Expert Services Building Consultant

Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do, and we start by taking care of you, our valued colleague. A career at Sedgwick means experiencing our culture of caring. It means having flexibility and time for all the things that are important to you. It’s an opportunity to do something meaningful, each and every day. It’s having support for your mental, physical, financial and professional needs. It means sharpening your skills and growing your career. And it means working in an environment that celebrates diversity and is fair and inclusive. 

A career at Sedgwick is where passion meets purpose to make a positive impact on the world through the people and organizations we serve. If you are someone who is driven to make a difference, who enjoys a challenge and above all, if you’re someone who cares, there’s a place for you here. Join us and contribute to Sedgwick being a great place to work.

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Expert Services Building Consultant

IF YOU CARE, THERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU HERE

For a career path that is both challenging and rewarding, join Sedgwick’s talented team of 27,000 colleagues around the globe. Sedgwick is a leading provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions. Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do. Millions of people and organizations count on Sedgwick each year to take care of their needs when they face a major life event or something unexpected happens. Whether they have a workplace injury, suffer property or financial loss or damage from a natural or manmade disaster, are involved in an auto or other type of accident, or need time away from work for the birth of a child or another medical situation, we are here to provide compassionate care and expert guidance. Our clients depend on our talented colleagues to take care of their most valuable assets—their employees, their customers and their property. At Sedgwick, caring counts®. Join our team of creative and caring people of all backgrounds, and help us make a difference in the lives of others.

• Are you passionate about delivering an excellent service and want a new challenge?
• Do you have great attention to detail?
• Would you enjoy being part of a busy, supportive team which can provide great long term career opportunities?
• Is flexible work/life balance important to you?
   

If you’ve answered yes, then a role in Sedgwick could be the opportunity you have been waiting for!

We now have an exciting opportunity for a home-based experienced dual qualified chartered building and insurance professional to join our industry recognised Expert Services team, within our award-winning Subsidence Services Division. Working as part of a dedicated team, handling complex and large losses your role will include, but not exclusively, the following activities:

• Desk top reviews and one-off reporting
• Full ‘cradle-to-grave’ management of complex subsidence losses
• Complaint reviews and dispute resolution service
• Second opinions on technical aspects
• Independent audit facility
• Training of internal & external staff
• Expert witness
• Client relationship activities and promotion of service

The role will involve the highest level of expertise, in all areas; customer service, building and insurance. You will be handling both commercial and domestic claims, the majority over £100k in value. You will supplement the existing team, consisting of Building Consultants and Claims Technicians, reporting to our National Engineering Manager.  Due the nature of the work and team size, you need to be willing to travel and be flexible in your working hours. 

You will have:

• Appropriate chartered status e.g. MCIOB, MRICS, MICE and an insurance qualification Dip CILA/ CII or above.
• Enthusiastic, professional and positive attitude.
• A detailed knowledge of structural defects affecting buildings.
• The ability to diagnose the cause of damage to domestic and commercial buildings.
• An understanding and knowledge of repair techniques to damaged buildings and their drainage, particularly in respect of subsidence damage.
• The ability to be decisive in resolving matters, an appreciation of the importance of delivering outstanding customer service, and excellent communication and empathy skills.
• A good working knowledge of IT and most Microsoft packages.
• An ability to present and train others both internally and external client staff.
• The ability to work in a home-based role but closely with a remote team of technical and support staff, as well as manage and plan your own workload whilst delivering professional advice to both claimants and insurers.
• Be regarded as a leading expert in subsidence claims handling.
• Frequent travel to visit claimants.
• A full UK driving licence.

What will you get for this role?

• Competitive salary depending on skills, experience and qualifications
• 25 days annual leave allowance
• Healthcare scheme
• A self invested personal pension scheme
• Discounts on various products and services
• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing and digital GP app

Working at Sedgwick

Our company is a place where creative and caring people of all backgrounds can be challenged, grow as individuals, and feel a higher purpose in the unique value they bring and the difference they make in the lives of others. We celebrate our differences; cultivating uniqueness and belonging allows us to connect with our consumers on a personal level, understand our clients’ needs, support the communities in which we operate, and perform at our best.

We’re passionate and understanding about our colleagues – so we have built flexibility into our colleague working model. This a home worker role, but should you prefer work from our office or indeed split your working time between the home and office or change your hours so you can collect your children or care for someone in your family, we’re supportive of that. As a flexible employer, we’re happy to discuss options that take into consideration your personal needs for this position during your interview.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check.

Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.
 

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Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.