Associate Risk Consultant

About Sigma7

Sigma7 is a dynamic new global risk information and services platform designed to enhance value by helping organizations dramatically improve the way they assess, mitigate, respond to, and recover from risk. In today’s environment of complex and interrelated risk, with emerging geopolitical, economic, environmental, and technological threats our comprehensive and technology-enabled services provide best in class capabilities, contextualizes and prioritizes threats, and measures success by providing tangible business outcomes.

With a client base including over 400 of the world’s most prominent organizations, over 300 employees worldwide, and six unique industry-leading brands, Sigma7 is reshaping the risk and resilience services industry. We support both commercial and NGO companies, as well as governmental and educational agencies in more than 75 countries. We have assembled a world-class leadership team of risk and security executives and technologists who lead colleagues throughout the US, the UK and in nine countries on five continents. Sigma7 brands include:

Sigma7 Business Intelligence

Sigma7 Risk Engineering

Sigma7 Threat Intelligence

Sigma7 Complex Claims and Evaluations

Sigma7 Resilience and Training

S7 One Risk Management Platform

Associate Risk Consultant

About Paragon Risk Engineering

Paragon Risk Engineering, a Sigma7 company, is a preeminent independent worldwide risk engineering provider, with over 200 engineers on five continents, each holding extensive industry experience and technical expertise. We provide property risk evaluation and mitigation services, business continuity assessments and specialized inspections to direct clients and insurance companies. Now part of Sigma7, and with robust demand for our services, we are expanding our entry level training program to add qualified recent college graduates to our team of highly qualified risk control engineers. If you want to be in a culture of excellence, and help clients achieve their risk management goals while reducing their cost of risk, please consider joining our exceptional solutions driven team.

About Sigma7

In a business climate facing new levels of geopolitical volatility, cyber-attacks, supply chain disruption and natural disasters, risk has become an essential discussion in c-suites and boardrooms. Sigma7 is a dynamic new risk information and services company, integrating the services of respected specialist brands, and using technology to contextualize risk in entirely new ways. Our platform is comprehensive across risk domains, unconflicted and focused on driving measurable business outcomes.

We are in hyper-growth mode, with a client base including over 400 of the world’s most prominent organizations, 300+ employees worldwide, and acquisitions of six industry-leading brands closed in our first six months. We are poised to reshape the risk services industry. We are assembling a hand-picked team of the best and brightest, and already count many world-class risk and security executives, military leaders, and technologists among our leadership.

Sigma7 team members are based throughout the US, the UK and in nine countries on five continents. We are a highly collaborative and supportive organization, and a high performing workplace, where people do great work and are appreciated for it.

Job Summary

The Associate Risk Consultant progresses through a structured 20-week training program, which includes mentoring and on-the-job technical training. This enables real time learning and development of the Risk Consultant role in areas like fire protection, special hazards, and natural catastrophe events. Upon successful completion of the training program, Associate Risk Consultants will begin to undertake property risk assessments at client locations.  These surveys will assess risk exposures and help mitigate loss from hazards such as fire, explosion, natural hazards, and other business interruptions.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Conduct property risk engineering surveys to understand site operations and evaluate exposures from hazards, and make recommendations to meet client, NFPA and FM Global codes and standards.
• Produce detailed property risk engineering reports addressing all aspects of operations, hazards and exposures and risk management practices. Develop site and recommendation loss expectancies.
• Provide consulting advice to clients on minimizing loss and implementing recommendations.
• Provide loss prevention advice to clients, insurance company partners, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct desktop reviews of project plans and documents to provide an expert opinion of risks and risk quality for insurance underwriters and/or end clients.

The Associate Risk Consultant role is a work from home position. Overnight travel varies from 30-50% based on home office location. Ideal candidates will be located in the following regions:

• Northern California
• Central Midwest
• Florida

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Self-sufficient, organized, and has good written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Basic knowledge of NFPA and model codes and standards.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Fire Protection, or related field.
• Applicants must be resident of US.
• Must be able to drive with an active driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership and involvement in extracurricular activities and on campus organizations and/or community, public service, or similar activities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• High learning agility
• Analytical aptitude

Sigma7 offers a comprehensive benefits package for which this position is eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA, Life Insurance, and Paid Time Off.