Estimator / Surveyor — Moving & Storage

University Van Lines; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 4,300 - 5,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Travel reimbursement for long-distance

Independent contractor

Job summary

University Van Lines is seeking individuals to conduct in-home surveys for moving projects. You visit customers' homes by appointment, walk through each room, and record a complete itemized inventory with accompanying photos.

Training on our inventory method is provided. This is an independent contractor role, with pay per completed survey and travel reimbursement for longer distances. No hourly wage, no benefits, and flexible assignments.

Qualifications

• Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license.
• Smartphone capable of taking clear photos.
• Able to walk a full house including stairs, basements and attics.
• Available for some evening and weekend appointments.

Responsibilities

• Visit homes and small offices by appointment, mainly within 30 minutes of Rahway.
• Walk every room, closet, basement, attic, garage and shed with the customer.
• Record a complete inventory item by item, room by room, with photos.
• Note stairs, elevator or walk-up, driveway and parking access, long carries, doorway widths, oversized items and anything needing disassembly or a custom crate.
• Ask what is moving, what is being stored and what is left or donated.
• Send the completed inventory and photos back to us the same day.

Skills

Reliable transportation

Valid driver’s license

Smartphone photography

Walk stairs and tight spaces

Professional demeanor

Evening/weekend availability

Job description

University Van Lines has been moving New Jersey families and businesses since 1975. We run our own crews and our own warehouse in Rahway. No brokers, no day-labor.

You go to a customer's home, walk through it room by room, and write down everything that is moving. Then you send it back to us. That is the whole job. You do not sell, you do not quote price, you do not carry anything.

• Visit homes and small offices by appointment, mostly within 30 minutes of Rahway
• Walk every room, closet, basement, attic, garage and shed with the customer
• Record a complete inventory - item by item, room by room, with photos
• Note stairs and flights, elevator or walk-up, driveway and parking access, long carries, doorway widths, oversized items and anything needing disassembly or a custom crate
• Ask what is going, what is being stored, and what is being left or donated
• Send the completed inventory and photos back to us the same day

Requirements:

• Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license
• A smartphone you can take clear photos with
• Able to walk a full house including stairs, basements and attics - no lifting, no carrying
• Thorough and literal - a survey that misses a basement costs us a truck and a crew on move day
• Comfortable and professional in a stranger's home
• Available for some evening and weekend appointments, which is when most customers are home

Pay: $85 per completed survey, plus travel costs reimbursed on longer-distance appointments

Benefits and other compensation: This is an independent contractor position paid $85 per completed survey, plus reimbursement of travel costs on longer-distance appointments. There is no hourly wage, no benefits package and no guaranteed volume. Paid training on our inventory method and forms is provided at no cost. Contractors set their own availability and accept or decline each assignment.