DIRECTOR OF INSURANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT

Responsibilities

• Promote and build Joeris bold promise, mission, vision, and values to employees.
• Oversee all corporate and project-specific insurance programs, including General Liability, Builder's Risk (including the Master Builders Risk [MBR] program), Workers' Compensation, Auto Liability, Umbrella/Excess Liability, Professional Liability, Pollution Liability, Cyber Liability, Executive Risk Insurance, OCIP/CCIP programs, Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI), and the Company's captive program.
• Lead annual insurance renewals and coordinate underwriting submissions.
• Manage relationships with brokers, carriers, third-party administrators, actuarial consultants, and other risk advisors.
• Analyze coverage terms, endorsements, exclusions, and limits to ensure appropriate protection.
• Maintain insurance records, certificates, and endorsements in accordance with the Texas Statute of Repose and other applicable retention requirements.
• Direct claims management across all lines of insurance, coordinating investigations and resolution with carriers, legal counsel, third-party administrators, field inspectors, forensic experts, and project teams.
• Develop and lead the company's enterprise risk management framework across all construction operations.
• Oversee surety relationships and support bonding capacity management.
• Coordinate with Operations on project-specific risk considerations and claim resolution status.
• Coordinate with Legal on complex claims, suits, and document discovery.
• Support Marketing and business development teams with safety performance data, insurance program information, and project-specific risk inputs in support of proposals and pursuits.
• Oversee the risk and insurance technology stack, including Procore, SharePoint, Jones and TradeTapp, to ensure data integrity and operational efficiency.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets; track and report key risk management metrics, claims performance, and insurance program effectiveness.
• Prepare executive-level reporting for leadership and stakeholders; support financial forecasting related to insurance costs, deductibles, reserves, and retained losses.
• Lead and mentor risk management and insurance personnel; establish best practices and standardized procedures across all business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Risk Management, Construction Management, Business Administration, Finance, or related field required.
• 10+ years of progressive risk management experience in commercial construction or general contracting.
• Strong knowledge of construction insurance programs, contractual risk transfer, and claims management.
• Experience managing OCIP/CCIP programs preferred.
• Familiarity with large-scale commercial, industrial, healthcare, multifamily, or mixed-use construction projects.
• Experience overseeing high deductible, self-insured, or Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) structures, including collateral requirements, claim funding, and loss forecasting, strongly preferred.
• Experience with captive insurance programs (group, single-parent, or protected cell), alternative risk financing, and loss-sensitive insurance structures preferred.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing subcontractor prequalification, financial risk analysis, and trade partner performance monitoring in support of SDI program requirements.
• Experience collaborating with actuarial consultants, captive managers, brokers, auditors, third-party administrators, and finance teams.
• Experience overseeing workers' compensation case management, occupational clinic coordination, and Experience Modification Rate (EMR) performance.
• Familiarity with construction risk and insurance technology platforms such as Procore, TradeTapp, and subcontractor prequalification systems.
• Professional certifications such as ARM, CPCU, CRM, CSP, or CHST strongly preferred.