Adapted from a real OPS Staffing article originally posted by Mitchell Riley (Sep 2026).
An effective restoration job ad tells the truth in the first screen. Title, market, pay range, on-call, loss types, and the software they will live in. If you hide those and write a novel about culture, you get silence or a flood of people who have never run a water file.
Write it the way a PM would brief a new hire. Lead with the seat and the work. Put compensation and schedule where a candidate can see them without emailing you. Then say how to apply in one paragraph. Review it with someone who already does the job before you post it.
OPS Staffing still runs most estimator, PM, and sales searches as a confidential outreach, not as an ad. Use this page when you do post — careers page, Indeed, or a storm surge technician role. For the seats that will not apply, start at restoration recruiters. Pay honesty: sell the opportunity.
| Ad section | Write this | Do not write this |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Restoration estimator, mitigation project manager, reconstruction superintendent — plus the city | Rockstar / ninja / construction professional |
| The deal | Pay range, truck or bonus if real, hours, on-call, storm travel | Competitive compensation with no number |
| The work | Water, fire, mold, storm, large-loss; residential vs commercial; mitigation vs rebuild | A paragraph about how fast the industry is growing |
| Tools and credentials | IICRC you actually need; Xactimate or your stack | Must be proficient in Microsoft Office as the lead skill |
| The shop | One or two facts: years, market, who they report to | A history essay and a list of every award |
| How to apply | One path, what happens next, and that you reply | Five portals and a mystery process |
No one knows the job like the estimator or production lead who is already running it. Ask them what they would have wanted to read before they took the call. If they say the ad lies about on-call, fix the ad. Do not fix the candidate later.
Have a second person read for leftover chore-list language and missing pay. If the ad could be copied onto a warehouse or a SaaS role by changing one noun, it is not a restoration ad yet.
Boards still help for some technician and entry seats. They are a weak primary tool for PM, estimator, multi-site leadership, and restoration sales. Those people are working. A recruiter reaches them. That difference is spelled out in why partner with a staffing agency.
Candidates will see a hidden range as below market. Competitors already guess your pay. The shop that writes the number gets the return call.
Short enough to read on a phone between jobs. If you need a handbook, link it. Do not paste it.
Send the role or call (888) 482-6019.
Updated September 2026 by the OPS Staffing recruiting team. Employee-owned. Based in Pasadena, TX. Placing restoration and construction talent nationwide since December 2015.