Final Costing Vehicle Damage Assessor

Steer Automotive Group; Coleshill Heath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An automotive services provider is seeking a detail-driven Final Costing VDA to ensure that repair costs are accurate and compliant. You will validate final repair assessments, ensuring documentation is uploaded in the estimating system and confirming accurate parts pricing. The ideal candidate has extensive industry knowledge, strong analytical skills, and is capable of working under pressure. This role offers competitive salary plus bonuses, a flexible working environment, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus

29 days holiday including public holidays

Pension contributions

Enhanced parental leave

Wagestream financial wellbeing app

Flexible working options

Cycle to work scheme

Ongoing training through Steer Academy

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of vehicle repair industry and legislation.
• Proven experience in vehicle damage assessment or estimating.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate final repair assessments post-repair.
• Communicate effectively with repair sites and internal teams.
• Accurately record assessment data for audit and reporting.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Analytical skills

Planning and prioritization

Tools

Audatex

Excel

GT Global

Autoflow

Escribe

Job description

Birmingham Business Park Solihull Parkway B37 7YN

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• Competitive salary plus performance related bonus
• 29 days holiday including public holidaysplus additional days with service
• Pension contributions
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wagestream—a Financial Wellbeing app giving you ultimate pay control! Get paid when you want, save monthly, enjoy shopping discounts, explore your benefits, and even connect with a financial coach.
• Talk to us about flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefits App – virtual GP appointments, employee assistance programme (EAP), cycle to work, high street discounts, discounted vehicle maintenance & repairs and so much more!
• Steer Academy provides accredited ongoing training – paid for by the business
• Opportunities for career progression

Precision. Compliance. Control.

Are you a detail-driven Vehicle Damage Assessor with a strong understanding of repair methodologies, cost control, and compliance? Do you take pride in getting the numbers right — every time?

Steer Automotive Group is looking for a Final Costing VDA to play a vital role in ensuring repair costs are accurate, justified, and fully compliant before submission for authority.

About the Role

As Final Costing VDA, you will be responsible for reviewing and validating final repair assessments post-repair, ensuring all labour, parts, and additional costs are accurate, supported, and compliant with agreed methodologies and contractual requirements.

This role is central to cost control, audit readiness, and continuous improvement, requiring exceptional attention to detail and confident communication with repair sites, engineers, and internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, reconcile, and validate final repair assessments post-repair prior to submission for authority
  • Complete 15+ final assessments per day accurately and efficiently
• Ensure all required documentation, images, and supporting evidence are correctly uploaded within the estimating system
• Validate that approved repair methodologies have been followed in line with manufacturer guidelines and engineering standards
• Confirm parts pricing accuracy in line with agreed supplier contracts and pricing frameworks, highlighting any discrepancies
• Identify and ensure inclusion of inherited and additional charges, ensuring full documentation is present on the system
• Accurately record all assessment data to support audit, reporting, and training requirements
• Communicate effectively with repair sites, engineers, and internal teams to resolve queries and discrepancies
• Maintain consistently high levels of accuracy, compliance, and cost control
• Support continuous improvement by identifying trends, recurring errors, and opportunities to improve processes

Knowledge & Experience

• Extensive knowledge of the vehicle repair industry, legislation, and trade practices
• Confident using estimating systems and digital platforms, including:
  Audatex, GT Global, Excel, Autoflow, and Escribe
• Proven experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication, organisational, and time management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Previous experience in vehicle damage assessment, estimating, or engineering
• Strong understanding of repair methodologies, parts pricing, and labour operations
• Experience working within contractual pricing frameworks and agreed supplier rates
• Familiarity with audit, compliance, or quality assurance processes
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong analytical capability
• Clear and confident communicator, able to collaborate across sites and teams
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple assessments efficiently
• Strong ability to interpret repair methodologies, engineering standards, and contractual requirements
• Methodical, logical, and structured approach to work
• Professional, proactive, and solutions-focused mindset
• Comfortable working independently while contributing positively to a wider team
• Commitment to accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement

Why Join Steer Automotive Group?

At Steer Automotive Group, we are driven by our core values:

• Integrity – Doing the right thing, always
• Excellence – Delivering the highest standards
• Innovation – Constantly improving how we work

This is a great opportunity to join a growing, forward-thinking business where your expertise directly supports quality, compliance, and commercial performance.

Ready to make a difference behind the numbers?

Apply now and become a key part of Steer Automotive Group’s commitment to excellence.

City

Birmingham Business Park Solihull Parkway B37 7YN