Motor Desktop Engineer

Desktop Motor Engineer Location: Remote Department: Engineering Contract type: Permanent / Full-time About the role

We're looking for a Desktop Motor Engineer to join our Engineering team and play a key role in being responsible for engineering estimates in a timely manner specific to the requirements of the client, to check and confirm the cost we are authorising is fair, reasonable and related to the incident in question.

Activate Group is a growing UK business with 1,000+ team members nationwide. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long-term career with a company that values its people and offers genuine development and progression opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Check incident circumstances against work estimated for to see if the damage could be related to the incident.
• Check estimated costs are fair and reasonable.
• Check estimates are within customer specific rates if a network repairer has been allocated.
• Amend estimates to correct customer specific rates if a network repairer has been allocated.
• Negotiate with non-network repairers in order to bring inflated costs down.
• Authorise incident related work to repairers.
• Correctly value vehicles for total losses.

Skills and experience

• Minimum 5 years motor engineer or Bodyshop experience.
• IMI VDA Accredited.
• Experience of using Audatex and the Case Management System.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal / written communication.

Desirable (but not essential):

• Obtain a AQP & IAEA qualification.

Benefits

We believe in rewarding our people for the great work they do. When you join Activate Group, you can expect:

• 33 days holiday, including bank holidays
• Personal health cash plan - claim back the cost of everyday healthcare such as dental and optical check-ups
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay
• Life assurance at three times your basic salary
• Free breakfasts and fresh fruit
• A birthday surprise for everyone

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group, we want everyone to have the tools and support they need to do their best work. We're an innovative business that continuously reviews and improves our systems, processes and ways of working, making sure they support our teams to do their jobs effectively.

Every role at Activate Group is aligned to our wider business vision and purpose - making someone's bad day better.

We believe work should be enjoyable. We make time to celebrate success, recognise achievements and bring people together at team events and company-wide celebrations. We'll also support your ongoing development through regular feedback and career planning.

Whether you're based in one of our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough or Huddersfield, working at an Activate Accident Repair (AAR) site, or working from home, you'll be part of a supportive culture where people are encouraged to succeed.

A bit about us

Activate Group is a fast-growing business approaching 1,000 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in road incidents through our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough and Huddersfield.

We manage every step of the repair journey - repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair (AAR) body shops, as well as through a UK-wide network of trusted independent repair partners.

We also work with the UK's largest vehicle manufacturers, supporting their approved repair programmes, and deliver innovative technology solutions to fleets, vehicle repair centres and dealerships.

Our purpose & values

Our purpose underpins everything we do: Make someone's bad day better

Our values define how we work with our team members, customers and suppliers:

• Make it happen - Be accountable. Take the initiative, work fast, and do a great job.
• Strive for better - Be bold. Challenge the norm - make small improvements often.
• Win together - Be a team player. Win together, learn together, respect each other.