholders to understand their service needs and concerns and customizes consultative services to address loss drivers and exposures to meet insured’s needs, as well as other identified areas of need

  • Serves as a primary technical resource within assigned specialized focus area and provides technical expertise and guidance to other Risk Control team members

  • Collaborates with other Risk Control team members and subject matter experts on advanced technical questions as needed

  • Provides updates to other departments such as Underwriting, Sales, and Claims to improve renewal decision making, including communicating unique observations identified to underwriting to aid in the decision making with accounts

  • Markets risk control functions in coordination with the branch team through agency visits, presenting at agency and association meetings, etc

  • Provides detailed explanation of business operations, hazards, and controls associated with coverages

  • Delivers advanced training and on-site loss control surveys for current and prospective accounts

  • Identifies accounts that would benefit from ongoing, routine service, and/or focused short-term service

  • Analyzes previous losses and current exposures for large complex accounts, utilizing specialized knowledge to develop appropriate service plan(s)

  • Provides comprehensive, tailored services, such as hazard control assessments, ergonomic surveys, or slip-fall surveys, to address loss drivers and exposures while meeting insureds’ needs and documents in a service report

  • Develops positive relationships with accounts and agents

  • Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in a safety, engineering, industrial safety, fire protection related field or equivalent relevant experience

  • Five years of experience in risk control or safety role, or related experience

  • Certifications such as certified safety professional preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite

  • Strong knowledge of industrial, construction, fire, and commercial automotive safety

  • Good knowledge of various nationally recognized standards and codes, including OSHA, DOT and NFPA

  • Strong ability to understand and evaluate risk

  • Good ability to identify and visualize potential loss exposures

  • Strong problem-solving skills

  • Strong customer service skills

  • Ability to work effectively with others, as well as independently

  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet deadlines

  • Good verbal and written communication skills, including documentation skills

  • Travel required; a valid driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle report per company standards required if driving

The hiring salary range for this position will vary based on geographic location, falling within either of the following:

$92,670 - $128,045 or $102,443 - $140,845

A hiring range represents a subset of the full salary range. The actual salary will depend on several factors, including relevant education, skills, and experience of an applicant, geographic location, and business needs.



For information relating to the benefits EMC Team Members receive as part of a comprehensive rewards package, please visit www.emcins.com/careers.

Our employment practices are in accordance with the laws that prohibit discrimination due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, active military status, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

All of our locations are tobacco free including in company vehicles.

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The Company
HQ: Des Moines, IA
1,794 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

EMC Insurance Companies is among the top 60 insurance organizations in the country based on net written premium, and we have more than 2,500 employees. The company was organized in 1911 to write workers’ compensation protection in Iowa. Today, EMC provides property and casualty insurance products and services throughout the United States and writes reinsurance contracts worldwide. Operating under the trade name EMC Insurance Companies, Employers Mutual Casualty Company and one or more of its affiliated companies is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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