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This position will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership, offering independent risk assessments, program recommendations, and cross-functional guidance. The Director will play a pivotal role in evaluating and potentially establishing alternative risk financing mechanisms, including captive insurance structures and self-insurance programs, while also overseeing the successful expansion of the company’s surety bonding program.This role can be based full-time in our office in San Diego, CA, Denver, CO, Dallas, TX, or Edison, NJ. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.\nJob Description:\n*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned\nPosition Responsibilities and Duties:\nStrategic Risk Leadership\nWorking with leadership, develop, implement, and continuously refine a comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework aligned with company strategy and growth objectives. \nProactively present risk management recommendations, trend analyses, and program updates to executive leadership and the Board \nEstablish and track key risk indicators (KRIs) and present regular risk dashboards to senior management. \nInsurance Program Management\nLead all aspects of annual insurance renewals across all lines of coverage, including General Liability, Workers’ Compensation, Commercial Auto, Umbrella/Excess, Professional Liability, and Pollution Liability. \nManage Builders Risk policy placements, including project-specific and blanket programs, ensuring appropriate coverage terms and limits aligned with project scope and value. \nConduct and oversee insurance audits, ensuring accurate premium computation and resolving discrepancies with carriers. \nMaintain strong relationships with brokers, underwriters, and carriers; actively market the company’s risk profile to secure favorable terms and pricing. \nBenchmark coverage, retentions, and premiums against industry peers and recommend program adjustments. \nAlternative Risk Financing & Captive Development\nLead the feasibility analysis, design, and potential implementation of a captive insurance company or other alternative risk transfer vehicles. \nEvaluate self-insurance programs for appropriate lines of coverage, including fronting arrangements, loss-sensitive programs, and funded retentions. \nPartner with external advisors (actuaries, captive managers, legal counsel) to structure, domicile, and operate alternative risk financing programs. \nDevelop financial models to assess risk retention strategies and their impact on company cash flow and total cost of risk (TCOR). \nEnsure regulatory compliance for all alternative risk structures, including captive licensing, reserve adequacy, and reporting requirements. \nClaims Management\nOversee the end-to-end claims management process across all lines of coverage, ensuring timely reporting, investigation, and favorable resolution. \nCollaborate with project teams, legal counsel, and third-party administrators (TPAs) to manage complex or litigated claims effectively. \nAnalyze claims data to identify trends, root causes, and systemic exposures; use findings to drive loss prevention initiatives. \nEstablish reserves and monitor claim development against projections; report significant claim activity to senior leadership. \nManage relationships with defense counsel and monitor litigation spend and strategy. \nContract Risk Review\nReview and negotiate risk-related provisions across all contract types the company executes, including construction owner contracts and subcontracts, supplier and vendor agreements, equipment leases, joint ventures, and professional service agreements. \nReview risk and insurance provisions in real estate transactions, including property acquisitions, dispositions, ground leases, and development agreements; ensure appropriate property, environmental, and liability coverage is in place at all stages of ownership and development. \nSurety Bond Program Management\nOversee the company’s surety bonding program, including the management of bid bonds, performance bonds, and payment bonds across all active projects. \nMonitor aggregate bonding capacity and provide leadership with forward-looking analyses of bonding availability relative to backlog and growth plans. \nMaintain and strengthen relationships with surety underwriters; proactively manage the company’s surety credit profile. \nCoordinate with finance and operations to provide sureties with timely financial and operational updates \nNegotiate favorable bond terms, rates, and collateral requirements. \nSafety & Fleet Partnership - Loss Reduction\nServe as a strategic partner to the Safety department with a shared and explicit mandate to reduce both the frequency and severity of losses across all lines - including Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, and auto/fleet exposures. Translate claims data and loss trends into actionable safety program priorities and field initiatives. \nEstablish regular cadence with Safety leadership to review open claims, incident patterns, high-severity exposures, and near-miss data; jointly develop loss prevention programs targeting the most significant contributors to claim frequency and cost. \nPartner closely with Fleet management to oversee auto liability and physical damage exposures; collaborate on driver qualification standards, telematics programs, vehicle maintenance protocols, and accident response procedures to measurably reduce fleet claim frequency and severity. \nPresent joint Risk/Safety loss analyses to senior leadership on a regular basis, including lagging indicators (claim counts, incurred costs, experience modification rates) and leading indicators (near-miss rates, safety audit scores, training completion) with trend commentary and recommended interventions. \nQuantify the financial impact of safety and fleet loss reduction initiatives on insurance program costs, experience modification factors, and total cost of risk; use this data to build the internal business case for loss prevention investment. \nCross-Functional Collaboration & Risk Culture\nServe as a proactive risk resource embedded across all business functions, including preconstruction, field operations, Safety, Fleet, finance, legal, and human resources - anticipated and present at the table before decisions are made, not consulted after the fact. \nEducate and train project managers, superintendents, and other stakeholders on risk management best practices, insurance obligations, and loss prevention. \nChampion a risk-aware culture throughout the organization by making risk management practical and accessible at all levels. \nCoordinate with the Finance & Accounting teams on risk-related financial reporting, reserve adequacy, and total cost of risk analysis. \nMinimum Skills or Experience Requirements:\nEducation\nBachelor’s degree required in Risk Management, Insurance, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. \nMaster’s degree (MBA or MS in Risk Management) strongly preferred. \nExperience\nMinimum of 15 years of progressive risk management experience, with at least 5 years in the construction industry or a closely related sector preferred. \nDemonstrated experience managing commercial insurance programs in excess of $500 million in insured value or revenues. \nHands-on experience with alternative risk financing, captive insurance programs, or large deductible/self-insurance structures preferred. \nExperience managing surety programs for a general contractor, specialty contractor, or construction manager. \nProven track record of claims oversight and cost containment across multiple lines of coverage. \nExperience negotiating contracts and providing risk-related legal guidance in collaboration with counsel. \nLicenses & Certifications\nCertified Risk Manager (CRM) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation preferred \nChartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation preferred. \nAssociate in Captive Insurance (ACI) or similar designation a plus. \nSkills & Competencies\nStrategic Thinking: Ability to anticipate risk exposures before they materialize and translate complex risk concepts into actionable business recommendations. \nExecutive Communication: Skilled at presenting risk topics to non-technical audiences, including Boards and C-suite leadership, with clarity and credibility. \nFinancial Acumen: Proficient in total cost of risk modeling, actuarial concepts, reserve analysis, and the financial mechanics of captive and self-insurance structures. \nConstruction Knowledge: Deep familiarity with construction operations, project delivery methods (GC, CM-at-Risk, Design-Build), and the associated risk environment. \nNegotiation: Effective negotiator with carriers, brokers, sureties, and counterparties on contracts and risk terms. \nCross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority across departments and project teams. \nTechnology: Proficiency with risk management information systems (RMIS), claims management platforms, and data analytics tools. \nApplicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.\nSOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer\nAt SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nBenefits:\nEmployees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.\nCompensation Range:\n$169,482.00 - $203,378.00\nPay Rate Type:\nSalary\nSOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. 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