Regional Contents Consultant

YA Group; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible vacation

Paid sick leave

Parental leave

Comprehensive benefits

401k match

Job summary

YA Group is seeking a Regional Contents Consultant to provide high-quality consulting on contents and business personal property losses for clients including insurers and adjusters. You will evaluate complex losses, oversee inventories, and advise on restoration versus replacement while coordinating with clients and YA teams.

The role requires strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to travel for deployments to large-loss assignments.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of relevant contents restoration or large-loss experience.
• Strong understanding of contents and business personal property claims (inventory, restoration, total-loss).
• Experience documenting complex losses and inventories.

Responsibilities

• Conducts on-site inspections and field assessments of contents and property.
• Develops detailed inventories with photos, descriptions, quantities, and condition.
• Evaluates restoration versus total loss and advises on salvageability and replacement.
• Reviews inventories, estimates, invoices, and receipts for accuracy.
• Performs RCV/ACV valuation, inventory verification, reconciliation, audits.
• Supports total-loss inventory recreation when needed.
• Manages field operations and project workflows on large assignments.
• Prepares preliminary reports, ROM assessments, inventories, and valuation reports.
• Communicates with clients, adjusters, insureds, contractors, and vendors.
• Leads client meetings and provides updates on scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coordinates with internal teams to ensure quality work products.

Skills

Contents restoration

Contents consulting

Property insurance

Project management

Large-loss experience

Microsoft Excel

Strong communication

Independent judgement

Travel willingness

Tools

Excel

Job description

Summary

As a YA Regional Contents Consultant, you will provide high-quality consulting services related to contents and business personal property losses on behalf of YA's clients, which include insurance companies, third-party administrators, independent adjusters, businesses, and insureds.

Summary

As a YA Regional Contents Consultant, you will provide high-quality consulting services related to contents and business personal property losses on behalf of YA's clients, which include insurance companies, third-party administrators, independent adjusters, businesses, and insureds. YA Regional Contents Consultants are responsible for evaluating, documenting, and analyzing complex contents losses, including physical inventories, restoration versus total-loss assessments, valuation, and claim documentation review. Regional Contents Consultants serve as a key point of contact throughout the assignment and work closely with clients, insureds, restoration vendors, and YA's internal Contents and Valuation teams. Regional Contents Consultants are expected to exercise a significant degree of independent judgment when evaluating loss conditions, considering restoration and replacement alternatives, assessing supporting documentation, and developing accurate, defensible work products. This role requires strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, and an understanding of the financial and operational significance of the consulting services being performed.

Role & Responsibilities

• Conducts on-site inspections and field assessments of affected contents and business personal property.
• Develops and oversees detailed physical inventories, including photographs, descriptions, quantities, and condition documentation.
• Evaluates contents for restoration versus total loss and provides recommendations regarding salvageability and replacement.
• Reviews and analyzes inventories, estimates, invoices, receipts, photographs, and other supporting claim documentation.
• Performs RCV/ACV valuation, inventory verification, reconciliation, and estimate or invoice audits.
• Supports total-loss inventory recreation when contents are destroyed, disposed of, or unavailable for inspection.
• Manages field operations and project workflows on large and complex contents assignments.
• Prepares preliminary reports, ROM assessments, inventories, valuation reports, and other client deliverables.
• Communicates regularly with clients, adjusters, insureds, contractors, restoration vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Leads client meetings and provides regular updates regarding assignment scope, timelines, findings, and deliverables.
• Coordinates with YA's internal Contents and Valuation teams to ensure accurate, timely, and defensible work products.
• Provides technical oversight, mentorship, and quality control review of junior consultant work product.
• Maintains organized job files, documentation, correspondence, and project records.
• Supports litigation matters, pre-loss assessments, and business development initiatives as needed.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of relevant contents restoration, contents consulting, property insurance, project management, or large-loss experience.
• Strong understanding of contents and business personal property claims, including inventory development, restoration processes, and total-loss evaluation.
• Experience conducting physical inventories and documenting complex residential and commercial contents losses.
• Knowledge of Replacement Cost Value (RCV), Actual Cash Value (ACV), depreciation, and market-based valuation methodologies.
• Experience reviewing restoration estimates, invoices, receipts, inventories, and supporting claim documentation.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with high-volume inventory and valuation data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage assignments, timelines, and client expectations.
• Ability to travel is required, including deployment to large-loss and complex assignments.

Who We Are

YA is an international professional services organization providing forensic consulting, engineering, risk mitigation, and related services. Founded over 25 years ago as a property damage consulting firm, YA has expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Today, YA has over 800 professionals dedicated to excellence, partnership, and driving innovation.

We Offer

• Employee-focused culture
• Strong commitment to work-life balance
• 100% Remote work
• Flexible vacation
• Paid family care/sick leave
• Parental leave
• Comprehensive benefits
• 401k w/match

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $65-85K. Actual compensation will be determined based on geographic location, experience, qualifications, and job-related skills. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for bonus compensation based on hours worked, which may represent a significant portion of total earnings. Certain states and local jurisdictions require employers to disclose compensation ranges and other employment information. For positions based in those locations, compensation and related disclosures will comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws and may differ from the information listed above.

Fraudulent Recruitment Alert

Please be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment attempts. YA will never ask for personal financial information (such as bank account numbers or identification numbers) via social media or chat-based apps. We also will not request money for the purchase of business equipment or conduct interviews solely via text message. All official email communications regarding your application will come from [e-mail] or directly from a member of our talent team using an @yagroup.com domain name. If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us directly at [e-mail].

Disclosures

As part of our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools to support candidate screening and evaluation. These tools are designed to assist—rather than replace—human decision-making, and all employment decisions are made by our recruiting team in accordance with applicable laws and our commitment to equal employment opportunity. Where required by law, we will provide additional information about the use of these tools, including their purpose, and offer alternative processes or accommodations upon request.