Supervisor, HVAC

Position Summary

The HVAC Supervisor provides day‑to‑day leadership for CPG’s mission‑critical mechanical services team. This role oversees the safe, efficient, and high‑quality installation, service, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operation of HVAC systems supporting critical facilities and data‑center environments. The HVAC Supervisor serves as a technical leader and field supervisor, ensuring contract compliance, workforce readiness, job planning, customer satisfaction, and adherence to applicable safety standards, codes, and company procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide effective oversight, leadership, and administration of safety processes, procedures, and field work practices.
• Lead, train, influence, and motivate HVAC technicians while supporting continued development of team competency and technical capability.
• Perform and oversee preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, routine repairs, and emergency repairs on mission‑critical HVAC systems without supervision.
• Provide technical guidance regarding the installation, service, maintenance, and operation of data‑center mechanical equipment.
• Support HVAC equipment including, but not limited to, air‑ and water‑cooled reciprocating chillers, centrifugal and screw package chillers, natural‑gas boilers and unit heaters, electric duct heaters, cooling towers, water pumps, AHUs, FCUs, fans, and air‑distribution systems.
• Maintain, upgrade, and back up Building Automation Software as required, including systems using pneumatic, DDC, and Variable Frequency Drive controls.
• Travel to customer sites to manage HVAC service, installation, replacement, maintenance, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities.
• Plan and maintain work systems, procedures, and policies that enable safe, efficient, and high‑quality performance by CPG technicians.
• Coordinate labor, logistics, materials, equipment readiness, and job planning with Project and Contract Managers to mitigate delays and support successful project execution.
• Monitor compliance with contractual commitments, applicable federal, state, and local rules, codes, regulations, and customer requirements.
• Maintain high‑quality service by enforcing quality and customer‑service standards, resolving service issues, identifying trends, and recommending system improvements.
• Communicate job expectations, delegate tasks, set deadlines, review and approve weekly timesheets, and support staff‑management activities.
• Perform site walks and assist with estimating potential new work.
• Respond to after‑hours calls and perform on‑call assignments as required.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance, including expected job‑site presence of approximately 50 % to 75 % of the time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of large commercial HVAC service experience (8 years preferred).
• Successful completion of basic air‑conditioning theory coursework or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of proper use of HVAC diagnostic tools and instruments.
• Experience with DDC, pneumatic, and Variable Frequency Drive controls.
• Ability to train, influence, and motivate team members while communicating clear job expectations.
• Experience writing pre‑job briefs, procedures, service documentation, and technical reports.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong customer‑relations skills, and the ability to make independent decisions.
• Must be able to travel up to 50 %.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience in critical facilities (federal facilities, power‑generation plants, data centers) preferred.
• Project leadership experience, including site walks, estimating, job planning, and coordination with Project or Contract Managers preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance preferred.
• Bilingual skills preferred but not required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams); NetSuite experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 2 years of people‑management experience.
• EPA Universal Certification required.
• Current/active Arizona HVAC/R license preferred.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• Must be able to pass applicable government or client background checks and gain access to required facilities.
• Clear and valid driver’s license.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Carry out supervisory duties in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Interview, train, and develop employees.
• Plan, assign, and direct work while communicating expectations.
• Support team performance through coaching and performance management.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit; standing and walking are required.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

• Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Account options.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employer‑paid life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Employee referral program.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).