Technical Underwriting

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Tarion Full time

**Technical Underwriting (Construction) Analyst (TUA090222)**

**Type of position**: Full Time/Permanent

**Location**:Remote/Home Office

**About Tarion**
Since 1976, Tarion has provided new home warranty protection to more than 2 million Ontario homes. We serve new home buyers and new homeowners by ensuring that one of their life’s biggest investments is protected. Almost every new home in the province is covered by a new home warranty. This warranty protection is provided by Ontario’s builders and lasts up to seven years. It is backstopped by Tarion. More than 375,000 homes are currently enrolled in the warranty program. Every year about 55,000 new homes are enrolled.

With more than 265 employees, Tarion works hard every day to serve the public interest by, first and foremost, protecting consumers and their new home purchases. We investigate homeowner warranty claims; resolve warranty disputes between homeowners and builders; and provide deposit and delayed closing protection for new home buyers. We also manage the Guarantee Fund, an important financial reserve designed to help shield Ontario consumers from possible catastrophic building events. All of this enhances fairness and confidence in Ontario’s new home building industry.

**Responsibilities**:

- Analyze risk based on vendor/builder past performance
- Analyze warranty files or specific claims, reserves, third party reports and communicate recommendations. This will include liaising with warranty services or other departments
- Analyze builder risk via builder interviews and meetings
- Travel to meetings or interviews in different areas of the province and at Tarion’s head office in Toronto
- On-site visits to review homes for underwriting purposes
- Prepare detailed reports and make recommendations based on the above analysis
- Involvement in builder conduct type underwriting concerns and determining underwriting implications
- Keep up-to-date knowledge of the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, Ontario Building Code, other regulations that govern construction in Ontario, Construction Performance Guidelines, and general construction practices in Ontario, including on-site training
- Responsible for maintaining tracking and statistical information and report generating and review of initiatives
- Responsible for day-to-day record keeping and scheduling as required

**Qualifications**:

- University degree or College graduate in construction related field
- Experience or understanding of assessing risk factors related to construction and how that impacts underwriting risk
- Understanding or experience in underwriting risks
- 3 - 5 years’ construction-related experience, underwriting risk or similar
- Understanding of construction, experience reading and interpreting technical reports related to all types of building systems and how to interpret the underwriting risk
- Knowledge of the Ontario Building Code (OBC), Ministry of Municipal Affairs OBC credentials in OBC house and legal is an asset
- Knowledge of the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act and Regulations and related documents
- Superior communication (verbal and written) skills
- Strong observation and problem-solving skills
- Stakeholder (internal and external) management skills

**Why Choose Tarion?**

We believe that Tarion’s employees are its most valuable asset. We strive to provide a welcoming work environment.

We offer employees a competitive compensation program, opportunities for learning and development, an employee discount program, access to wellness programs, and a variety of Employee Assistance Program tools and online resources to support well-being.

At Tarion, we believe that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion allows employees to perform at their very best and underpins a culture in which everyone feels they have an equal opportunity to belong and build a career. Tarion is committed to developing and maintaining work environments and practices that ensure equality of opportunity in recruitment, selection and promotion, and to removing systemic barriers so that employees have every opportunity to feel included in the workplace.

**Application Submissions & Deadline**:
Please submit a covering letter and resume with vacancy code **TUA090222**.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Application question(s):

- Do you have construction-related experience interpreting technical reports related to all types of building?
- Do you have experience assessing risk factors related to construction and how the risk impacts underwriting risk?

**Experience**:

- Construction-related: 3 years (required)

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