Vehicle Damage Assessor

Borehamwood

Ref: VA790

**Benefits**
- Competitive salary plus performance related bonus
- 29 days holiday including public holidays plus additional days with service
- Pension contributions
- £1,000 recommend a technician bonus incentive
- Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Talk to us about flexible working
- VIP Awards colleague recognition scheme
- Health cash plan claim back medical costs, same day doctors' appointments, high street discounts
- Steer Academy provides accredited ongoing training paid for by the business
- Opportunities for career progression

**About the Job**

As an experienced VDA Estimator, the purpose of your role is to assess a wide range of vehicles, using Audatex to calculate costings and the time required to complete all necessary repairs accurately and professionally.

You will liaise regularly with insurance engineers and customers. Create accurate damage assessments to BSI PAS 10125 standards, using the correct repair methods.

You will preferably have an ATA qualification in Estimating however this is not essential, and we are happy to support training and development.

**About You**

As an experienced VDA, you will have a working knowledge of estimating costs for large scale damages, and have experience and confidence in using Audatex.

You will be able to:

- Plan your workload effectively to ensure vehicles are repaired to the agreed service level agreements (SLAS)
- Work to a high standard in a fast paced environment
- Carry out work in accordance with manufacturers specifications
- Work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative with mínimal supervision
- Be flexible in your approach
- Continually work to high standards with customer satisfaction in mind.

**About Us**

Steer Automotive Group is an award-winning company with over 30 years of knowledge and expertise within the vehicle body repair sector. Having originated in the Midlands, the business is expanding rapidly through organic growth and acquisition throughout the UK and is now one of the largest Accident Repair Centre Groups in the UK.

Any business is all about the people within it and we want to be the best. Our aim is to be the repairer of choice for our clients, their customers, and colleagues within the industry. Our mission is to be the best in the industry, so we are now looking for qualified people to come and work for us. If you want to be part of this dynamic and rapidly growing business, then please get in touch.

We are dynamic in our approach and geared to completing outstanding repairs, by combining the latest techniques and most effective technology with delivering excellent customer service. We ensure that our customers are at the heart of what we do.

Whether it is minor car park damage or a road traffic accident our repair centres provide a range of services that use modern repair methods to put your vehicle back to its pre-accident condition, ensuring we repair every vehicle with utmost pride and care.

Our job applicant privacy notice can be found on our website Steer Automotive.