Location:
Denver Office | Address:
Broomfield, CO | Closing Date:
06/30/2026 |
Manager Risk Management
Description:
Must take a personal and active approach to health, safety and environment and understand and follow all state, federal and company health, safety and environmental requirements applicable to the work area and tasks assigned.
Summary of Position:
The Manager, Risk Management is responsible for the day-to-day administration and oversight of the company’s business insurance and surety programs. This includes insurance renewals, non-workers’ compensation claims management, coordination with external insurance and surety providers, collaboration with internal team regarding contractual and financial risk mitigation, and maintenance of related records to support financial reporting requirements.
This role executes established risk management and insurance strategies and provides analysis and recommendations to senior leadership.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Evaluate operational and financial risks and provide recommendations on appropriate risk transfer methods, including insurance and contractual risk transfer.
- Manage and renew complex mine reclamation bond portfolio.
- Place and renew appropriate coverage for a multi-state heavy equipment and mine plant portfolio valued in excess of $1B.
- Develop best options to place and renew construction and install asset policies for new gas generation facilities and related transmission distribution and interconnect assets.
- Prepare, compile, and submit insurance renewal information to brokers; assist in analyzing renewal options and provide recommendations to management.
- Administer relationships with insurance brokers, underwriters, and claims adjusters in accordance with approved programs.
- Coordinate and participate in meetings with internal stakeholders and insurance providers related to renewals, claims, and program administration.
- Respond to internal requests for risk evaluations and assist in drafting or reviewing policy language to identify and minimize potential financial losses.
- Support counterparty risk assessments to identify risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
- Process requests for certificates of insurance and auto identification cards.
- Review contract insurance provisions and provide input to internal stakeholders; escalate items requiring senior or legal approval as appropriate.
- Coordinate the annual casualty insurance audit and bi-annual property insurance review with insurance brokers and internal departments.
- File, analyze, and assist with settlement recommendations for all non-workers’ compensation insurance claims.
- Periodically review workers’ compensation claims and coordinate with HSE and Human Resources as appropriate.
- Review insurance-related invoices for accuracy and recommend approval for payment; allocate insurance costs by company location as needed for financial reporting.
- Maintain complete electronic and paper records of insurance policies, renewals, audits, and claims.
- Administer the company’s surety program, including requesting, modifying, and renewing surety bonds.
- Maintain surety documentation required for quarterly and annual financial reporting.
- Coordinate with surety brokers and underwriters in support of approved bonding programs.
- Support additional risk management or treasury-related projects as requested by the Treasurer or senior leadership.
Necessary Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in risk management, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field required.
- Relevant professional certifications (e.g., ARM, CPCU, CRM) preferred but not required.
- Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive experience in risk management, insurance administration, claims management, treasury support, or a closely related field with a total policy coverage in excess of $500M.
- Experience in the mining and energy generation sectors strongly preferred.
- Direct experience handling large, complex insurance renewals including marketing experience with international underwriters London and/or Bermuda.
- Regular experience with preparing and presenting insurance portfolio reporting data, including claims data, full lines of coverage and re-insurance and D&O coverage,
Experience scheduling insurer driven engineering and safety audits across multiple business sites or operations and confirming the closeout or correction of identified issues.
- Demonstrated experience administering commercial insurance programs and surety bonds, including renewals, audits, claims coordination, and broker relationships.
- Experience working with cross-functional partners such as Finance, Legal, Human Resources, and HSE in an industrial, energy, mining, or similarly regulated environment preferred.
- Working knowledge of commercial insurance policies, surety bonds, risk transfer mechanisms, and claims management practices.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to manage detailed records supporting financial and audit requirements.
- Ability to evaluate risk exposures and provide clear recommendations to management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with internal stakeholders and external service providers.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is required to frequently sit with frequent forward bending and occasional rotation. The employee must rarely lift, carry and/or move up to 13 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee is required to rarely push or pull up to 45 pounds horizontally. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required occasionally to walk; climb stairs; and stand with rare rotation. Rarely the employee is required to squat repetitively or reach up to 74”. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Working Environment: Works in office environment and rarely site environment. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently with or without accommodation. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. The above job profile reflects the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this position and is not intended to be all encompassing. Other duties and responsibilities may be expected based on operational and departmental needs.
