Field Supervisor

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Job Summary:

The field supervisor supervises subcontractors who are installing residential HVAC equipment and accessories. Ensures work meets builder needs and conducts quality-control checks on completed work. As needed due to staffing and customer needs, performs service, maintenance, and installation work. Work is performed under the direction of the General Manager or Install Manager.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities*:

• Assists in all phases of HVAC residential new construction.
• Manages a group of sub-contractor craftsmen (installers and helpers).
• Walk jobs regularly and verifies readiness for both HVAC rough-in and HVAC trim installations.
• Coordinates installation dates with scheduling team and ensures job are ready for installation
• Check the jobs by phase to assure work is completed.
• Ensure schedule compliance completion of assigned work by Subcontractor installation crews.
• Coordinates with sub-contractors and office regarding punch lists or repairs as needed.
• Review sub-contractor invoices and approves after work is complete per phase.
• Schedules inspections with local jurisdictions.
• Coordinates and completes paperwork for billable change orders found in the field.
• Meets Builder supervisors on job sites to work through any issues with installations or design.
• Manages all pertinent production related issues with homebuilders in the assigned geographical area of responsibility.
• Builds rapport and fosters long-term relationships with builder superintendents.
• Follows safety policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned
• Duties may vary by location.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-5 years’ experience as a field supervisor in residential new construction or related experience
• High school diploma or GED
• Proven track record of effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Intermediate computer skills and able to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Must be able to communicate in English effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Valid driver's license required
• EPA certification
• Ability to work overtime with little notice; weekend hours may occasionally be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• HVAC trade school certification
• Completed college coursework

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be organized and able to coordinate a large volume of requests
• Proactive mindset
• Must be able to work independently
• Mechanical aptitude
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
• Willingness to learn and be a part of a team
• Positive attitude and a team player
• Ability to build positive relationships with customers, both internal and external
• Willingness and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of the organization.
• Safety mindset and acceptance of a safety culture
• Related experience may be substituted for education

Working Conditions:

• Partial time spent in an office environment
• Partial time spent in a field environment (hot attics, crawl spaces, uneven terrain, construction sites and finished homes).
• Travel by vehicle to and from work locations
• Regularly exposed to construction environments involving equipment, elevated work areas, confined spaces, noise, dust, hazardous materials and odors
• Comfortable working both indoors and outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions (including heat, rain, cold and wind) while wearing appropriate PPE

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to drive and operate a motorized passenger vehicle or forklift
• Must be able to lift/move up to 50 pounds frequently
• Frequently performs tasks requiring climbing, bending at the waist, crawling, kneeling, crouching
• Must be able to work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, and occasionally work on platforms/scaffolding (using the appropriate fall protection requirements)
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, masks/respirators, reflective safety vests, gloves and safety toe, construction-grade work boots
• Must be able to adhere to long periods of standing, walking or sitting
• Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and/or other sounds to operate phones or other equipment safely.
• With natural or corrected vision, able to see and focus for close, distance, peripheral vision with normal depth perception
• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to others
• Ability to enter text or data into a computer by means of a traditional keyboard or 10-key numeric keypad
• Must be able to use arms and hands to reach overhead, signal, grab, hold, lift, turn, push and pull objects and tools

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability

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Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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