Senior Underwriter Construction

QBE Insurance; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Life Leave

Gender-equal parental leave

Insurance discounts

Job summary

QBE Insurance in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Underwriter to join our Construction portfolio. You will underwrite high-complexity new business and renewals, manage broker relationships, and drive profitable growth within defined guidelines.

This hybrid, full-time role requires meticulous risk assessment, collaboration with stakeholders, and delivering innovative solutions while maintaining underwriting standards and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven years of underwriting experience.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent.
• Strong established customer/broker relationships.
• Extensive knowledge of market conditions.
• Working knowledge of risk management, portfolio management and underwriting.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage renewal portfolios and new business targets.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders for profitable growth.
• Underwrite complex risks within defined authority limits, organisational policies, and underwriting standards.
• Monitor, review, and comply with all underwriting standards, procedures, and processes.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers, brokers and colleagues to achieve business retention, growth, and profitability targets.
• Apply strong knowledge of QBE’s capabilities, risk appetite, products, and broker operations to deliver innovative solutions, while monitoring market activity and maintaining current regulatory and underwriting knowledge

Skills

Underwriting

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Negotiation

Customer relationships

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

• Location: Melbourne, VIC
• Type: Permanent, full time role
• Hybrid role, flexible working

The opportunity

This Senior Underwriter role will see you underwrite new business and renewals of high complexity and/or volume within set underwriting guidelines, authority levels and service standards and manage key portfolios with intermediaries. In this role you will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing relationships with brokers and intermediaries to successfully retain policies and grow the portfolio in a profitable well-structured manner for our Construction portfolio.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

A day in the role may look a bit like this:

• Actively manage renewal portfolios and new business targets.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders for profitable growth.
• Underwrite complex risks within defined authority limits, organisational policies, and underwriting standards.
• Monitor, review, and comply with all underwriting standards, procedures, and processes.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers, brokers, and colleagues to achieve business retention, growth, and profitability targets.
• Apply strong knowledge of QBE’s capabilities, risk appetite, products, and broker operations to deliver innovative solutions, while monitoring market activity and maintaining current regulatory and underwriting knowledge

About You

To be successful in this role you will have a proven background in the insurance industry and strong Underwriting experience.

You will have:

• Proven years of relevant underwriting experience
• Relevant tertiary qualifications, specialist qualifications or equivalent
• Strong established customer / broker relationships
• Extensive knowledge of relevant market conditions
• Working knowledge of risk management, portfolio management and underwriting

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect@QBE program
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Financial Modeling, Financial Products, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Risk Appetite, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

Application Close Date: 07/09/2026 11:59 PM

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at [e-mail]