Lead Construction Underwriter - Manchester (Hybrid Working)
Posted: 16 September 2025
Job description
This is an exciting and very good time to be joining one of the UK's most progressive and professional insurance companies operating in the UK today. There are a number of new job opportunities due to the company's expansion plans so it's an ideal time to be joining the business where there will be excellent chances to make your mark and progress within.
Our client has had an exceptional year in terms of growth and profit in 2025. As they continue to build on this momentum and become the brokers choice, they are looking for a Lead Underwriter to help them continue to build a Construction Book.
This role will provide the opportunity to drive profitable growth, in the construction sector particularly through Mid-Market and corporate clients, by underwriting risks whilst developing key relationships with a panel of brokers.
If you thrive on being pushed out of your comfort zone and being empowered to make decisions, our client would welcome the opportunity to engage with you. This role would suit an experienced construction underwriter looking for the opportunity to grow their own book and in the fullness of time offers growth into managing a construction team in London and perhaps throughout the UK.
You'll work at least 60% of your week away from home, either at their new Manchester city centre office, or visiting clients or attending industry events.
What you'll be doing:
- Proactively lead the development of strong trading relationships with a panel of brokers, taking full ownership for the generation of profitable business from nominated panel.
- Proactively develop a robust pipeline of appropriate new business opportunities and ensure that long-term pipeline is realised by ensuring broker / client engagement.
- Lead meetings, presentations and tender responses with brokers / end customers to portray the company’s capabilities and secure new business opportunities.
- Coach, train and develop underwriters to continually improve their technical and trading capability from a new and existing business perspective.
- Act as the referral point for Underwriters within our teams, providing technical and trading input to improve the quality of decisions within their empowerment.
What you'll bring:
- Experience working as a Construction Underwriter dealing with mid-market construction business, including both contractors and liability risks.
- Experience of growing construction books, with a new business target exceeding £1.5m.
- Ability to underwrite in line with underwriting licence and empowerment guidelines.
- Strong accountability for targeting business development and nurturing relationships with panel brokers.
- Familiarity with FCA responsibilities and compliance requirements.
- Excellent trading capability with a good commercial awareness, negotiation skills and the ability to build strong broker relationships.
What They Offer?
Very competitive basic salary dependant on experience up to £90K (Possibly More), annual based bonus, pension up to 12%, PMI, DIS, 28 days holiday (option to buy/sell 5 extra days).
For further information please contact Andy Baker on 07834 596414/0113 4931720 or email andy@cryerbaker.co.uk
