{"id":1775700,"url":"https://alion.io/job/pepper-construction-director-risk-management","title":"Director, Risk Management","company":{"id":2247187,"name":"Pepper Construction","domain":"pepperconstruction.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/pepperconstruction","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Dayforce","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":76,"open_postings":18,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.944,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"}},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Barrington, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":124000,"max_usd":238000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1864},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-08T05:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-03","last_verified_at":"2026-10-15T05:43:53Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":99,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":99},"description":"The Director, Corporate Risk Management will lead the Company’s enterprise risk management strategy as grow beyond $3B in revenue, providing strategic oversight of insurance programs, claims management, contractual risk, loss control, and risk mitigation initiatives across the organization. This role is responsible for designing, placing, and managing property and casualty insurance programs; supporting Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs (CCIPs); and developing practical solutions that protect the Company’s people, projects, assets, and financial performance.\n\nServing as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, business unit leaders, and cross-functional partners, the Director will help embed risk awareness into daily operations while enabling informed decision-making and supporting continued growth. The ideal leader brings strong technical expertise, sound judgment, collaborative influence, and an innovative approach to managing emerging business, operational, financial, and contractual risks within a complex construction environment.\n\nMAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nRisk Strategy & Insurance Programs\nLeads the implementation, governance and continuous improvement of a Contractor Controlled Insurance Program (CCIP) and Subcontractor Default Insurance program\nIn collaboration with brokers, underwriters, and insurers, designs, places and manages insurance programs that effectively allocate, mitigate, and finance risk\nRegularly reviews insurance coverages, limits, deductibles, and structures to ensure alignment with business growth, coverage optimization, project risk profiles, and market conditions\nDevelops insurance cost allocation and billing models to support accurate divisional and project pricing\nMeets with company clients, subcontractors, consultants to negotiate contractual insurance and bonding terms to mitigate retained risks.\n\nContractual & Financial Risk\nReviews contractual insurance and risk allocation provisions; identifies and advises on one-sided, unusual, or high-risk terms\nPartners with the Corporate Legal Team to develop and negotiate contract terms, exceptions and amendments related to risk, insurance, and bonding\nObtains and evaluates specialty insurance coverage required by owner contracts or unique project risks\n\nClaims & Loss Management\nPartners with the third-party claims administrators (“TPAs”), claims adjusters/consultants, claims counsel, and General Counsel to oversee claims strategy, valuation, and reserve adequacy\nEnsures claims data accuracy and provides clear, actionable reporting to executive leadership\nUses claims trends to drive loss prevention and operational improvements\n\nOperational Risk & Loss Control\nWorks closely with Operations, Safety, Fleet Management, Human Resources, Facilities Management, and project teams to implement systems, procedures and controls that reduce the frequency and severity of losses\nProvides training and guidance to Operation’s project teams on insurance programs, CCIP requirements, risk controls, and risk management best practices\nServes as a trusted advisor to operations leadership on risk-related decision making\n\nFleet Risk Management\nOversees fleet risk strategy, including driver standards, insurance coverage, loss trends, auto liability exposure, and claims performance in partnership with Safety and Operations\nLeads accident review, preventability determinations, repair estimate evaluation, severity tiering, and related cost-control processes\nManages driver risk tracking, including point assignment logic, scoring methodology, Samba MVR notifications, annual MVR reviews, and the system of record\nLeads the Fleet Safety Committee and provides governance, reporting, and escalation support for fleet risk decisions\nAnalyzes frequency, severity, repeat drivers, and geographic trends to inform corrective actions, risk mitigation strategies, and reporting to executive leadership and insurance partners\nEnsures alignment with TPAs, carriers, and the overall claims management strategy for auto losses\nManagement of External Partnerships & Provider Relations\nDevelops and maintains strong relationships with insurance brokers, carriers, TPAs, claims administrators, actuaries, loss control specialists, and consultants\nMaintains all insurance policies, certificates, and records; provides regular reporting on program performance, claims activity and emerging risks\nServes as an active member of the Corporate Enterprise Risk Committee reporting to executive management\nRepresents and communicates the Company’s insurance and risk programs to internal stakeholders and external partners\n\nPOSITION REQUIREMENTS\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Business Management, Risk Management, Insurance, Risk Control, or a related field. Master’s Degree preferred\nProfessional Designations: Certified Risk Management Professional (CRMP), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), or Certified Risk Manager (CRM)\nMinimum of 10 years of progressive risk and insurance management experience, preferably within the construction or investment real estate industry or a construction-focused insurance/bonding brokerage or insurance carrier environment\nDemonstrated technical experience managing complex insurance and risk control programs, and large-scale claims portfolios\nPrevious experience successfully providing leadership and direction to a support team of risk management and claims management professionals\nStrong leadership presence with the ability to advise and influence operational, legal, and executive management teams\nExcellent written, verbal and presentation skills\n\nThe annual salary midpoint for this role is $195,000. We consider many factors when determining the actual hiring salary. These factors may include location, transferable skills, work experience, licensure and certification, business needs, internal equity, and market demands.\nPepper Construction is dedicated to offering our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that prioritizes their physical, financial, and emotional well-being. We offer medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans, a generous 401k match, and a student loan repayment benefit. In addition to paid time off for company holidays, vacation, and personal days, Pepper offers fully paid medical and parental leave, mental health services, and more.\nFor additional information, visit www.pepperconstruction.com.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6488,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Equity","Insurance coverage","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Real Estate","Construction"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T16:28:51Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.351,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":99,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pepper-construction-director-risk-management","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pepper-construction-director-risk-management.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T06:09:00Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9211,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2247187},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2247187"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-director-risk-management"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-director-risk-management"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-director-risk-management"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pepper-construction-director-risk-management\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-director-risk-management"}]}