Senior Underwriting Team Lead: Complex & High‑Value

NHBC company; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)

Life assurance

Subsidised private medical insurance

Employee discounts platform

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

Job summary

NHBC is seeking an experienced Senior Underwriting Team Lead to guide and develop the Senior Underwriter team. You will oversee complex underwriting decisions across major projects, surety and specialist risks, while balancing hands‑on underwriting with leadership.

You will drive quality, manage delegated authority, and support risk management, reporting into senior stakeholders. Hybrid role with Milton Keynes and London locations offers flexible working.

Qualifications

• Substantial underwriting experience, including complex or specialist risks.
• Experience leading, supervising or developing other underwriters.
• Strong technical underwriting judgement within delegated authority.
• Good understanding of underwriting principles, referral processes and risk.
• Excellent communication, with ability to document and justify decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Senior Underwriters.
• Oversee complex underwriting cases and workloads.
• Underwrite high‑value and complex cases within authority.
• Drive quality through peer reviews and documentation.
• Prepare and present referral papers to the Underwriting Committee.
• Monitor performance, service levels and decision quality.

Skills

Underwriting

Leadership

Complex risk

Communication

Education

ACII (desirable)

Job description

NHBC is seeking an experienced Senior Underwriting Team Lead to guide and develop the Senior Underwriter team. You will oversee complex underwriting decisions across major projects, surety and specialist risks, while balancing hands‑on underwriting with leadership.

You will drive quality, manage delegated authority, and support risk management, reporting into senior stakeholders. Hybrid role with Milton Keynes and London locations offers flexible working.