Project Helper

Welcome to Merit Restorations.

We specialize in mitigating and rebuilding residential and commercial properties damaged by fire, water, storms, and other disasters. We partner with leading insurance carriers and handle everything from emergency cleanup to complete rebuilds, with a focus on safety, integrity, and advocacy. As entrepreneurs, we take full ownership of the work we do and the families we serve.

At Merit, our purpose is simple and non-negotiable: we work together as a team so we can change lives. Teamwork is the foundation of everything we do—because teamwork creates impact, and impact changes lives. We exist to help people, and the only way we do that at the highest level is by moving as one team, aligned in mission, values, and execution.

Our mission: we’re a team of people committed to delivering the best service and providing extraordinary experiences along the way— A team of people. Best service. Extraordinary experiences.

Every decision at Merit runs through the same value filters: servant leadership, innovation, gratitude, growth, impact, honor, and grit. That’s how we think. That’s how we operate. That’s how we show up every day. To keep the team aligned, we hold tight to radical clarity and radical transparency—knowing what we’re building, why it matters, how we win, and where we stand.

We move with one purpose and one language across every office and every market, because the truth is simple: when we work together, both families win—the families we serve and the families inside our company.

Everything we build—systems, training, markets, scoreboards, structure—exists to reinforce one aim: move as ONE. When we move as one team with purpose, clarity, and grit, there is nothing we can’t do.

Together. Forward. Always.

As a Project Helper for Merit Restorations, you will support the mitigation and restoration crews in performing emergency services and restoration work on residential and commercial properties. This role assists technicians and project managers with job setup, demolition, cleanup, equipment handling, and general labor support to keep projects moving efficiently and safely.

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work safely in residential and commercial properties damaged by water, fire, storms, or other disasters
• Assist technicians with emergency services, including water mitigation, board-ups, tarping, job site stabilization
• Support job site readiness before work begins and cleanup after project completion
• Remain on site for inspectors, subcontractors, or deliveries as needed to keep projects moving forward

• Assist with setup, monitoring, and removal of mitigation equipment
• Load, unload, transport, and maintain equipment and materials
• Assist in restocking vehicles and supplies after jobs
• Clean, organize, and maintain mitigation equipment, tools, vehicles, and trailers
• Help maintain emergency vehicles, trailers, and equipment
• Assist with warehouse organization and staging equipment for upcoming jobs

• Perform demolition and debris removal as directed
• Remove and properly dispose of trash and damaged materials
• Maintain clean and orderly job sites throughout projects
• Assist with cleaning and preparing structures and contents during restoration

• Serve as a project runner by transporting materials, equipment, and supplies between job sites, vendors, and the branch office
• Run errands related to active projects, including material pickups, equipment returns, and supply deliveries

• Assist technicians with moisture…