Building Assessor

If you're an experienced residential Building Assessor seeking a fulfilling and challenging opportunity, look no further.

At UBS, we're proud to partner with major insurers to deliver quality, end-to-end residential claims solutions—and we're looking for an experienced Building Assessor to join our supportive and driven team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of reinstatement, rebuild, and refurbishment projects. You'll work closely with our insurance partners, providing accurate cost estimates and setting clear project timelines. With a strong focus on collaboration, our hands-on leadership team is here to support you every step of the way.

If you've worked in the domestic insurance space and understand the ins and outs of escape of liquid claims, even better You'll investigate damage, quantify repairs, and prepare detailed reports—either on-site or virtually—so attention to detail and strong communication skills are a must. We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can juggle competing priorities, and knows how to influence outcomes in a positive and professional way. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you

Your Role

• Conduct on-road or desktop assessments for residential buildings insured by insurers, covering damages from weather events, floods, fires, malicious damage, impacts, and escape of liquid.
• Utilize photos and videos to assess damages, estimate repair costs, and draft comprehensive reports for clients, including findings on claims, pre-existing damage, builder faults, and maintenance issues.
• Quantify repairs and determine the optimal repair method.
• Assess liability on behalf of insurers as authorized.
• Accurately identify and detail building construction materials
• Identify any areas of non-compliance with Australian Standards.
• Collaborate with specialist trades to investigate and report on the cause of damage.

About you

• Minimum two years' experience in residential insurance
• Strong building knowledge and virtual assessment expertise
• Delivers detailed claim assessments and cost-effective scopes
• Confident interpreting policy, building codes, and standards
• Tech-savvy with proficiency in desktop and mobile applications
• Takes ownership of workplace safety and leads by example

Requirements

• Clear National Police Check
• Driver Licence
• Working with Children Check
• Construction Induction Card
• Trade Qualifications

About UBS

We have been in insurance and restoration building business for over 26 years and one of the preferred partners to Australia's largest and most reputable insurance companies.

Vision and Mission

Our team members are some of the first responders to attend disasters and catastrophic events. Owning a home is one of the biggest emotional and financial investments a person can make. We are the front line for people who have experienced loss and devastation, and our role is to make a complex process simple while supporting our customers through the rebuilding process. At UBS, our vision is rebuilding dreams by providing quality rebuilds at competitive costs.

Our Core Values

At UBS we:

• are open and honest
• own our decisions
• are collaborative and solution focused
• embrace change
• are role models, our behaviours build strong relationship

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups.