Insurance Surveyor

Insurance Surveyor

Hertfordshire

Permanent

£40,000 - £50,000 plus car / allowance

We are looking for an experienced Surveyor / Estimator with experience dealing with insurance claims. You will be joining a strong and established team at a successful and well-established contractor; dealing with insurance claim (property) reinstatement works.

You will need to be located in or around the Harrow, Hemel Hempstead or Watford area and prepared to travel as required (London/South East only). Experience in surveying & scoping property refurbishments / reinstatement projects is essential. Experience pricing for tenders would also be ideal (but not essential).

If you are keen to develop this into a Contracts Manager role over time this will be welcomed.

Job role and responsibilities

This Surveyor / Estimator role will involve:

• Attending properties where damage has been caused by and insured peril (fire, flood, escape of water, subsidence)
• Carrying out a site survey to assess the damage and repairs required
• Putting a scope of works together, pricing using insurance company schedule of rates
• Using scoping tools/client portals such as Symbilty/CoreLogic, Xactware, Metrix etc.
• Validating variation requests as necessary
• If you have experience pricing tenders for larger works this will be highly advantageous

You will be working with a supportive team including Contracts Manager’s, Engineers, admin support staff, trades and a network of contractors.

Requirements

• Experience of working within the building / construction industry and solid experience as a Surveyor / Estimator
• Experience working for a loss adjuster, insurance company or specialist contractor.
• Knowledge of the home insurance claims process, perils and cover
• A building/technical related qualification or certificate would be advantageous (not essential with the right background)
• You will also need to be IT literate and ideally have some experience of client portals/systems such as; Symbility, Xactware, Blueprint. Metrix

Package

In addition to the salary (negotiable around £40-50k depending upon experience you will get a car allowance, a target related bonus and opportunities for progression.

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