Senior Underwriter

Senior Underwriter About the role Are you an experienced Senior Underwriter looking for your next challenge? Would you like to join a growing, award-winning team where you can play a key role in supporting our business goals? Do you want the freedom to use your expertise to make independent decisions, while also working collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for our members? If so, we’d love to hear from you! We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Senior Underwriter to join our highly regarded Underwriting Team. At Darlington Building Society, you’ll be helping us grow our lending proposition and provide a fantastic service to our members. On a daily basis, you’ll use your extensive experience to assess and make decisions on complex mortgage applications within your mandate. With a strong focus on quality and risk, you’ll balance efficiency with attention to detail, ensuring the best outcomes for both our members and the Society. This role requires someone who is confident working independently, takes initiative, and consistently looks for ways to improve processes. You’ll also collaborate with colleagues and external partners, building strong relationships that create a smooth and supportive mortgage journey for our members. You’ll become an advocate of our lending policy, developing an in-depth knowledge of it and contributing your ideas to help us continually improve our underwriting function. ________________________________________ We are looking for someone who: • Has significant underwriting experience and has held their own mandate of £500K or more. • Is passionate about delivering the right outcomes for our members. • Excels at building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. • Is confident working independently as well as part of a team. • Has excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Possesses a keen eye for detail and loves finding solutions to problems. ________________________________________ Why work for us? We are committed to paying our people fairly for the role they undertake and provide a wide range of benefits to support our colleagues’ finances and wellbeing. Darlington Building Society also has a Passion for Talent, allowing you to shape your career within the Society through learning and development programmes designed to give you everything you need to succeed. What we can offer you: • Annual Bonus Scheme • 10% Employee Contribution Pension Scheme • 4 x Annual Salary Life Cover • Minimum of 2 days for volunteering • Employee benefits platform • Health Care Cash Plan • Cycle2Work scheme • Gym Discount • Enhanced Family Friendly Leave Entitlements PLUS MANY MORE! To find out more, please visit our Careers Page. ________________________________________ About our Society Darlington Building Society is an award-winning organisation with a clear vision: to be a thriving, independent regional building society that creates a feeling of pride amongst our staff, members, and community. We make a difference to our customers by encouraging saving, supporting home ownership, and sharing our knowledge and resources with local communities. We have 9 branches across the region from Stockton to Northallerton, via Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle, Redcar, Middlesbrough, Guisborough, and Yarm. Our Head Office is based in Darlington alongside our High Row Branch. ________________________________________ Shift Pattern: 35 hours Job type: Full-time, permanent Location: Darlington Head Office (Hybrid) Salary: £39,889.76 PLEASE NOTE: If you do not apply directly on our website, your application may be added to our ATS.

Location: Darlington, UK, GB

Posted Date: 9/14/2025