Assistant Insurance And Risk Manager (Europe)

Description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day given by the company) with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.

Job Purpose

The Risk Management team is a small but critical team within RES. As the Assistant Insurance & Risk Manager (AIRM) – Europe, you will report to and work closely with the Insurance and Risk Manager to support best-in-class insurance & surety programs.

You will assist with the design, management, and implementation of the insurance & surety programs, being comfortable with detail and well organised, managing all relevant insurance data to effectively manage policies to bring claims to equitable conclusion for employees and the Company.

In addition you will also assist in acquiring accurate information which represents the Company’s risk to insurers. You will be a business partner, providing support to key internal stakeholders during contract negotiations on insurance and surety provisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on liability and insurance provisions for all contractual negotiations
• Assist with managing local fronting policies to meet local requirements
• Assist with due diligence exercises for acquisitions, mergers, or decommissioning
• Provide risk management/insurance support to RES business units within Europe.

• Assist in managing adherence to facility limits across bonding which includes liaising with surety facilities
• Handle routine operational processes, special research projects including project specific and administrative work as assigned by the European Insurance and Risk Manager
• Administer surety responsibilities including procurement, monitoring, surety billing and capacity tracking
• Maintain a variety of records and files for the purpose of ensuring documentation control and in accordance with administrative and legal requirements
• Administer insurance responsibilities (e.g. contracts, insurance billing, policy documents, evidence of coverage, etc.) for the purpose of coordinating activities and ensuring financial and legal compliance
• The administration of the regional property, casualty and liability claims, including RES representation with insurance adjusters and carriers to consistently resolve claims

Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of standard project construction contracts, operational contracts, common project finance and procurement models
• Knowledge of lean techniques to support the implementation of value-adding procedures would be advantageous
• Technical knowledge of insurance and risk management, gained within the insurance industry, reinsurance, or alternatively within a commercial environment
• Technical knowledge of surety administration and procedures is an advantage

Skills

• Demonstrated skills in collaboration, teamwork and problem solving to achieve goals
• Strong writing skills for reports, meeting minutes, business correspondence and procedure manuals
• Fluent (reading and speaking) in Spanish - preferable
• Strong communication skills with both subject matter experts and non-experts, ability to produce both detailed information/data and executive summaries as appropriate
• Ability to organise work priorities and meet specific objectives under time constraints
• Proficiency with data management, document control and spreadsheet analysis
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive, 'can do' attitude, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Proficient with multi-tasking and able to work independently to produce reliable work products

Experience

• Strong experience within the field of risk management or insurance brokerage, underwriting or claims handling
• Experience with computerised databases/software applications and claims administration

Qualifications

• Degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.

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