Engineering Manager - QBE Insurance

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Energy Risk Engineering Manager to join our Onshore Energy team. This high-impact role will serve as a key technical specialist, supporting underwriters by providing expert analysis of engineering reports, conducting independent site surveys, and offering informed risk assessments. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping underwriting decisions, engaging directly with clients, and delivering insights that influence business outcomes. This is a dynamic position that combines technical depth with strategic exposure across the energy portfolio.

At QBE, we strike the perfect balance—not too big, not too small—giving you the opportunity to make a real contribution. With hybrid working arrangements, excellent benefits, and a supportive environment, we are committed to helping you succeed and grow.

Your new role:

• Contribute to underwriting strategy through development of engineering deliverables and activities.
• Manage tactical engineering plan and provide support to others to achieve positive results in line with strategy.
• Optimize engineering risk management reporting by monitoring performance and making improvement recommendations and taking action as appropriate.
• Establish and maintain a robust engineering risk management framework that adheres to relevant engineering/risk management and good practice, meets all internal reporting requirements, identifies and effectively controls engineering risk, and manages engineering costs and fee recoveries.
• Ensure that strong relationships with core accounts are developed e.g. through presentations and specialist reviews involving underwriters as appropriate.
• Visit clients and conduct detailed surveys of sites to be insured.
• Write reports for underwriters.
• Participate in risk engineering surveys as required.
• Conduct desktop risk assessments of account information to assess risk quality.
• Share risk information through communications and forums so that underwriters develop greater knowledge of risk e.g. summarise industry codes and communicate these.

About you:

• Able to clearly articulate technical insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including underwriters and clients.
• Confident in building relationships and influencing decisions across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable interpreting complex engineering data and drawing independent, well-reasoned conclusions.
• Works effectively as part of a cross-functional team, contributing to shared goals while maintaining accountability for individual deliverables.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage competing demands, assess urgency and impact, and allocate time and resources to the most critical tasks without losing sight of broader objectives.

Why QBE?

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created At My Best. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits:

You are more than your work - and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.

QBE Awards:

Some of the awards QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include:

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here.

Inclusion of Diversity:

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent.

Accessibility:

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability:

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions.

What next?

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the apply button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Skills: Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership.

How to Apply: To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity: QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.