Heavy Industries Senior Risk Engineer, UAE

Role Overview

Heavy Industries Senior Risk Engineer, UAE at Marsh McLennan. Location: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE, or Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar); hybrid working with travel across the GCC and occasional international travel. Reports to: Heavy Industries Senior Risk Engineer.

Company Overview

Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting. Marsh advises clients in 130 countries with annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues. Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment and hybrid work arrangements.

Role Purpose

Drive value for Heavy Industries clients across the GCC through innovative risk engineering and consulting. Shift client conversations from transactional surveys to value-adding consulting engagements, expand Property Risk Consulting penetration into the broking client base, and raise the visibility of Marsh's capabilities across heavy industries forums and networks.

Key Responsibilities

Client Value Creation and Delivery

• Lead high-value consulting engineering engagements for mining clients that move beyond transactional surveys to risk-informed, strategic solutions supporting clients' operational and business objectives.
• Design and deliver risk and underwriting survey and consulting scopes that clearly articulate client value, including risk reduction, operational resilience, capital prioritization, and insurance optimization.
• Translate technical findings into actionable commercial recommendations for clients and broking partners.

Business Development & Growth

• Support business development by actively identifying expansion opportunities on the client book and considering broader risk consulting solutions.
• Support growth initiatives and consulting engagements in your area of expertise.

People & Capability Building

• Develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers and early-career consultants; foster transfer of technical skills and consulting best practices.
• Create scalable ways of working, standard methodologies, templates and knowledge products to elevate quality and consistency.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Working

• Work closely with the Heavy Industries Broking Leader, Client Service teams, broking teams, strategy consultants and Marsh's global heavy industries community to leverage expertise, co-sell services and deliver integrated solutions.
• Act as the primary technical escalation point for complex client issues and ensure seamless delivery between consulting and broking functions.

Thought Leadership & External Engagement

• Represent Marsh at conferences, technical forums and client events; publish thought leadership highlighting innovative risk management approaches.
• Build relationships with key technical influencers, insurers, reinsurers and industry associations to enhance Marsh's reputation and create referral pathways.

Operational Accountability

• Ensure efficient project delivery, margin management, and high client satisfaction.
• Maintain rigorous risk management and quality assurance on all technical outputs.

Key Deliverables & KPIs

• Project and survey delivery quality and timeliness.
• Growth in Property Risk Consulting penetration across broking Heavy Industries clients.
• Client satisfaction and repeat business rates.
• Team development metrics; successful transfer of skills to early-career colleagues.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering field (required).
• Minimum 10 years' professional experience in heavy industries engineering; significant time in operational and technical roles.
• Proven track record in consulting, technical project delivery or operational leadership on large-scale mining operations.
• Postgraduate qualification in business, management or related field is advantageous.
• Experience in insurance, risk management, Property Risk Consulting-style surveys or working with brokers and insurers is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience leading teams, coaching junior staff and delivering commercial results.

Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

• Deep technical expertise in mine engineering practices, risk assessment methodologies, site survey execution and technical reporting.
• Strong commercial acumen: ability to build scopes, price consulting work, and manage margins.
• Proven ability to develop and implement technical standards, templates and best-practice processes.

Soft Skills & Personal Attributes

• Senior technical credibility and presence.
• Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach.
• Collaborative team leader who builds trust, empowers others and drives accountability.
• Excellent client-facing skills: consultative selling, negotiating, and relationship management.
• Great written and verbal communication; ability to translate complex technical issues into concise business recommendations.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in diverse geographies and challenging field environments.
• High integrity, professional ethics and client-first mindset.

Additional Information

• Full-time, hybrid working environment with regular travel across the GCC and occasional international travel; extended site visits required periodically.
• Fieldwork in operational environments as required.
• All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week; office-based teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which the full team will be together in person.