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 cleanliness.
• Document field work, photographic records, charts, and sketches for various third-party adjusters (TPA) projects.
• Provide appropriate field documentation, photographic records, charts, and sketches for various TPA projects.

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 knowledge, carpet seam cutting, cushion removal, baseboard removal.
• Identify Class 4 material, moisture measurements, and deploy most effective techniques to dry/restoration.
• Evaluate integrity of affected structural materials and contents for direct and indirect water damage; accurately assess restoration costs versus replacement costs.
• Create moisture maps using provided tools and knowledge.
• Serve as a supervisor for small crews on tasks such as debris removal, containment/drying chambers, wall cavity drying, pump system knowledge, carpet seam cutting, cushion removal, baseboard removal.

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 recording of data.
• Experience with truck mount extraction systems, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supervising small crews (up to 10 people) on residential/commercial and industrial losses.
• Eligibility to operate a motor vehicle per BELFOR's vehicle policy.
• Strong sense of urgency, professional demeanor, positive attitude, and strong work ethic.
• Fluency in English.