Vehicle Damage Assessor

Perfect Placement; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing automotive accident repair centre in Gloucester is seeking a Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator. This role involves liaising with body shops and insurance companies, providing quotes on repairs, and requires previous experience in the field. The position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 and benefits such as a performance-related bonus, extensive leave, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

23 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Retailer discounts

Qualifications

• Previous working experience as a body shop estimator or vehicle damage assessor.
• Experience in using industry-standard estimating software.
• A full driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with body shop and insurance companies.
• Recording damages that need to be repaired.
• Providing quotations on required work.
• Calculating time required for repairs.

Skills

Experience in body shop estimating

Use of Audatex or Glassmatix

Full driving licence

Education

ATA qualification

Job description

Our Client based in Gloucester requires a Vehicle Damage Assessor (VDA) / Estimator to join their team.

The successful Vehicle Damage Assessor / Estimator will be working within a growing Automotive Accident Repair Centre.

Benefits

• Negotiable starting salary plus access to an uncapped performance‑related bonus scheme providing an on‑target earnings of £40‑45,000+ per annum.
• Overtime, subject to availability, paid at standard rate.
• 23 days annual leave plus the 8 bank holidays and your birthday off.
• Various additional benefits, including a cycle to work scheme, pension scheme, life assurance, retailer discounts, and a generous salary sacrifice car scheme, amongst others.
• Access to industry‑leading training and development.
• Fantastic long‑term career prospects/job security with a large multi‑site business that is itself part of a larger company.

Working hours

40‑hour week: 8:00am–5:00pm Monday to Friday with some flexibility on start/finish times.

Duties

• Liaising with body shop and insurance companies.
• Will be recording a list of damages that need to be repaired.
• Providing quotations on work to be carried out.
• Calculating the time required to complete the repairs.

Requirements

• Previous working experience as a body shop estimator / vehicle damage assessor.
• Experience in using Audatex or Glassmatix.
• A full driving licence is essential.
• An ATA qualification will aid your application to this position.

For your hard work our client is offering a salary of £45,000.

How to apply

If you are interested in hearing more, or wish to apply for this Vehicle Damage Assessor job please send your CV to Sarena Abbot quoting the job reference number.