Loss Control Specialist

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

The Role

• Provide construction insurance risk control advice to the project owner. Engage with general contractors and subcontractors on behalf of the owner. Facilitate collaborative risk identification and sustainable risk mitigation with /senior project management, safety directors. project managers, and insurance carrier representatives.


• Analyze and stay on top of emerging project loss trends to advise owner of potential mitigation strategies even when established mitigation protocols have not yet been developed by contractors


• Coordinate and manage carrier underwriting loss control surveys by coordinating the pre-visit agenda and needed documentation. Represent the owners best interest during the actual on-site survey and assist the owner and contractors with responding to any recommendations.


• Conduct project risk assessments and on-going oversite safety surveys.


• Participate in project-level planning/progress meetings with project safety & supervisor management resources with ability to identify and anticipate future loss exposures and align with expected safety and loss control mitigation efforts.


• Prepare and deliver expert training programs to, management, supervisors, and employees.


• Provide written risk control follow-up reports to clients including survey results, interactive improvement opportunity discussions, pre-planning discussions, incident reviews, incident/observation trending as well as, management level feedback regarding progress to service expectations.


• Prepare quarterly project progress reports for each project that document risk control activities.


• Research risk control related information as necessary to educate contractors and the owner. Provide expert analysis for owner when sharing outside reports and studies.


• Prepare safety materials, including sample policies, manuals, handbooks, and other reference items.


• Provide expert advice about compliance issues with safety-health-environmental on actual and proposed Federal and State laws, codes, regulations, and standards.


• Provide guidance to ensure emergency response plan and crisis communication plan are current and effectively implemented.


• Provide advice and provide best thinking on assessment programs to evaluate trade contractor partners’ performance.


• Develop and maintains strong client focused relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.

The Requirements

• Naturally Curious and a track record of solving problems (People and Engineering)
• Passionate and excited about Safety and Risk Control
• Working knowledge of construction building processes, execution, and terminology.
• Strong ability to coach and mentor others, including senior management. Ability to work within an executive environment.
• Extensive Knowledge and expert advice on regulatory compliance regarding state and federal occupational safety and health standards – OSHA construction, Cal-OSHA, DOT, state and federal EPA, ANSI, SME, NCCO, and others
• Able to problem-solve within OH&S legislation.
• Ability to communicate issues, trends, and objectives to WTW management.
• Conflict resolution, with the ability to manage and effectively resolve conflict with clients internal WTW colleagues and the ability to influence others towards resolution in high pressure short turnaround situations.
• Skills in the anticipation, identification and evaluation of hazardous conditions and practices in various construction project environments
• Excellent verbal, written, active listening, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate to and influence change in groups of individuals, from senior management to front-line employees.
• Ability to prepare and review both individual insurance losses and historical loss trends. Must have the ability to draw solid conclusions from seemingly unrelated factors that will motivate and inspire clients to change work plan processes and behavior.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and internal administrative and operational systems including teams-based environments.
• BS, CSP, ARM, or CPCU preferred.
• Work, support and collaborate with other national and regional WTW risk control professionals.
• Able to fly using commercial aircraft. Experience with the constant rigors and demands of business travel by air, rail, rental car, personal vehicle, or watercraft.
• Must be able to deal with constant travel itinerary scheduling, client changes and cancellations specific to hotel and transportation or possible remote temporary short stays in rural areas.
• Prolonged sitting and standing
• Ability to effectively communicate with others in English
• Visual acuity sufficient to computer work
• Mobility sufficient to conduct client visits, including at job sites offering little access, at elevated heights.
• Ability to climb stairs, scaffold stair systems, ladders.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that base salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Company Benefits

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits:

  Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)

• Leave Benefits:

  Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (Washington State only)

• Retirement Benefits:

  Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k). All Level 38 and more senior roles may also be eligible for non-qualified Deferred Compensation and Deferred Savings Plans. If Level 38 or more senior role is in Washington State, you must add the retirement benefits paragraph to the job description. Please note: Producer Sales roles are not currently eligible for the WTW Pension Plan.

EOE, including disability/vets

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.