Purpose
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader within our Real Estate, Casualty Team based in either Chelmsford or Glasgow, this role will be office based.
Reporting to the Real Estate Casualty Lead, you will provide management support to desk-based Account Handlers ensuring the success of the Real Estate team.
Key Accountabilities
· To lead and manage a team of desk-based claims handlers to ensure they provide the highest standards of customer service to our clients
· Motivating the team to do their job efficiently and ensure targets and personal goals are achieved
· Management of the allocation of new claims
· Management and checking of the Real Estate reports for distribution
· The ability to deal with technical referrals from the team
· Management of team workflow to ensure all absences and holidays are covered
· Management of the holiday calendar /authorisations
· Monthly 1 to 1 meetings with team, completing appraisals within McLarens required timescales
· Overseeing and monitoring the progress of the desk-based teams claims
· Identifying training needs in the team and implementing any necessary training
· Account management support where required
· Ability to deal with complaint calls received in the team
· Other ad hoc work as required.
Experience and Qualifications
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, being able to communicate in a clear, concise and structured manner
· 3 years' experience in handling liability claims (public liability essential)
· Strong management skills
· 3 years working as a team leader or supervisor
· Decision making skills
· Excellent stakeholder management with an ability to manage multiple priorities and conflicting demands
· Thrive in a high-pressured working environment
· Be driven to meet and exceed targets set for the Real Estate Team
· Good working knowledge of Word and Excel
· Travel may be required as and when so flexibility is a must.
The workplace
Since 1932, we’ve been who people turn to in tough times. That’s a huge responsibility. It’s also a
huge opportunity. McLarens is a premier independent loss adjusting and forensic technical services
firm, with a global network that delivers consistently excellent service supported by deep local
expertise.
Our work spans industries and the globe. From disaster relief to aviation, engineering to natural
resources, our people get everything they need to impact lives on a global scale. We take our
development seriously and offer careers that empower our people to strive for bigger goals and
reach new heights. And we’ve got the expertise to help them get there: our Loss Adjusters boast an
average of over 20 years' experience.
We’re building a culture where talent shines. Where ambition is everything. And people come first.
It's your career, so why compromise?
What Drives Us:
At McLarens, our commitments shape every experience- for our clients, our people, and the
communities we serve.
• Purpose: Positively impacting people and communities across the globe.
• Progress: Excellence, expertise, and growth opportunities.
• Place: Our culture of empowerment, support and belonging.
The Benefits:
Our people live by a shared set of values: Excellence, Teamwork, Respect, Knowledge, Thought
Leadership, and Accountability. Together, they contribute to an inclusive culture that will help you
thrive.
Here’s what else we offer:
• Compensation: Competitive salary and performance-related incentives.
• Development: Access to technical training, global knowledge-sharing, and career growth
opportunities.
• Wellbeing & Flexibility: Support to balance professional and personal life (e.g., hybrid work,
flexible schedule where applicable).
• Global Exposure: Opportunity to work with colleagues and clients across different countries.
• Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where your voice and contribution are valued.
Individual progress, global purpose. It’s all here at McLarens.
Our Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.