Quantity Surveyor

Starr Underwriting; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm seeks a Quantity Surveyor to provide vital surveying services for the Construction Professional Indemnity team, primarily focusing on claims assessment. You will play a key role in reviewing claims, conducting assessments, and collaborating with various stakeholders, ensuring proactive and effective communication. The ideal candidate will possess chartered status, extensive experience, and strong communication skills, ready to thrive in a supportive and inclusive work culture that values professional growth and diversity.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Quantity Surveying.
• Chartered status (RICS preferred).
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Excel.
• Demonstrated experience working with multiple stakeholders and clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide Quantity Surveying services to assist loss adjusters on claims.
• Conduct site visits and engage with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare detailed quantum assessments for reporting and monitoring claims.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Communication

Negotiation

MS Office

Stakeholder Management

Construction Insurance Awareness

Procurement Knowledge

Cost Reporting

Cashflow Knowledge

Education

Chartered status (RICS preferred)

Job description

The Role

The purpose of the role is to provide a Quantity Surveying service, expertise, and assistance to the Construction Professional Indemnity adjusting team for claim review and quantum assessment in loss adjusting. This includes claims review, mitigation, and additional consultancy assignments within the UK and potentially overseas for other parts of the Charles Taylor Adjusting business

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Quantity Surveying services to assist loss adjusters on claims within the Construction Professional Indemnity team, including:
  
  • Receiving and acknowledging new notifications for surveying services
  • Undertaking high-level assessments of potential claims and liability
  • Reviewing and assessing programme and cashflow forecasts for both project delivery and Insurers potential liability
  • Conducting site visits and engaging with relevant stakeholders, such as Insurers, Reinsurers, Brokers, Claimants, Insureds and Loss Adjusters
  • Preparing detailed quantum assessments for reporting and monitoring claims' lifecycles.
  • Collaborating regularly with all stakeholders to ensure clear communication.
  • Reviewing and assessing interim applications for payment, including preparing interim reports, updates and other communications
  • Reviewing, assessing and adjusting claims with the aim to agree settlement of claims, and preparation of final reports.
  
  

• Assist in the development of the Construction Professional Indemnity team and other staff in your field of expertise.
• Support the Construction Professional Indemnity team by contributing to marketing efforts, including:
  
  • Developing working relationships with existing Clients
  • Helping to identify and plan approaches to new Clients
  • Assisting others with their marketing functions
  • Supporting marketing activities like presentations, networking, or social engagement.
  
  

• Carry out Ad Hoc duties and tasks that are allocated to you at the discretion of management and that are within your capabilities and within the scope of your post.
• Demonstrate and champion Charles Taylor Values by ensuring Agility, Integrity, Care, and Accountability and Collaboration.

Required Skills

• 5+ years' experience in Quantity Surveying (post-graduate or equivalent expertise)
• Chartered status (RICS preferred)
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Excel.
• Demonstrated experience working with multiple stakeholders and clients.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Awareness of construction insurance
• Knowledge of procurement, cost collection systems, main contracts (e.g., JCT/NEC), construction processes, cost reporting, and cashflows
• Pre and Post contract experience (ideal but not necessary).

Why join Charles Taylor?

Charles Taylor prides itself on being a people-centric business. Our organisation culture and company values are at the heart of our everyday interactions with each other, as well as our customers and industry partners.

We strive to provide a positive working environment that offers opportunities for professional development and growth across all our business areas. This includes a structured onboarding process, job-specific skills development, online and in-person training, as well as study assistance for professional qualifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Here at Charles Taylor, we are proud to be an Inclusive Employer. We foster an environment of mutual respect with zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind, including but not limited to age, disability, gender identity, marital or family status, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Our goal is to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace where we actively appreciate and celebrate differences, allowing all employees to be their authentic selves. At Charles Taylor, we take pride in our inclusive and diverse culture, fostered by our strong external partnerships and our commitment to promoting a transparent and fair recruitment and selection process.