Description

This Senior Builders Risk Broker role is designed to lead strategy, placement, and execution for large, complex construction programs, including flagship global accounts such as Alphabet/Google. The role sits at the center of client, market, and internal coordination-driving risk strategy, structuring innovative insurance solutions, and leading placements for multi-billion-dollar project portfolios across the construction lifecycle.

This is a hybrid role that requires working 2-3 days per week from a local Aon Office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Serve as the lead Builders Risk strategist and broker for large, complex client portfolios, including hyperscale and global construction programs, owning the end-to-end placement strategy across multiple projects and phases. This includes designing program structures, deploying limits, shaping catastrophe approaches, and driving optimal brokered outcomes. Act as the senior point of coordination across client stakeholders, internal Aon teams, and global insurance markets to ensure seamless execution and alignment.

• Lead and direct the placement of Builders Risk programs for large-scale projects (>$500M to $10B+), including complex, phased, and multi-location developments
• Drive account-level strategy in coordination with Account Executives and leadership, ensuring alignment across broking, analytics, claims, and global placement teams
• Provide senior-level risk assessment and structuring guidance, including catastrophe exposure, PD and DSU/BI considerations, and contract risk allocation
• Lead direct negotiations with senior underwriting decision-makers across global carrier markets
  Shape market approach and engagement strategy, including panel structure, participation levels, and capacity optimization
  • Influence underwriting outcomes through positioning, technical expertise, and portfolio-level insights
• Support and lead delivery for strategic global accounts with large, multi-project pipelines, ensuring consistency of approach, scalability, and performance across all placements
• Coordinate placements across multiple jurisdictions and project phases, including integration with operational coverages (e.g., PD and DSU/BI, cyber, liability) where relevant
• Provide thought leadership on construction risk trends, insurance structuring, and emerging exposures (e.g., serial loss, commissioning risk, supply chain disruption) to both clients and internal teams

How this opportunity is different

This role offers a unique opportunity to serve as a senior builders risk leader on one of Aon's most strategic client accounts, supporting large-scale, complex construction programs globally. The position combines technical broking expertise, market leadership, and strategic influence-requiring the ability to structure innovative solutions, manage significant capacity, and deliver consistent outcomes across multi-project portfolios. The role is highly visible internally and externally and plays a critical part in shaping Aon's approach to large account builders risk delivery.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex Builders Risk placements ($500M+), including program structuring and market negotiation
• Proven ability to manage and influence insurer relationships at a senior level
• Experience working on portfolio or programmatic construction accounts (multi-project / global) preferred
• Strong understanding of catastrophe exposure, PD and DSU/BI, and construction lifecycle risk

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of industry experience.

• Must maintain an active Property and Casualty insurance license, or be able to acquire one within the first 90 days of employment.

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Pay Transparency Laws:

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $242,700 to $315,500 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

The salary range reflected is based on a primary work location of New York, NY. The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon's annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.


A summary of all the benefits offered for this position:

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon's discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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