Contracts Manager - Insurance Reinstatement Projects 

Permanent

Crawley / Guildford / Croydon / Kingston

£40,000 - £44,000 + Company Car

Our client, a major insurance company considered to be a market leader in their field, is looking for a Surveyor / Contracts Manager in the Sussex, Surrey, Croydon, Kingston areas. As a property and insurance professional you will be managing the customer experience and claim from inception through to completion. The claims will be residential properties (but this can include some commercial i.e. landlord polices) with individual values of up to about £200k – dealing with all perils (fire, flood, subsidence etc.).

You will be home-based and the basic salary being offered will be negotiable (depending on experience), plus company car and an excellent flexible employee benefits package.

Please note; if you have a contract/car lease an allowance can be negotiated until the end of this term when a car will be provided.

Job role and responsibilities

As a Claims Contracts Manager / Surveyor, you will have the autonomy to manage your own diary/projects and will have following responsibilities whilst ensuring an excellent customer service is provided at all times;

·Conducting field / site visits and carrying out investigations

·Carrying out desktop (virtual) assessments

·Validating & repudiating claims

·Surveying and scoping, producing reports & estimates

·Overseeing the progress of repair works, Health & Safety and cost management

·Negotiating with policyholders

·Dealing with property claims (£25k - £200k)

·Monitor complaints and resolve any issues on site - taking ownership for resolution if escalated to management level

What skills/experience will you need?

For this role the successful candidate will need to:

·Ideally hold an Insurance and a Property/Building related accreditation or membership (i.e. CILA, CII, RICS, CIOB or equivalent)

·Experience of dealing with high value household property claims - case management

·Experience in validating and repudiating claims

·Have an insurance / loss adjusting / technical building background and a good understanding of construction methods and Health & Safety

·Full driving licence is essential (company car provided)

Package details

• Salary (negotiable depending upon experience) 
• a company car (or allowance until end of existing lease/contract) 
• an excellent flexible company benefits package (including; bonus scheme, pension, life insurance, private medical and numerous discounts & flexible benefits etc.) 

The basic salary will be around £40 - 44k depending upon experience.

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