HVAC Manager at Alpha Mead Group

Alpha Mead Group is a Total Real Estate Solutions Company established to provide robust business support services to local and international Real Estate investors or owners with interests in Facilities Management, Real Estate Development and Advisory, Security Systems and Technologies, Training, Healthcare Management and Real Estate Financing Services.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: HVAC Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

The HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) Service Manager leads staff members who install, repair and maintain heating and air conditioning systems in both residential and commercial buildings.
This manager routinely works directly with service and install technicians, dispatch personnel and other managers to ensure customer satisfaction while meeting departmental goals and objectives.
Presenting himself as a senior company representative, the HVAC Service Manager often communicates directly with customers, vendors and suppliers to ensure accurate communication of job or project status and requirements.

Principle Responsibiliities / Duties

The HVAC Service Manager directs daily operations of the HVAC Service Department by successfully performing the following tasks, duties and responsibilities:

Schedules, directs and provides technical support for HVAC technicians to meet service demands and customers’ expectations
Recruits, interviews, hires and trains HVAC technicians as required to meet workload demands, and company or customer expectations and requirements
Supervises and directs the HVAC technicians to effectively perform the functions of equipment repair, installation, start-up, operation, and other duties as required to ensure customer satisfaction
Reviews technicians’ work to ensure quality meets established standards, techniques and safety requirements; makes recommendations as requirements to improve quality and productivity
Responsible for HVAC technicians’ performance appraisals, reviews and for setting improvement goals per company requirements
Establishes and maintains a regular training program to ensure that HVAC technicians are properly trained on latest service techniques and safety procedures for equipment and general working conditions
Conducts group and one-on-one meetings with technicians as required for training, evaluation and general communication; participates and/or conducts regularly scheduled departmental safety/informational meetings
Communicates regularly with dispatch to ensure that personnel are being scheduled properly by skill level, efficiency and training requirements
Communicates daily with dispatch reporting on project information, estimated time to complete jobs, labor hours and parts or material used
Maintains communication with vendors and factory personnel concerning warranty issues, product recall notices, operational problems with products, premature failures and other issues as they apply to products and equipment sold and serviced by the HVAC Service Department
Develops and monitors budgets, goals and objectives to insure departmental profitability
Reviews work orders, invoices and time reports for accuracy, and to ensure timely cash flow and maintain minimal account receivables
Specifies and makes sure that required parts are ordered in timely fashion to ensure work deadlines are met
Ensures that all company/department policies are being followed by all HVAC technicians
Oversees assigned HVAC service vehicles, monitors vehicles to ensure they are being maintained and operated as required and used according to company policy
Monitors HVAC service vehicles to ensure they are in an acceptable condition to allow technicians to efficiently work out of the vehicle, and that an adequate inventory of parts and material are maintained
Keeps current with latest factory OEM training on current products, coordinates HVAC technician training and maintains training records to ensure personnel maintain proficiency in preventive maintenance, start-up, trouble-shooting, and repair of supported equipment
Generate sales leads; and promotes and develops maintenance/service agreements; estimates and generates bids for contract projects/work
Manages larger installation, start-up and commissioning projects; coordinates and directs a team of technicians and/or installing contractors; performs prestart-up inspections and completes turnover of equipment to owner
Work with other departmental managers to meet company and departmental goals and objectives
Other tasks and responsibilities as required to maintain efficient department operations

Minimum Job Requirements
The HVAC Service Manager should possess the following skills, characteristics and abilities:

Excellent customer service and sales skills
Five years HVAC Management related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Some post-high school education from college, trade school or military
Exhibit an in-depth knowledge and understanding of HVAC and refrigeration systems
Has the ability to read, interpret, utilize and train on manuals, schematics and control circuits related to HVAC and refrigeration systems
Technical aptitude with knowledge of local codes and an ability to use resources at hand to find solutions
Excellent leadership skills to enhance team productivity and standards of work produced
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; and strong conflict management skills
Detail-oriented and highly organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments
Good computer skills: knowledge of and proficiency in common office applications such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook and general software navigation
Possess a strong personal desire for improvement; and the desire to motivate HVAC technicians to be better tomorrow than they are today
Have a clean, neat and professional appearance; a top performer who can instill pride of workmanship in himself and in others