- Location
- Liverpool
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Lead
- Source
- Pinpoint
Description
EL PL Technical Lead
Application Deadline: 18 September 2026
Department: Claims Management
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Liverpool
Description
Keoghs is seeking to recruit a Construction Technical Lead to deal with delegated and non-delegated high value Construction and EL/PL claims. This diverse role offers an excellent opportunity to work within Keoghs’ thriving Corporate Sector Risks Practice with a variety of high-profile construction, retail and insurance clients.
The successful candidate will predominantly handle a specialist/high value case load up to a value of £1,000,000. The successful candidate would also be a Technical Lead for several Construction clients and be involved and may lead in both client and internal technical meetings.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Lead:
- Construction Technical Lead and Point of contact for day-to-day queries for both Keoghs, Client Managers / Team Leaders, Broker and Insurer
- Technical referrals point for all Corporate Risks construction accounts.
- Responsible for preparing and maintaining client litigation handling manuals and regularly updates on changes and developments
- Provide technical oversight, supervision, mentoring and training across pre-litigation and litigation construction teams.
- Devising strategies and updates on industry developments
- Sign court documents for construction clients and support technical quality, governance, and risk management across the portfolio.
- Manage a small number of construction client risks and provide technical input on client opportunities as the sector grows.
- Lead liaison on client audits for designated Construction clients with support from Client Service Manager
- Support the CAM with litigation handling manuals and regularly update team on any changes and developments
- Prepare for and attend Operational and Performance review meetings with Construction clients to include focus on KPIs (quality/defensibility) and claims risk related performance, and ownership of technical aspects of claims pack
- Attendance at internal technical meetings led by Technical Manager/Director
File Handling:
- Building relationships with Keoghs clients and, where appropriate Insurers
- Manage a mixed caseload of construction / EL/PL multi track/specialist cases consisting of claims typically valued more than £100,00
- Minimum five chargeable hours per day
- Provide assistance to CAMS and Partners on specialist and high value claims up to a value of £1,000,000.
- Assessing and advising on liability and quantum
- Devising strategies to resolve cases with the best possible outcome, identifying areas to investigate and evidence to collate
- Make full use of the firm’s Case Management System in progressing files from receipt to closure
- Draft pleadings to include Defences and witness evidence
- Attend court in person or by telephone, attend trials, settlement conferences etc as required
- Achieve targets in terms of chargeable hours, WIP and the collection of client MI
- Working with the wider team to ensure a seamless delivery of services to Keoghs clients
- To ensure compliance with the SRA standards & regulations
- Adhere to the Keoghs Values
Business development and Client Growth:
- Support the Construction Sector Lead in promoting and growing Construction client base
- Attendance at client review meetings – operational and strategic
- Prepare and deliver training/case surgeries/workshops
- Socialising and attending client and industry events
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Prove knowledge and profile with the construction claims market
- High Value Construction EL/PL litigated file handling experience
- Ability to development and successfully manage clients’ relationships
- Capable of devising case and defensibility strategies
- Positive, confident and enthusiastic
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent inter-personal and client care skills
- Excellent marketing skills
- Excellent IT skills
- High level of analytical skills
- Ability to win the trust and confidence of others, inspire and motivate
- Ability to make decisions
- Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions
- Driven to achieve
- Good advocacy skills
Values:
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do;
We are connected
We are Dynamic
We are Innovative
We succeed together
Job Benefits
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
- Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)
- Simply Health Care Cash Plan
- WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
- Death in Service
- Critical Illness Cover
- PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
- Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Volunteering Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Tech Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loan*
- Gym Flex*
- Access to Online Discount Sites
- Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
- Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
- Discounts at local retail outlets
* after successfully completing probation
Skills
Risk ManagementCompliance