Consultant Engineer II
Company: FM
Location: Davenport
Posted on: June 25, 2025
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Job Description:
FM is one of the world’s largest risk management and industrial
property insurance organizations. With 76 office locations in over
60 countries worldwide, FM provides specialized property protection
to over one-third of the FORTUNE 1000 companies, as well as leading
international corporations. A new Consultant Engineer will learn
risk engineering and consulting skills from experienced mentors and
a community-based work culture for the first 12 months, including a
combination of field, self-study, classroom and mock factory
training. Our 1,900 loss prevention engineers, with backgrounds in
all types of engineering and fire protection, provide clients with
the benefit of world class, research-based consulting, which
compliments FM ’s superior financial strength and policy coverage
as a highly regarded specialty insurer of large and challenging
risks. When you join FM, you can leverage your engineering
background and problem-solving skills to help clients identify and
neutralize potential risk to their facilities and business from
fire, explosion, equipment breakdown, flood, wind and many other
perils. As a Consultant Engineer, you have the power to influence
outcomes and truly help your clients protect the futures of their
businesses. What makes FM’s unique is our culture of camaraderie
with colleagues and clients, the variety of our client base, our
nearly 200-year history, our mutual client- centric structure, the
challenging work and the excitement of being part of a highly
successful organization. We believe in a supportive work/life
environment, value our employees greatly and offer a strong total
rewards benefit program, including a pension program. You will
gradually begin assessing risks at larger, more complex properties
by visiting client facilities and performing evaluations that
accurately quantify foreseeable physical and human element
exposures while working with client’s management team.
Responsibilities include: • Perform hands-on site assessments of
the physical property by touring the facility interior, roofs and
exterior. • Evaluate site water supplies and fire protection, dust
hazards, electrical systems, chemical storage and processing,
structural designs, construction materials and site maintenance and
emergency response programs. • Ensure FM Engineering Standards are
followed and, as necessary, communicate the appropriate
recommendations and/or engineering solutions to clients • Support
and assist clients as they implement solutions to mitigate the
identified risks • Working from a home office and travel to
clients' facilities daily (overnight travel is expected 3-5 nights
per month, or around 15-25%) • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in
engineering (various specialties considered) • Strong verbal and
written English communications skills • Good analytical,
organizational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills •
Efficient time management ability with minimal supervision • Solid
technical aptitude including diverse knowledge of engineering
principles • Valid driver’s license • Physically able to climb a
ladder, mount a roof, lift 25 lbs, comfortable in confined spaces
and walk 2-3 miles per day. • Proficient in MS Office products •
Authorization to work in the country you are applying to work in •
Can effectively work independently and willing to operate from a
home office when not in the field. FM is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining a
diverse workforce.
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