Senior Risk Engineer II - Property
Company: Allianz
Location: Schiller Park
Posted on: February 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Allianz Commercial specializes in property insurance for
middle-market and large companies, providing comprehensive coverage
for complex and challenging risks. Through our global network, we
offer tailored all-risks property and business interruption
insurance. Our Allianz Risk Consulting (ARC) team is made up of
experienced engineers from a wide range of technical and scientific
disciplines. The team provides a flexible range of risk consulting
services, from natural hazards, fire safety, and human and
organizational risk factors to in-depth analysis of industry
operations, and financial exposures, across all industry sectors
and risks. We also focus on delivering bespoke training plans to
help our clients to optimize risk management procedures in the long
term. The Impact You Will Have Reporting to the Property Manager
AE, this role provides Property Risk Engineering expertise and
support to Allianz Commercial and its customers, to assist Allianz
Commercial Underwriting in risk selection and retention of
accounts. Responsibilities include both Field Engineering
(on-site/location level risk evaluation) and Account Engineering
(account level/desktop review) risk assessment job activities, such
as providing ongoing co-ordination and monitoring of the loss
control activity / servicing of assigned accounts within the
Midwest geographic region and/or area of technical expertise. This
is a client-facing role, and the successful candidate should
demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain collaborative and
professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders,
including underwriting teams, peer experts, brokers, clients,
marketing and distribution teams, claims departments, and
colleagues across the globe. Additionally, maintaining and
enhancing technical skills and expertise in their specific field or
specialty is crucial to effectively support the business. The role
also requires the ability to creatively apply risk engineering
knowledge and technologies like data analysis, modeling, and AI to
solve problems. This involves offering predefined services and
developing customized solutions to meet client risk engineering and
mitigation needs. Finally, the candidate must be adaptable to
changes in business needs, systems, tools, processes, and
technological developments, ensuring they can effectively respond
to evolving challenges and opportunities. This is a remote position
and requires approximately 30% travel for field surveys, client
meetings and potential collaboration with underwriting colleagues
in zone offices. Some of your specific responsibilities could
include: • Independently support large corporate clients or clients
with complex business occupancies and structures. Complete on-site
field engineering survey assessments and plan reviews for
underwriting and insureds, evaluating and summarizing exposures and
controls. Complete account level overviews, desk top reviews and
risk assessments to support zone and regional underwriting efforts,
providing guidance and professional advice to clients and
underwriting from both a location-level and a holistic,
program-wide perspective. Experience in a variety of occupancies,
including both manufacturing and soft sectors, is necessary. •
Survey large client operations in all business segments - obtain
appropriate data, identify hazards, discuss findings with
appropriate parties, and generate comprehensive risk engineering
reports, recommendations, etc. Work with underwriting, the client
and broker to develop appropriate value-added solutions through
tailored loss control programs and services, including development
of scope and cost of risk consulting services. Conduct client
stewardship meetings, promote and technically support ARC services
and solutions, and foster client interaction with the objective of
enhancing client resilience by mitigating property loss potentials.
Work with claims post loss as required. • Generate appropriate,
technically accurate work product (Account Engineering annual
account summaries, Prospect desktop reviews, risk engineering
survey reports, recommendations, confirmation letters, etc.) as a
result of account engineering, survey and service activities.
Conduct all work in accordance with Account Service Instructions /
Global Standard Operating Procedure requirements and reporting
deadlines in alignment with departmental performance objectives.
Ensure appropriate data entry and quality in accordance with GSOP
and management requirements. • This position requires good time
management, organization and communication skills with both
internal and external customers. The successful candidate must be
able to balance field survey and prospect/account review and
coordination workload demands, as well as regular meetings and
interactions with clients and underwriting. Daily workflow may
require communication with third party service providers, clients,
brokers, insured risk management department personnel,
underwriting, peers, etc. Good, proactive communication skills,
along with appropriate follow-up activities with relevant parties,
are needed to maintain smooth and efficient workflow. • Assist
Allianz Commercial and clients with respect to ongoing or specific
projects. Support with relevant expertise additional ARC Services
and be able to articulate and adapt these as potential solutions to
client concerns especially in enhancing operational resilience.
Participate in Segment Expert Teams and other ARC initiatives, as
well as ARC Global (inter-regional), cross-LoB and/or
cross-functional projects as warranted. Assist with training and
presentations to clients, industry groups, and within ARC Corporate
Property, other LoBs and in support of other functions (e.g.
underwriting) as requested. What You’ll Bring to the Role • Minimum
5 years’ loss prevention engineering experience in an HPR type
insurance environment relevant to the LoB (Property). Good
knowledge and professional experience in various business sectors,
related hazards and associated protection/controls. • Experience or
background in managing/coordinating large global corporate property
accounts within various occupancy sectors. Experience in specialist
industries (semi-conductor, chemical/pharmaceutical, automotive) or
hazards (Nat-Cat, BI/IBI/CBI/supply chain, emerging risks) is a
plus. • Experience or background in the property insurance industry
- understanding the language of insurance and technical aspects of
property risk engineering. • Bachelors degree in Fire Protection
Engineering or engineering type discipline (i.e. Civil, Chemical,
Industrial, Mechanical). • Bachelors degree in another related
discipline will be considered in conjunction with extensive
technical expertise or experience in HPR insurance industry. •
Demonstrate great engineering/technical expertise in Property Risk
Engineering, as well as strong familiarity with a variety of
occupancies and the associated hazards. • Strong familiarity with
Fire Protection guidelines, such as NFPA or FM Global. Commitment
to maintaining knowledge of developments and new technologies in
field. • Ability to understand and apply technical loss control
concepts to a variety of property risks and promote various ARC
services as potential solutions for customer concerns. •
Self-motivated, with the ability to work effectively in both home
office and team environments. Proactive change agent, adapting with
ease and promoting among peers the adoption of new technologies,
processes and working methods. • Excellent written, verbal and
presentation skills. • Ability to travel throughout the US, with
the potential for some Canada or international travel. • Good
knowledge of the MS365 environment, AI tools, data analytics and
and visualization techniques as well as NATCAT modeling principles
• The ability to utilize AI tools to support day-today tasks,
improve efficiency, and contribute to data-driven decision-making
is valuable. A willingness to learn and explore how AI can enhance
your role and the broader organization is expected.
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