Introduction
Join our growing team of dedicated professionals at Gallagher Bassett, who guide those in need to the best possible outcomes for their health and wellbeing. You'll be part of a resilient team that works together to redefine the boundaries of excellence. At our organization, we value collaboration and making a positive impact in the lives of our clients and claimants, offering you the opportunity to join a team where your skills and dedication can truly make a difference. GUIDE. GUARD. GO BEYOND.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Motor Engineering Manager to have accountabilty and oversight of our Automotive Engineering department.
This role requires indepth knowledge of the body repair industry, salvage categories, and total loss processes, along with a comprehensive understanding of the motor supply chain.
Experience in claims management and the ability to present in client meetings and contribute to tender submissions are essential.
How you'll make an impact
- Collaborate with the Motor and Property Fulfilment Director to develop new procedures ensuring high standards of work
- Develop new products and market-leading solutions for our expanding client base
- Serve as a referral point for the Senior Engineer and Engineering team regarding repairs and technical queries
- Conduct investigations and resolve repair complaints and client enquiries
- Act as a mentor to team members
- Liaise with all aspects of our supply chain and customer base
- Provide expertise regarding the repair management process to other departments within Gallagher Bassett
- Assess, value, and negotiate repair costs when required
- Maintain and complete the established ongoing audit program in line with department requirements
- Establish and maintain relationships with key customers
- Deliver on customer needs to ensure efficiency and quality of repairs
- Take ownership of decisions and outcomes, enabling the team to be accountable
- Fulfil commitments, communicate challenges, and reassess priorities
- Develop people and teams, working with the Senior Engineer to ensure an effective training pathway is in place
- Lead the team by example, managing performance, succession planning, compliance, and development activities
- Oversee department annual leave and workforce capacity planning
About You
- Proven technical experience from a bodywork background, ideally achieved or working towards ATA / IAEA / IMI qualification
- Substantial engineering experience, ideally in a management role
- Excellent knowledge of up-to-date estimating systems
- Detailed knowledge of repair methods involved in repairing modern motor vehicles
- Ability to plan ahead and manage changing and conflicting priorities
- Understand the company’s position in the market and balance client needs with company requirements and capabilities
- Appropriately Qualified Person (AQP) assessment completed
- Analytical and mathematical skills to evaluate and solve complex problems
- Organisational competencies and project management skills to keep projects, processes, and the entire engineering team on track
- Self-motivated with the ability to multitask and thrive in a timeline-driven environment
- Strong interpersonal communication skills with the ability to distil complicated topics to a broader audience
Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
