Team Manager, Property: North

Working hours: This role is available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis

Grade: G5

Location: North

Closing date for applications: 20th March 2026

The opportunity: 

If you’re looking for an opportunity to start your career in Leadership, then this is the role for you. This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Property Practice in Risk Engineering as a Team Manager.

The role of the Team Manager is to effectively and efficiently manage a team of up to 14 Risk Engineers within a set region to ensure the team delivers a high quality and operationally effective service to customers. To ensure operational requirements feed into the Strategic direction of the Practice and to coach the team so that they can reach their full potential. Ultimately ensuring the team and the Practice remain high-performing and an engaging place to work through effective leadership, motivation and people development. 

Working in collaboration with other regional Team Managers, reporting into the Regional Team Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring your team achieves a positive KPI scorecard, supports the expect growth ambitions of the region and ZRS UK, whilst maintaining a high-quality delivery of customer service. There will be a requirement to regularly travel to regional offices to support stakeholder engagement which will be aligned with a billable % of hours as part of your target. 

The role is home based but will require regular travel to the local regionals. We have one role available in each regional area of the UK. Travel will be required for team performance review meetings and stakeholder engagement at regional branches. It will involve working with our other ZRS Practice, Zurich Customer and Distribution and Underwriting teams.

Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.  

What will you be doing?

• Leadership of the team, creating strong engagement and a collaborative and supportive culture, whilst delivering a high-quality service.
• Create an environment where team members can achieve their full potential, through continuous development, with support, coaching and motivation.
• Co-ordinate and monitor teamwork activities and resources to achieve targets within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Manage performance of team members with regular engagement, to comply with operational instructions and Zurich policies and procedures.
• Implement people management strategy and resource plan to support the business growth ambitions.
• Create and enhance systems, processes and procedures to translate business plans into action and achieve maximum efficiency.
• Assess the quality of Property and/or Business Interruption risks as described in
• Support external customers &/or underwriters by identifying, and reducing the risks that they face individually, and on an overall account/portfolio basis.

What are we looking for?

• Demonstrate a growth mind-set and understanding of the broader business objectives
• Able to articulate clear goals and deliverables
• An understanding of the Qualified to Perform process in Property
• Ability to analyse data to improve Technical development and Operational performance.
• Advanced coaching and mentoring skills

• Proactively drive progress towards business objectives while operating within agreed governance and boundaries.

As an inclusive employer we want to ensure that all candidates feel comfortable and are able to perform at their best during the interview. You’ll have the opportunity to let us know of any reasonable adjustment or practical support needed when you apply. 

What will you get in return? 

Everyone’s different. That’s why at Zurich, we offer a wide range of employee benefits so our people can choose what fits them and their life. Our benefits provide real flexibility so our people can make considered choices and tailor their benefits throughout the year. Our benefits include 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme, annual company bonus, private medical insurance and the option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday. 

Follow the link for more information about our benefits - Employee benefits | Working at Zurich Insurance UK 

Who we are:  

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.  

With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry. 

We’ve made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other’s wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future.  

If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great. 

Our Culture: 

At Zurich we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion. We want you to bring your whole self to work we have a diverse mix of customers and we want our employee base to reflect that.

Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of protected characteristics.

With the above in mind we accept applications from everyone regardless of your background, beliefs or culture however we especially welcome applications from women, people from ethnic minorities, people with a disability and people who are LGBT+ as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

We are committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. Zurich is passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity through the Zurich Community Trust.

We have won numerous awards for our work on Diversity and Inclusion. We are also proud to be nominated for the 2020 Insurance Times award for Diversity and Inclusion. You can read about our awards on our website.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.