HVAC Field Operations Leader

CRG Search; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CRG Search is seeking a Field Operations Manager to lead our client’s HVAC field organization in the United States. This leadership role focuses on building and developing Area Service Managers, Lead Technicians, and Fleet & Safety Manager to ensure safe work, quality installs and service, satisfied customers, and a healthy field P&L.

You will report to the COO and translate company strategy into field execution, owning both performance and people development across the field organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading HVAC field/service operations, including experience leading and developing frontline supervisors.
• Deep hands-on HVAC technical expertise; serves as the field’s technical authority for escalated troubleshooting and client meetings.
• Demonstrated accountability for controllable margin and cost performance in a field/service operation.
• Proven ability to build and develop high-performing teams through strong hiring, coaching, and retention.
• Strong operational discipline - runs the field by clear metrics and holds the team accountable to them.
• Solid grasp of HVAC code compliance, safety standards, and field service technology.
• Familiarity with multi-state HVAC licensing, permitting, and compliance requirements; ensures the field organization stays compliant across all operating states.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Area Service Managers, Lead Technicians, and Fleet & Safety Manager; set clear expectations and hold that layer accountable.
• Own field hiring, onboarding, retention, and succession planning across ASMs, Leads, and technicians, ensuring a strong bench of talent at every level.
• Develop ASMs into strong people-managers, and create a clear path for technicians and Leads to grow into those roles.
• Establish and run a consistent field training program (technical skill, safety, customer service).
• Set the culture of the field organization — safety-first, accountable, and customer-focused.
• Drive continuous technical skill development across the field team, raising the bar on craftsmanship and first-time-fix quality.
• Own field KPIs (utilization, first-time-fix, on-time arrival, callback rate, customer satisfaction) and the review cadence to improve them.
• Own field crew productivity and readiness, working closely with Dispatch to keep technicians efficiently deployed and service levels high.
• Own safety and fleet performance through the Fleet & Safety Manager — safety program, compliance, incident reduction, and vehicle fleet cost, maintenance, and utilization.
• Drive adoption of company systems and technology (field service software, mobile tools, reporting) for efficiency and visibility.

Job description

CRG Search is seeking a Field Operations Manager to lead our client’s HVAC field organization in the United States. This leadership role focuses on building and developing Area Service Managers, Lead Technicians, and Fleet & Safety Manager to ensure safe work, quality installs and service, satisfied customers, and a healthy field P&L.

You will report to the COO and translate company strategy into field execution, owning both performance and people development across the field organization.