Major Project Insurance Building Surveyor

Lawes Insurance Recruitment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment specialist is searching for a Major Projects Insurance Building Surveyor (MRICS Qualified) in the UK. This role entails managing medium to large-scale projects, ensuring compliance with regulations, and delivering outstanding customer service. The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build relationships. You will be working alongside experienced adjusters to provide high-quality surveying expertise on insurance claims.

Qualifications

• Experienced Surveyor / Project Manager.
• Strong relationship-building skills and customer service orientation.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects over £100k in value.
• Assess damage and establish defect diagnosis during initial visits.
• Progress and settle insurance claims efficiently.

Skills

Team focused

Proactive

Communication skills

Excellent technical knowledge

Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation

Education

Chartered MRICS / FRICS

Job description

Job Title – Major Projects Insurance Building Surveyor (MRICS Qualified)

Contract – Permanent

You’ll be an experienced Surveyor / Project Manager, ideally Chartered MRICS / FRICS and will have experience in dealing with projects over £100k in value. Someone who values building relationships, delivering outstanding customer service and ensuring the highest technical quality would suit this role.

We’d also like you to have/be:

• Team focused – working with colleagues throughout the business
• Proactive – making sure projects are delivered on time and on budget, to the highest standard
• Insurance experience is a major advantage
• Reactive – anticipating and effectively resolving issues that arise, responding to daily workloads as dictated by customer requirements and client SLAs
• Communication skills – confident in managing multiple stakeholders, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent technical knowledge of both domestic and commercial buildings including pathology, reinstatement methods and compliance with best practice / regulations
• Knowledge of all relevant Health & Safety / CDM legislation
• Holds a full UK driving licence and have a willingness to travel when necessary

You’ll be working alongside one of our highly experienced adjusters, where the claim is typically adjuster led and requires further surveying expertise to progress and settle the insurance claims as quickly and efficiently as possible.

You’ll carry out initial visits and assess damage to a high professional standard, help establish and agree the defect diagnosis, then progress ensuing all Planning, Building Regulations Party Wall and CDM issues are addressed and that work is carried out to a high standard. The work may also include arranging testing (ACMs) report preparation, any complaint resolution and compliance of performance and process requirements. All claims will require appraisal reports with budget costings and recommendations.