Senior) Underwriter Construction

**Job Description**:
**(Senior) Underwriter Construction & Energy**Austria & CSEE**(M/F/d)**

Vienna, Austria

**What you’ll be DOING**

What will your essential responsibilities include?
- Profit-oriented underwriting and management of industrial business in the area of Technical Insurance - especially with a focus on national and international construction projects and machinery insurance
- Specialised and service-oriented customer support for internationally operating brokerage firms and in-house brokers in the field of Technical Insurance
- Sales activities for profitable business expansion in collaboration with the Account Managers
- Risk technical analysis in collaboration with the in-house risk engineers
- Drafting and documenting policies
- Cross-departmental cooperation and technical coordination
- Decision-making (within the scope of authority) regarding the acceptance, retention, modification, or rejection of a risk
- Utilisation of existing pricing tools
- Design and creative involvement in the innovative development of the Technical Insurance product range
- Underwriting of international programs
- Design and creative involvement in the innovative development of the Technical Insurance product range

**What you will BRING**

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
**Required Skills and Abilities**:

- Completed university or technical college degree, preferably in an engineering discipline, with extensive professional experience in Technical Insurance sectors
- Risk technical understanding of the various types of coverage in the field of Technical Insurance (construction, assembly, machinery breakdown, electronics insurance)
- Very good internal and external communication skills
- Sales orientation
- Negotiation skills in German and English; additional South or Eastern European languages are an advantage

**Desired Skills and Abilities**:

- Willingness to travel, including internationally
- Excellent time management and strong organizational skills
- Commitment, resilience, and a stable, convincing personality
- Well-developed team player qualities
- Enjoyment of working in an international, diverse team.

**Who WE are**

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

**What we OFFER**

**Inclusion**

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
- Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
- Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
- Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
- Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
- Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

**Total Rewards**

AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

**Sustainability**

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

- ** Valuing nature**: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees