Project Manager – Water & Fire Restoration
Required skills
- Project Management
- Restoration
- Fire Restoration
- Flood Restoration
- Disaster Restoration
- Xactimate
- IICRC S500
- IICRC S700
- Supervise Crews
- Subcontractors
Nice to have
- IICRC WRT
- IICRC ASD
- IICRC FSRT
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Long Island Adjusters
- NYC Adjusters
Role summary
Spartan Restoration is seeking an experienced Project Manager for fire, flood, and disaster restoration projects on Long Island and the NYC metro area. This player-coach role involves full-cycle project management, leading field crews and subcontractors, performing technical assessments (scoping, estimating with Xactimate, IICRC standards), ensuring documentation, and driving business development. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of restoration project management experience, advanced Xactimate proficiency, and a strong understanding of IICRC standards. This full-time, onsite position offers a base salary of $80,000 plus uncapped commission, with OTE of $100,000-$120,000+.
Spartan Restoration Location: Bohemia, NY 11791
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: 40 hours/week + On-call Schedule
Compensation: $80,000 base salary + uncapped commission
On-Target Earnings (OTE): $100,000 – $120,000+ annually
About Spartan Restoration
Spartan Restoration is a rapidly growing, trusted leader in fire, flood, and disaster restoration across Long Island and the NYC metro area. We pride ourselves on rapid response, exceptional quality, and building lasting relationships with property owners, insurance carriers, and referral partners. Our ambitious goals of a nationwide rollout are well underway as we have opened offices in multiple states this year. This is your opportunity to join Spartan Restoration on the ground floor!
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced, high-energy Project Manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is ready to take ownership of multiple loss and complex restoration projects simultaneously. This is a player-coach position, you will lead projects end-to-end, supervise crews and subcontractors in the field, drive profitability, and actively support business development efforts that fuel our continued growth.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Execution
- Own full-cycle project management of fire, flood, and disaster restoration jobs from initial scope through final billing and certificate of completion.
- Be present on active job sites as required.
- Simultaneously manage 8–15 active projects while hitting schedule, budget, and quality targets.
Team & Subcontractor Management
- Directly supervise subcontractors and Spartan field crews, enforce accurate timekeeping, crew sizing, quality standards, PPE, and company branding (uniforms, truck lettering, signage).
- Coach, mentor, and hold teams accountable; stop work immediately if safety or quality falls below standard.
Technical & Compliance Excellence
- Perform or validate all scoping, estimating (Xactimate), moisture mapping, drying calculations (using IICRC S500 standards), equipment deployment, and daily documentation.
- Completion of scoping sheets for the estimating team to generate estimates and billing packages.
- Ensure HEPA vacuuming, moisture readings, soot sampling, equipment logs, and progress photos are completed and uploaded daily.
- Complete Docusketch or similar 3D scans on all fire losses and large water losses.
Billing & Documentation
- Secure all required signed documents (Work Authorization, Certificate of Completion, etc).
- Produce accurate Xactimate estimates and final bills ahead of internal KPIs.
- Upload all job files, photos, and documentation into company systems (Dash + Hubspot) in real time.
Client & Insurance Partner Communication
- Act as the primary point of contact for homeowners, property managers, and adjusters, set expectations, provide daily updates, and deliver white-glove service.
- Write professional, detailed email updates to adjusters and carriers.
- We provide white glove service to property owners.
Business Development & Profitability
- Proactively identify and sell additional services (contents pack-out/move-back, dry cleaning, asbestos/lead abatement, reconstruction, etc.).
- Build and nurture relationships with adjusters, property managers, and referral sources to drive repeat and referral business.
Qualifications – You Must Have
- 5+ years of project management experience specifically in restoration, remediation, or insurance-related construction (no other industries).
- Advanced Xactimate Level 2 or 3 proficiency (must pass internal Xactimate test during interview process).
- Proven track record managing multiple large-loss projects ($100k+) simultaneously.
- Deep working knowledge of IICRC S500 (water) and S700 (fire/smoke) standards.
- Experience supervising crews and subcontractors in the field.
- Strong leadership presence, comfortable holding people accountable and stopping unsafe or substandard work.
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Preferred (Strongly Desired)
- IICRC WRT/ASD/FSRT certifications
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Existing relationships with Long Island/NYC adjusters and property managers
Compensation & Benefits
- $80,000 base salary
- Lucrative uncapped commission structure (OTE $100k–$120k+, top performers exceed $140k)
- Company vehicle allowance or take-home vehicle
- Health insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off + sick days
- Clear path to Director-level and leadership roles for consistent top performers
If you live and breathe restoration, love being in the field, and want to earn what you’re truly worth while growing with a winning team, apply today.
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