Loss Control Consultant-Independent Contractor

Underwriter Services Association; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Underwriter Services Association is seeking field-based loss control inspectors in California. The role requires completing accurate loss control inspection reports within a 14-day window, using the portal to manage, upload photos, and submit forms for QA.

You will travel to insured locations, conduct surveys, and communicate findings clearly to clients and contacts. The position emphasizes independent work with flexible hours, a personal vehicle, and standard tools like a laptop, digital

Qualifications

• Two to four years of experience conducting inspections or relative experience.
• Must carry professional liability insurance.
• Must have a FEIN to provide on W9.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, comprehensive loss control inspection reports as requested by our clients, using established protocols, procedures, and policies.
• Schedule and conduct field or office-based loss control underwriting inspection reports.
• Use company website portal to retrieve assigned work, track status of requests, upload photos, and submit reports for QA.
• Use a personal car, laptop, digital camera, high-speed internet, cell phone and measuring wheel to conduct inspections.
• Communicate with policyholders, agents and contacts to complete inspections.
• Identify hazards and write reports with recommendations to mitigate exposures identified in field surveys.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Independent work

MS Office

Tools

Laptop

MS Word

MS Excel

Digital camera

Measuring wheel

PSI gauge

Smartphone

GPS/maps

Job description

The Company

Our company is a small, family-held company that has been providing quality nationwide inspection services to the insurance industry for 70 years. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding customer service with a personal touch to our clients with superior support to our inspectors to ensure our client's needs are met on every inspection.

Details

Our clients require forms with questions to be answered by a walk-through observation of properties, an interview with the insured/contact, photos, and a diagram of the building(s). Completed reports, diagrams, details, and photos are uploaded to our system via the inspector portal. Reports must be completed and returned within 14 calendar days via our online portal. Inspections must be done during regular business hours Monday through Friday; no fieldwork is permitted on Sundays. Reports can be uploaded to the portal at any time. Hours of this position are flexible.

Assigned work is paid on a flat rate per inspection. Base rates range from $45-$75. Inspections assigned out of an area may be bid and reviewed for a higher rate on a case-by-case basis. This is not an hourly job posting.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, comprehensive loss control inspection reports as requested by our clients, using established protocols, procedures, and policies.

Job Duties

• Schedule and conduct field or office-based loss control underwriting inspection reports.
• Use company website portal to retrieve assigned work, track status of assigned requests, upload photos, complete assigned inspection forms, any additional detail as requested by our client and submit the completed report for review by Quality Assurance.
• Use a personal car, laptop, digital camera, high-speed internet, cell phone and measuring wheel to conduct an assigned inspection.
• Use strong customer service skills to communicate with policyholders, agents, and appointed contacts to conduct and complete assigned inspections.
• Conduct loss control surveys at the insured’s locations to identify the property and liability-related hazards and exposures.
• Write comprehensive reports utilizing existing templates identifying potential loss conditions, hazards, or concerns and make recommendations to mitigate the exposures identified in the field surveys.
• Builds positive working relationships with all points of contact while working, conducting, and completing all assigned inspection requests.

Required Tools

• PC or Laptop with printer and scanner
• High-speed internet
• Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
• Digital camera / Smartphone with ample photo quality (no date stamps)
• A measuring wheel
• PSI gauge
• Smartphone
• Reliable transportation and access to GPS or reliable maps
• Be able to pass a criminal background check

Preferred Candidates

Preferred candidates must have one or more of the following relevant experience or certification for both Commercial and Residential loss control inspections.

• Prior or current Commercial and/or Residential field inspections
• Insurance inspections
• General contracting (residential/commercial)
• Construction project management
• Fire department inspections
• County or city building/construction inspections
• Armed services construction work or project management
• Job types: 1099 contract

Additional Requirements

• Two to four years of experience conducting inspections or relative experience
• Must carry professional liability insurance
• Must have a FEIN to provide on W9
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Key Skills

• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Outgoing personality that would enjoy interacting with a wide variety of people including policyholders, employees, agents, brokers, and authorized reps.
• Must be able to write comprehensive loss control reports.
• Must be able to work flexible hours and days.
• Must have skills to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Demonstrated knowledge with MS Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and inspection-related software when applicable.