Lead Restoration Technician
to run jobs on the ground for a new property restoration business operating across greater Melbourne and Victoria. First response to water, fire and mould losses - making sites safe, protecting property, and supporting clients through restoration incidents.
We are hiring multiple leads at the same time deliberately and it means you'll have peers at your own level to build the standards with rather than doing it alone.
Key responsibilities
Leading and developing a small crew/team: pre-start briefings, quality checks, coaching and training
Helping us write the procedures the next ten technicians will work to
First response to water, fire and mould losses across greater Melbourne, and at times regional Victoria
Making sites safe, protecting property, and calming a client who has never been through this before
Designing and executing drying strategies to IICRC S500 - moisture mapping, equipment placement, daily monitoring, drying to standard
Mould remediation to S520, fire and smoke restoration to S700, and biohazard decontamination to S540
Capturing the photographs, moisture data and job notes that make a claim defensible
Dealing directly with insurers, loss adjusters and builders
About you
Experience in property restoration - or a trade or emergency services background with skills that transfer (carpentry, building, commercial cleaning, plastering)
IICRC certification (WRT, ASD, AMRT, FSRT) is a real advantage; if you don't have it, we'll get you enrolled




A current Victorian driver's licence and a White Card
Willingness to be part of a rotating after-hours on-call roster
Physical capability for the work: lifting up to 20kg from floor, waist and shoulder height, carrying and pushing loads up to 30kg, stairs, subfloors and roof cavities, and working in full PPE including a fit-tested respirator
Competitive base salary plus 12% superannuation
Fully maintained vehicle, fuel card, phone and all tools and PPE provided
On-call allowance, and overtime paid on top
A shared on-call roster from day one
Paid IICRC certification and ongoing training - WRT, ASD, AMRT, FSRT, first aid and tickets
Genuine input into how the business runs, and a path to greater career opportunities as we grow
A director who has done this job, understands what it takes, and is on the tools alongside you in year one
About us
We restore property after water damage, mould, fire and smoke incidents - the work that happens in the hours and days after someone's worst morning. The business is current; the experience behind it is not. We are building this one properly from the first day: right equipment, right training, right documentation, and a genuine commitment that nobody gets hurt doing it.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process.
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📌 Restoration Team Lead (Melbourne)
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