Desktop Surveyor

Desktop Surveyor

£34,000- £36,000 (negotiable depending on experience)

Kent (Orpington/Dartford area)

Office-based

Overview

We are currently recruiting for a Desktop Surveyor / Contracts Manager who is looking for an office-based role and to join our client based in Kent. You will be reviewing reports, information, and photos of damage to properties (provided by field-based teams) and will be preparing scopes of work for the reinstatement repairs following an insurance claim.

Experience in using Xactimate is ideal but training can be given if you have used similar systems such as Symbility/CoreLogic, Synergy, Metrix, Blueprint etc.

As a Desktop Surveyor you will be:

• Reviewing surveys, reports, photos and videos to put together estimates/costs
• Preparing a scope of works
• Planning and overseeing projects to completion (up to £20k)
• Updating the company system and client portals throughout
• Dealing with variation orders and approving as necessary
• Preparing relevant paperwork such as CPP/RAM’s
• Liasing with policyholder, loss adjuster, insurance company throughout

What is required for this Surveyor /Estimator role:

• You will need to have surveying / scoping experience
• Or experience as a claim handler or works scheduler within a contractor environment (insurance repairs)
• You will need to be a confident IT/PC user (ideally with experience using Blueprint, Xactimate, Symbility or other similar estimating software).
• You will need to be happy to work from the office as part of a team

Details:

• Permanent contract - 40 hours per week (some flexibility of hours between 7.30am & 5pm)
• Office-based
• £34-36k salary depending on experience
• Opportunities for progression

Additional Information

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