Overview

Senior Construction Underwriter role at Aviva. UK Flexible – competitive salary on offer (depending on experience). Must be able to attend broker meetings in the Birmingham area as required. Are you an experienced underwriter ready to shape the future of construction insurance at Aviva?

Responsibilities

• Expand our regional construction capability and bridge the gap between the London Market Construction team and regional underwriters.
• Lead trading activity, support colleagues, and help shape how we deliver for our customers.
• Report to the Regional Specialty Lines Construction Manager.

Skills and experience

• Good knowledge of Construction or Engineering & Casualty Insurance, with strong underwriting experience required, including specific project and annual risks. ACII or similar qualification or working towards is highly desirable.
• Experience of leading and following co-insured business and dealing with re-insurance.
• Experience of applying underwriting knowledge to effectively improve processes/procedures as well as managing your own underwriting caseload within a regulatory environment (following due process and within set authority limits).
• Ability to analyse complex information and draw out the relevant facts.
• Excellent business development/customer engagement skills i.e., be able to demonstrate the ability to influence key contacts in the marketplace.

What you’ll get

• Competitive salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Competitive bonus opportunity – depending on grade and performance.
• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, plus other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan.
• Parental and carer’s leave; flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options like cycle to work.
• 3 paid volunteering days to give back to your community.
• Wellbeing support and tools to help you thrive.

Aviva is for everyone

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we’d still love to hear from you. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part-time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please email us to let us know you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll make sure you’re offered an interview.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you need an alternative method, please get in touch with Daisy Holmes on +44 (0) 7436 672007 or daisy.holmes1@aviva.com.

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Other
• Industries: Insurance