Watford

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Job Description

Insurance Surveyor

North London / Bucks / Herts

Permanent

£40,000 - £45,000

Plus; vehicle / allowance

We are looking for an experienced Surveyor who has dealt with property insurance claims. You will be joining a strong and established team at a successful and well-established contractor; dealing with insurance reinstatement works (£1.5k to 30k).

Experience in surveying, estimating & scoping property refurbishments / insurance reinstatement projects is essential.

You will need to live in or around the North London / Bucks / Herts area to visit claims. Postcode areas covered will include SG/MK/LU/WD/UB/EN/NW/N.

Job role and responsibilities

This Insurance Surveyor role will involve:

Attending properties where damage has been caused by and insured peril (fire, flood, escape of water etc.)

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 Xactimate

Validating variation requests as necessary

Working as part of a team (claims coordinator / contracts manager & trades) to ensure works completed

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 Xactimate.

Surveyor Package

Salary in the region of £40k - £45k (depending upon experience)

Van plus fuel card or Car Allowance (£300pm)

We may not always be able to reply to every applicant due to the volume of CVs received so if you have not received a call within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. However, we may keep your details on file for future relevant opportunities.

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