[Hiring] Senior Mitigation Technician @Sedgwick

Role Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Mitigation Technician to join our Mitigation team working remotely.

As a Senior Mitigation Specialist and with previous team leading experience, you will work within our Mitigation team pursuing third parties, gaining their approval for the necessary vegetation measures. You will work closely with our award-winning Subsidence Team to help prevent further damage occurring to their customer’s property. It will be your responsibility to deliver high levels of mitigation success within the shortest duration possible. You’ll act as the first point of contact for third parties and members of our in-house Subsidence Services team for any mitigation queries.

This is perfect for a confident and detail-oriented professional with litigation experience and a passion for leadership, looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic legal services team.

As well as proactively driving your case portfolio you will be required to:

• Manage tree mitigation work to agreed service standards
• Provide the desired level of updates to Subsidence Services
• Interpret instructions and documentation from Subsidence Services
• Interpret and comment on arboriculture reports, site investigation reports, soils analysis and root evidence
• Form and maintain working relationships with third parties and local authorities to improve cooperation and communication concerning tree mitigation matters
• Manage tree mitigation in accordance with any specific protocols
• Ensure that tree mitigation is handled in accordance with current statute
• Provide tree mitigation advice to Subsidence Services
• Deal with telephone calls and queries
• Raise invoices for work completed and deal with any invoice queries

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and support teams in legal or insurance environments.
• Demonstrable experience handling Fast Track litigation cases, either for Claimants or Defendants.
• Committed and results-driven, with the flexibility to perform effectively during periods of high workload and within a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to handle challenging customer interactions over the telephone in a professional, empathetic and assertive manner.
• Experience using computer-based claims handling systems and confidence working across digital platforms and business applications.
• Open to change and keen to embrace innovative ways of working that enhance efficiency, service quality and customer outcomes.

Requirements

• Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
• A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)
• You will join an appropriate incentive (bonus) scheme
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions)
• Life assurance
• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
• Wellbeing and digital GP apps
• Group Income Protection
• Voluntary flexible benefits – green car scheme, health assessment, travel insurance, dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan
• Discounts on various products and services

Benefits

This isn't just a position, it's a pivotal role in shaping your future career and our industry. At Sedgwick, you won't just build your career; you'll cultivate a team of experts. Our Sedgwick University offering empowers you to excel as well as your team members, with the most comprehensive training program in the industry which includes more than 15,000 courses on demand, training specific to roles, and opportunities to continue formal education.

Together, we're not only reshaping the insurance landscape, we’re building a legacy of talent. Come and be a catalyst for change within our industry.

Next Steps

Think we'd be a great match? Apply now – we want to hear from you.

As part of our commitment to you, we are proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.

After the closing date we will review all applications, and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual, or in-person).