Lead Technician - Commercial HVAC

United Water Restoration Group of So. FL., Inc.; Pompano Beach (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Company vehicle

Job summary

Air Force HVAC in Southeast Florida is seeking a hands-on Field Service Manager to drive growth, mentor technicians, and enforce operational discipline across commercial HVAC services. You will lead diagnostics, maintenance, and installation support while coordinating with property managers and engineers.

The role requires deep expertise across RTUs, WSHP, VRF/VRV, VAV, cooling towers, BAS/DDC, and related systems, with a focus on safe rooftop and mechanical-room work environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on HVAC field experience with meaningful commercial service exposure.
• Demonstrated independent troubleshooting and diagnostic capability.
• EPA Section 608 certification and valid driver's license.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, technical literature, and sequence-of-operation documentation.
• Comfort with digital field-service platforms, mobile documentation, photographs, work orders, and electronic communication.
• Ability to work safely in rooftops, mechanical rooms, high-rise/commercial environments, and other field conditions.
• Bilingual communication skills strongly preferred; English/Spanish proficiency is highly desirable for South Florida commercial operations and customer coordination.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex commercial HVAC service, diagnostics, repairs, commissioning support, preventive maintenance, and installation support.
• Serve as the escalation point for difficult technical calls and validate diagnoses through measurements, operating data, schematics, and sequence of operation.
• Mentor developing technicians, reinforce proper diagnostic methodology, and identify recurring training or performance gaps.
• Coordinate professionally with property managers, building engineers, facility teams, general contractors, and commercial clients.
• Maintain complete job documentation, equipment data, readings, photographs, parts requirements, recommendations, and job-status communication.
• Maintain company vehicle, tools, test instruments, and field resources in professional, job-ready condition.

Skills

HVAC troubleshooting

Bilingual English/Spanish

Electrical schematics reading

Job description

Location: Southeast, FL (serving tri-county area)

About Us Air Force HVAC has been a trusted name in South Florida for over 5 years, delivering reliable residential HVAC service, installation, and maintenance across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties. Our slogan, "Your Home, Our Mission," guides everything we do.

We are on track to grow 8x year-over-year at the top line as we expand our technician team, client base, and service offerings. To achieve this ambitious growth, we are seeking a hands‑on Field Service Manager to help us scale with excellence, develop leaders, and ensure operational discipline.

Speed, craftsmanship, and consistency are non‑negotiable in this position.

Primary Accountabilities

• Perform complex commercial HVAC service, diagnostics, repairs, commissioning support, preventive maintenance, and installation support.
• Serve as the escalation point for difficult technical calls and validate diagnoses through measurements, operating data, schematics, and sequence of operation.
• Mentor developing technicians, reinforce proper diagnostic methodology, and identify recurring training or performance gaps.
• Coordinate professionally with property managers, building engineers, facility teams, general contractors, and commercial clients.
• Maintain complete job documentation, equipment data, readings, photographs, parts requirements,
• recommendations, and job‑status communication.
• Maintain company vehicle, tools, test instruments, and field resources in professional, job‑ready condition.
• Commercial Systems Competency
• Strong field competency is expected across multiple commercial system categories, including:
• Packaged rooftop units (RTUs) and commercial split systems
• Water‑source heat pumps (WSHP) and condenser‑water‑loop systems
• VRF/VRV systems and variable‑capacity commercial equipment
• VAV systems, commercial air distribution, outside air, ventilation, and economizers
• Chilled‑water fan coils, air handlers, hydronic heating/cooling systems, pumps, and control valves
• Cooling towers and associated condenser‑water systems
• Commercial electrical systems, controls, VFDs, sensors, safeties, and BAS/DDC fundamentals

Technical Standard

Candidates must demonstrate the ability to distinguish equipment‑level failures from broader building‑system conditions. Diagnosis should integrate refrigeration, electrical, airflow, controls, water flow, heat transfer, and manufacturer operating data rather than rely on assumption or unnecessary component replacement.

• Refrigeration: pressures, saturation temperatures, superheat, subcooling, temperature split, metering, compressor performance, and heat‑transfer conditions.
• Electrical/Controls: high- and low‑voltage circuits, transformers, relays, contactors, motors, safeties, sensors, transducers, VFDs, control boards, communication circuits, and wiring diagrams.
• Hydronic/Water‑Side: entering/​leaving water temperatures, water flow, strainers, valves, pumps, condenser‑water loops, chilled‑water systems, and cooling‑tower interaction.
• Airflow: static pressure, blower performance, VAV operation, duct restrictions, ventilation, outside air, and air‑balancing fundamentals.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands‑on HVAC field experience with meaningful commercial service exposure.
• Demonstrated independent troubleshooting and diagnostic capability.
• EPA Section 608 certification and valid driver's license.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, technical literature, and sequence‑of‑operation documentation.
• Comfort with digital field‑service platforms, mobile documentation, photographs, work orders, and electronic communication.
• Ability to work safely in rooftops, mechanical rooms, high‑rise/commercial environments, and other field conditions.
• Bilingual communication skills strongly preferred; English/Spanish proficiency is highly desirable for South Florida commercial operations and customer coordination.
• Must possess and maintain the minimum professional hand tools and HVAC diagnostic instruments required to independently perform commercial service and troubleshooting; company‑provided specialty equipment may be supplied as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturer training is valued, but transferable commercial‑system competency is more important than any single brand.
• VRF/VRV, WSHP, RTU, VAV, chilled‑water, hydronic, cooling‑tower, BAS/DDC, and VFD experience.
• High‑rise, multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, institutional, or commercial retrofit experience.
• Track record of mentoring technicians or leading commercial installations and commissioning.

Success Profile

The right technician diagnoses before replacing, measures before assuming, understands sequence of operation, knows when a problem belongs to the equipment versus the building system, uses technical resources intelligently, takes ownership through completion and can teach another technician the reasoning behind the repair.

Compensation &; Benefits

Base Salary: $65,000-$85,000, based on demonstrated experience and technical capability.

Benefits include health, dental and vision coverage; PTO and sick time; company vehicle where applicable; company technology and field resources; performance‑based opportunities; and advancement within a growing commercial operation.