Chartered Structural Engineer - Insurance & Defects Hybrid

Construction Resources Limited; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Construction Resources Limited is recruiting a Chartered or Incorporated Structural Engineer to join our specialist consultancy across the M1 and M62 corridor. The role focuses on residential insurance claims, building defects and structural investigations, with hybrid/flexible working arrangements.

You will inspect properties, assess damage, determine remedial solutions and prepare technical reports while liaising with insurers, loss adjusters and homeowners.

Qualifications

• Chartered or Incorporated with a recognised professional engineering institution.
• A qualified Structural or Civil Engineer.
• Experienced within the Residential property insurance sector.
• Experienced in investigating structural damage and building defects.
• Familiar with insurance-related perils and claims.
• Confident assessing causation and recommending remedial works.
• Experienced in producing clear, technically robust engineering reports.
• Comfortable dealing directly with insurers, loss adjusters, homeowners and contractors.
• Able to work autonomously and manage your own caseload.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspecting residential properties and assessing structural damage
• Investigating the cause and extent of damage and defects
• Assessing damage associated with insured perils (subsidence, escape of water, storm damage, impact, fire)
• Determining appropriate remedial solutions
• Preparing detailed technical reports and engineering recommendations
• Providing professional opinions on causation, damage and repair
• Reviewing existing construction and identifying defects or failures
• Liaising with insurers, loss adjusters, policyholders, contractors and other professionals
• Providing technical advice throughout the lifecycle of an insurance claim
• Managing a caseload of investigations and ensuring reports are delivered within agreed timescales
• Attending site visits across the region as required

Skills

Chartered/Inc

Residential insurance experience

Site inspections

Report writing

Education

Structural/Civil Engineer degree

Job description

Construction Resources Limited is recruiting a Chartered or Incorporated Structural Engineer to join our specialist consultancy across the M1 and M62 corridor. The role focuses on residential insurance claims, building defects and structural investigations, with hybrid/flexible working arrangements.

You will inspect properties, assess damage, determine remedial solutions and prepare technical reports while liaising with insurers, loss adjusters and homeowners.