Primary Details
Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee
Senior Underwriter - Construction
Role Highlights
- London, with hybrid working
- Enhance your career in an exciting and ever-changing environment
The Opportunity
We are currently hiring for a Senior Underwriter to join our Construction Underwriting team based in London.
The QBE Construction and Engineering team insure some of the largest contractors in the UK, along with offering specific insurance for large UK and European construction projects. We have an appetite to insure a wide range of risks across the construction sector, ranging from the construction of buildings to the installation of machinery, through to heavier civil engineering works.
This is a great opportunity to be part of an environment where you are empowered to use your own subject matter expertise to further develop your Underwriting career.
Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.
About QBE
At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.
We'rean international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries - which meansWe'rebig enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.It'san exciting time.We'rebuilding momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
What if you could have a positive impact - at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team,you'llget to spend every day working with people who are passionate,talentedand kind.
Your new role
- Underwrite insurance risks in alignment with the Business Plan and personal authority to achieve business objectives
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including customers, brokers, and colleagues, to maximize influence and support business goals
- Develop strategic relationships in line with the Business Plan to facilitate the achievement of objectivesEnsure compliance with insurance strategy to mitigate risk and achieve business plan targets
- Participate actively in shaping and developing strategy, knowledge, and best practices within the team.
- Maintain underwriting standards, instructions, and best practices to minimise risk and enhance efficiency
- Stay updated on market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to operate effectively
- Motivate and develop the team by demonstrating good leadership behaviours and management best practice so as to support the achievement of business goals
About you
- Construction underwriting experience to include managing relationships with large contractors and significant construction projects
- A thorough understanding of the London market
- Ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment
- Capability to analyse and interpret data
- Intermediate level understanding of relevant software, including Excel and other departmental software packages.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!
- 30 days holiday a yearwith theoptionto buy up to 2additionaldays.
- Flexible working-balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all,this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
- Pension -you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
Awards & Recognition
We value our employees experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
- General Insurer of the Year 2026 at the British Insurance Awards
- Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
- AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
- Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
- Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Policy Development, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Team Management
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
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Senior Underwriter – Construction in City of London employer: QBE Insurance Group
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