Desk Motor Engineer

Davies; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in the UK is seeking a Desk Motor Engineer to join their growing team. The role involves valuing and negotiating vehicle repair costs and ensuring claims management. Candidates should have a minimum qualification of I.A.E.A or ATA (VDA) and experience with vehicle estimating systems like Audatex or Glassmatix. The position offers extensive professional development and a collaborative working environment.

Benefits

Leadership training programme

Funding for professional qualifications

Flexible working

25 days holiday

Employee volunteering programme

Qualifications

• Qualified to a minimum of I.A.E.A or ATA (VDA) standard.
• Experience leading an engineering function for an insurer or independent firm.
• Ability to handle negotiation and vehicle valuations.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality reports.
• Assess, value, and negotiate repair costs.
• Provide vehicle valuations and negotiate total loss settlements.

Skills

Ability to value and negotiate repair costs

Experience with vehicle estimating systems

Excellent verbal and written communication

Problem solving and analytical thinking

Capability of handling sensitive materials

Education

I.A.E.A or ATA (VDA) standard qualification

Tools

Audatex

Glassmatix

Job description

Desk Motor Engineer

Department: Claims Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Home United Kingdom

Reporting To: Ian Davies

Description

Great opportunity to join a growing team

You will be qualified to a minimum of I.A.E.A or ATA (VDA) standard with current or experience leading an engineering function for an insurer or independent firm. You will be able to value and negotiate repair costs; provide vehicle valuations; negotiate total loss settlements and have a detailed understanding of salvage categories and claims management.

Experience of vehicle estimating systems such as Audatex and Glassmatix is essential for this opportunity. AQP qualification is preferred.

What will your day look like:

• To produce high quality reports
• Assess, value, and negotiate repair costs
• Provide vehicle valuations
• Negotiate total loss settlements
• Have a detailed understanding of salvage categories
• Claims management
• Liaise with Field planning team, repairers and customers
• Support other members of the team as and when the need dictates

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Inspection scope extends from Cars to HGV’S, Agricultural implements, and caravans
• Resolve customer complaints
• Consistency of damage
• Diminution in value
• Ensure instruction to reporting timescales remains within SLA’s
• Contribute to a engaging and collaborative working environment
• Adapt to the constantly changing requirements of the department and the company and perform additional tasks as may be required
• Structured in your approach with effective time management and the ability to manage your workload, prioritising to ensure that deadlines are met
• Good attention to detail, analytical thinker, solutions focused and great at problem solving
• Thrives working in a fast paced and changing environment with the ability to work using own initiative
• Verbal and written communication to an exceptional standard
• Capable of handling sensitive and confidential material
• Confident negotiator

Benefits

Career & Purpose

• Davies Innovation Lab
• Leadership training programme
• Funding for professional qualifications
• Thrive at Davies; learning opportunities

Environmental & Social

• The Davies Foundation
• Local charity funding
• Pennies To Heaven
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee volunteering programme

Financial Health

• Pension, 5% employee and 5% employer contribution
• My Choices at Davies provides; High Street discounts and Financial wellbeing hub
• Life assurance: x4
• Refer a Friend
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lease car salary sacrifice
• Davies Incentive Plan
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Mental, Physical & Emotional Wellbeing

• Wellbeing centre; move, munch, money & mind focus
• Discounts with 100's of UK retailers
• EAP; 24/7 confidential helpline
• 25 days holiday, increases to 26 days after 5 years and 27 after 10 years
• Flexible working
• Dress for your day
• Inclusive employment policies eg. Menopause, fostering friendly, fertility, sabbatical policy and baby loss and miscarriage
• Flexible benefits include; holiday purchase plan and a opportunity to purchase heath cash plan and BUPA dental plan