Water Damage Specialist - Intermediate

Responsibilities

• Receive and direct teams in the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Review daily project requirements, document progress, and report challenges to managers.
• Perform daily inspections of vehicles for safety and maintain cleanliness.
• Provide appropriate field documentation, photographic records, charts, and sketches for various Third Party Administrators (TPA) projects.
• Direct teams in performing Water Damage Basic tasks.
• Gather and maintain pictures for job files.
• Maintain equipment used in debris removal, containment/drying chambers, wall cavity drying, pump system, and carpet seam cutting/cushion removal/baseboard removal.
• Identify Class 4 material, moisture measurements, and apply the most effective drying/restoration techniques.
• Evaluate the integrity of affected structural materials and contents for both direct and indirect water damage.
• Create moisture maps using provided tools and knowledge.
• Supervise small crews on the above tasks.

Requirements

• Supervise and perform Water Damage Basic tasks.
• Gather pictures to download to job files.
• Maintain equipment used in daily tasks related to debris removal, containment/drying chambers, wall cavity drying, pump system, carpet seam cutting/cushion removal/baseboard removal.
• Identify Class 4 material, moisture measurements, and deploy the most effective technique to dry/restore the material.
• Evaluate the integrity of affected structural materials and contents for direct and indirect water damage.
• Create moisture maps using tools and knowledge provided.
• Supervise small crews on the above tasks.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of IICRC S500 Water Damage Standard and IICRC S520 Mold Remediation Standard.
• Current IICRC WRT designation.
• Familiarity with BELFOR Water Damage Book.
• Proper use of appropriate meters and IR camera, understanding of affected vs unaffected building materials and contents.
• Ability to draw a sketch, read floor plans, complete a Moisture Content Log, create a Pychrometric Log, and determine drying goals.
• Mastery in the use of HydroSensor, Thermal Hygrometer, NavPro Moisture Meter or equivalent and the recording of data.
• Experience with truck mount extraction systems, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience supervising small crews (up to 10 people) on Residential/Commercial and Industrial losses.
• Eligible to operate a motor vehicle per BELFOR's vehicle policy.
• English language literacy and fluency.

Physical Demands

• Frequent lifting in excess of 50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting from 41 lbs +, assisted (up to 50% of the time).
• Access and mobility in tight spaces.
• Sustained periods of standing, sitting, walking, bending, and kneeling.