Project Manager - Residential Insurance Repairs - Eastern Suburbs

UBS is actively seeking a Project Manager for the Eastern Suburbs / Mornington Peninsula.

As part of this role, you will manage a diverse portfolio that includes overseeing insurance repair and restoration projects. Ideally, candidates should reside locally to minimize travel requirements. The projects encompass a variety of domestic insurable incidents, offering daily challenges and opportunities to make a significant impact.

Responsibilities:

• Appoint and oversee internal trades, subcontractors and restoration specialists.
• Create collaborative relationships with homeowners, insurance partners, and internal support teams.
• Keep a watchful eye over on-site progress, ensuring projects stay on track and within budget
• Respond and manage escalations with precision, addressing issues with effective solutions.
• Stay vigilantly attuned to the scope of work, ready to adapt to any changes.
• Ensure on-site Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) protocols, processes, and standards.

Desired Attitude, Skills, and Experience:

• Possess a minimum of 2 years' experience in residential construction and remediation projects.
• Prior knowledge of the intricacies of insurance procedures and policies is a definite advantage.
• Hold a trade qualification and exhibit a track record of project management skills.
• Demonstrate a understanding of building codes, regulations, and industry benchmarks.
• Showcase a knack for effective people management and an unwavering commitment to exceptional customer service.
• Be competent in computer operations and have administrative and time management skills

Benefits

A competitive remuneration package is offered, inclusive of a fully maintained company vehicle or motor vehicle allowance, laptop, mobile, uniform and hybrid working environment. Genuine avenues for career advancement abound, ensuring your journey with UBS is one of continuous progression.

To be considered, you will have:

• A valid Driver's Licence.
• A clear Police record.and Working with Children Check.
• COVID Vaccination .
• White Card.
• Trade Qualification or a Certificate IV in Building & Construction (desirable).

About UBS

With a proud history spanning almost 25 years in the insurance building repairs domain, UBS stands as a trusted ally to some of Australia's most distinguished insurance companies. This translates into unwavering job stability and a sense of pride for our dedicated team. We're in search of an individual who can seamlessly meld with our tight-knit group, communicating with homeowners, insurance partners, and skilled tradespeople to ensure projects are not only completed swiftly, but also with finesse. The crux of the position lies in understanding project scopes and translating insurance policy and building codes into tangible actions.

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

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

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