Consultant Engineer I

FM Global is a leading property insurer of the world's largest businesses, providing more than one-third of FORTUNE 1000-size companies with engineering-based risk management and property insurance solutions. FM Global helps clients maintain continuity in their business operations by drawing upon state-of-the-art loss-prevention engineering and research; risk management skills and support services; tailored risk transfer capabilities; and superior financial strength. To do so, we rely on a dynamic, culturally diverse group of employees, working in more than 100 countries, in a variety of challenging roles.

At FM Global, you have the power to influence outcomes and make a difference in the future – yours and your clients.  When you join our team as a Facility & Natural Hazards Consultant Engineer, you can leverage your engineering background to help clients neutralize potential disasters—saving property and businesses. With the company’s nearly two centuries of knowledge and experience behind you, you’ll work hands on with some of the world’s most influential organizations, helping them understand risk and protect their assets.

Facility & Natural Hazards Consultant Engineers will interact with FM Global clients within many manufacturing industries.  Experienced engineers will use their expertise to consult with clients to protect their facilities against fire, explosion, natural hazards, and many other hazards.  As a Facility & Natural Hazard Consultant Engineer, you will develop strong client relationships to advise on risks associated with client businesses as well as develop and implement risk improvement strategies.

Additional Responsibilities Include

• Evaluate the integrity and reliability of equipment, fire protection systems, and identify hazards and deficiencies to deliver focused risk improvement solutions and reduce facility risk
• Utilize FM Global operating standards, data sheets and guides to provide risk guidance and implement best practices
• Prepare engineering reports, loss expectancies to support risk improvement
• Collaborate with Operations Engineering, Client Services, Account Management and Underwriting on fire and natural hazard recommendations
• Engineers will work from a home office, must be able to manage their time and work independently with minimal supervision
• This is a field-based role and will require travel to large, complex industrial client sites to evaluate the operations and systems of the site and identify risks and hazards. Expected travel is up to 80 overnights
• Specific responsibilities to be or work towards earning a pulp and paper specialization and a wind specialization to serve high hazard forest product locations and conducting full windstorm evaluations
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience with a concentration in either Process Safety, PSM, risk mitigation
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a field engineer and a strong desire to already be entered into the pulp and paper high hazard industry.
• Already completed Advanced Facility Hazard course.
• Desire or already entered into the Wind specialty team.
• Must possess knowledge of a range of processes and knowledge of safety devices. Industrial Control Systems experience highly desired. 
• Demonstrated experience to understand basic machinery and equipment along with hands on exposure
• Candidates will possess strong verbal and written communication skills, proficiency in MS Office products is required
• Candidates must be analytical, organized and have good problem solving and interpersonal skills
• A valid driver’s license is required, a company car is provided
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Able to lift up to 25 pounds or 11.34 kilograms
• Able to climb ladders