Technical Subsidence Specialist

Burton Recruitment; Lancashire; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Burton Recruitment client, a leading UK claims and loss adjusting business, seeks a Technical Subsidence Specialist to join their Subsidence team. This senior role acts as go-to expert on complex subsidence and ground movement claims.

The position is home-based with site visits, ideally based in or around Leeds. You will provide technical direction on causation, investigation and repair, support adjusters and consultants, and help maintain high technical standards across the team.

Qualifications

• Significant subsidence claims experience in loss adjusting or insurer environment.
• Building surveying or civil/structural engineering background.
• Clear, well-structured report writing.
• Full UK driving licence.
• MRICS, MCIOB or chartered engineer status advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert input on subsidence, heave and ground movement claims.
• Assess causation and advise on liability, including support for declinature and litigation decisions.
• Plan and review site investigations (trial pits, boreholes, drainage surveys and monitoring).
• Recommend and review repair and mitigation solutions (underpinning, drainage works and vegetation management).
• Carry out site inspections on complex or disputed cases.
• Review technical reports and support consultants and adjusters across the team.
• Work closely with engineers, arboriculturists, contractors and other specialists.

Skills

Subsidence expertise

Technical direction

Causation assessment

Report writing

Communication

Driving licence

Education

Building surveying background

Civil/structural engineering background

MRICS MCIOB or chartered engineer status

Job description

Our client, one of the UK's leading claims and loss adjusting businesses, is looking for a Technical Subsidence Specialist to join their Subsidence team. This is a senior technical role, acting as the go-to expert on complex subsidence and ground movement claims.

You’ll provide technical direction on causation, investigation and repair, support adjusters and consultants across the team, and help keep technical standards high. It’s a home-based role with site visits as needed, so a base in or around Leeds would work best.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical input on complex subsidence, heave and ground movement claims
• Assess causation and advise on liability, including support for declinature, recovery and litigation decisions
• Plan and review site investigations, including trial pits, boreholes, drainage surveys and monitoring
• Recommend and review repair and mitigation solutions, including underpinning, drainage works and vegetation management
• Carry out site inspections on complex or disputed cases
• Review technical reports and support consultants and adjusters across the team
• Work closely with engineers, arboriculturists, contractors and other specialists
• Contribute to technical training, quality reviews and continuous improvement

What We're Looking For

You’ll have deep subsidence experience and be confident making and defending technical decisions. A building surveying or civil/structural engineering background is ideal.

• Significant experience in subsidence claims, ideally in a loss adjusting or insurer environment
• Strong understanding of subsidence causes, investigation methods and repair techniques
• Building surveying, civil or structural engineering background
• MRICS, MCIOB, chartered engineer or similar professional status would be an advantage
• Clear, well-structured report writing
• Confident communicator able to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences
• Full UK driving licence

If you’re a subsidence expert who enjoys being the person others turn to on the tricky cases, this is a role where that expertise is genuinely valued.