🚀 Senior Risk Manager

Hiring now — limited positions available!

Jacobs

💰 Earn $150.000 – $200.000 / year
  • 📍 Location: Portland
  • đź“… Posted: Oct 28, 2025

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact: At Jacobs, we don’t settle – always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our knowledge and innovation as we look to the future with great optimism and focus.

As a Senior Risk Management Professional , you will be joining a collaborative, interactive, and inclusive risk and insurance management team. Your role will be an integral part of a global team that delivers risk management support, project risk identification, and insurance program structure, placement, and management to Jacobs’ operations around the world.

In this role, you will:

  • Actively support Jacobs’ commitment to safety and our core values
  • Review RFQ/RFPs to provide project risk identification and advice to pursuit teams.
  • Review, draft, and negotiate insurance-related provisions of complex project contracts to ensure compliance with insurance requirements as well as providing substantive advice on surety requirements, indemnifications, limitation of liability, and waivers.
  • Analyze joint venture and other teaming agreements to establish effective insurance requirements among teaming members and owner/client.
  • Participate in annual renewal and administration of Jacobs’ corporate insurance programs.
  • Work with brokers and internal clients on placement of both corporate and project-specific insurance policies.
  • Support project pursuit teams’ evaluation and use of project-specific insurance needs.
  • Monitor insurance market conditions/trends and update interested parties.
  • Seek out improvement opportunities to enhance Jacobs’ risk management program effectiveness including process improvement initiatives, technology, and automation.
  • Identify risk trends and new exposures (physical, operational, financial, and reputational) to Jacobs.
  • Conduct training tailored to the unique insurance and risk needs of the audience.
  • Assist with budget management and forecasting.
  • Perform other duties as needed.

Here's what you'll need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in risk/insurance, business, law, or related field
  • Extensive experience in insurance/risk management role gained with broker, insurer, or in corporate risk management
  • Engineering and construction industry experience
  • Advanced understanding of complex insurance and risk management principles
  • Exceptional knowledge of casualty and property coverage lines and policy mechanics
  • Deep understanding of project delivery methods such as DBB, DB, PDB, DDB, and CMAR
  • Strong knowledge of Surety, CIPs, SDI, and Builders Risk insurance
  • Strong understanding of contractual risk transfer, indemnity provisions, and general principles of tort and damages
  • Familiarity with global insurance program structures
  • Ability to define, analyze, and effectively solve problems, seeking guidance, as necessary
  • Motivated and contributing team member, but also able to work independently
  • Clear ability to take initiative to define, analyze and effectively solve problems, seeking guidance as necessary, rather than waiting to be directed
  • Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks from a wide range of internal customers
  • Strong desire to seek out learning opportunities for professional growth
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Ideally, you’ll have:

  • Industry certification (e.g., AFSB, ARM, CPCU, CRIS) or other evidence of continuing professional education
  • Knowledge of governmental entities operations and procurement processes

Jacobs offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. We also offer a personalized paid time off policy, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

#J-18808-Ljbffr
👉 Apply Now

Hurry — interviews are being scheduled daily!