Desktop Home Assessor - Moderate

Fuse Recruitment; North Lakes; On-site; AUD 89,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Recruitment is seeking a construction-claims professional to step into a specialist desktop assessing role within an expanding insurance environment in Australia. You will manage moderate-severity home claims, develop scopes of work, and prepare detailed reports while supporting major events and larger claim volumes.

You'll leverage your construction background, estimating and project-management experience to progress into more complex underwriting and claims roles, with genuine career

Qualifications

• Building, construction or property-related background.
• Experience in estimating, project management or a similar white-collar construction role.
• Previous insurance or claims experience highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of building practices, repairs and scopes of work.
• Strong written skills with the ability to produce clear, accurate reports.

Responsibilities

• Assessing moderate-severity home and property claims
• Reviewing damage and developing accurate scopes of work
• Assessing repair requirements and validating proposed methodologies
• Preparing clear, detailed reports and claim documentation
• Communicating with customers, builders, restorers and other stakeholders
• Supporting larger claim volumes during major events and uplift periods

Skills

Estimating

Project management

Communication skills

Report writing

Job description

Build your expertise. Step up your impact.

This is an opportunity to take your construction or building experience into a specialist desktop assessing role within a growing insurance environment. You’ll manage moderate-severity claims while developing the technical, customer and reporting skills needed to progress into more complex assessing work. With exposure to larger events and a supportive team around you, this role offers genuine scope to broaden your experience and build a long-term career within insurance claims.

Who will you be working with?

You’ll join an established claims team that values technical capability, collaboration and quality customer outcomes. The team works closely across assessing, claims and restoration functions, giving you exposure to different areas of the claims lifecycle. The business is continuing to grow and develop its claims capability, creating opportunities for people who want to build their technical expertise and progress into more senior or complex assessing roles. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals and gain exposure to major-event claim volumes when required.

What are the benefits?

• Competitive salary package of $104,000package
• Genuine career progression into major loss assessing
• Exposure to major events and complex claims
• Supportive team environment with experienced leaders
• Opportunity to build your insurance career
• Use your existing construction expertise in a new setting

What will you be doing?

• Assessing moderate-severity home and property claims
• Reviewing damage and developing accurate scopes of work
• Assessing repair requirements and validating proposed methodologies
• Preparing clear, detailed reports and claim documentation
• Communicating with customers, builders, restorers and other stakeholders
• Supporting larger claim volumes during major events and uplift periods

What do you need?

• Building, construction or property-related background
• Experience in estimating, project management or a similar white-collar construction role
• Previous insurance or claims experience highly regarded
• Strong understanding of building practices, repairs and scopes of work
• Confident communication skills and the ability to deal with customers
• Strong written skills with the ability to produce clear, accurate reports
• If you’re ready to move beyond the traditional construction pathway and build a career in insurance assessing, this is an opportunity to put your technical expertise to work while developing into more complex and higher-value claims.

If you're motivated to leverage your construction background in a rewarding insurance career, this role offers the perfect next step. Enjoy flexibility, career growth, and the chance to work on impactful property projects.