Risk Consultant - GCS Real Estate

Risk Consultant - GCS Real Estate

Competitive Salary

Homebased - Midlands

Do you enjoy leading and delivering market‑leading risk management programmes across a range of industries—while challenging traditional approaches to insurer-led Risk Engineering? Are you someone who goes beyond the survey, supporting customers to act and embed the improvements you recommend?

Would you feel confident partnering with Underwriters, helping them understand risk quality and make informed decisions?

A bit about the job

As part of Aviva’s GCS Real Estate team, our Risk Consultants play a key role in helping customers achieve better risk outcomes. You’ll work closely with customers, brokers, underwriters and claims teams to design and deliver risk engineering programmes, surveys and engagements that make a meaningful difference.

Whether through surveys, improvement projects, training or working with our specialist partner network, your focus will be on helping customers prevent loss and reduce or mitigate risk. You’ll be part of a supportive Risk Engineering team, where you’ll take ownership of your accounts and contribute to strong, consistent outcomes. This will involve coordinating with colleagues, sharing expertise and ensuring a pragmatic, high-quality approach is always maintained. This is a home-based role which involves travel across the UK, with occasional travel within Europe.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

• Knowledge of current risk management and loss prevention practices for Property Protection

• Experience across a range of occupancies, including manufacturing and warehouse/distribution

• Understanding of Fire Protection solutions and relevant codes for design, installation and maintenance (e.g. NFPA, EN, LPC, FM)

• Ability to analyse complex information and identify key insights

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a way that supports and influences action

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Competitive salary (depending on, skills, experience, and qualifications).

• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it.

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others.

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email jessica.mason@aviva.com.