Commercial HVAC Project Manager

What We Offer Company truck, fuel card, phone, and tablet provided. Paid holidays and PTO. Strong administrative and field support team. Opportunity to help shape a growing service division backed by a proven, stable company. Yates Company, LLC is a trusted mechanical contractor specializing in Building Automation Systems (BAS), HVAC service, and mechanical replacements across Central and South Texas. We partner with school districts, universities, municipalities, and commercial clients to deliver reliable, efficient mechanical solutions. Our reputation is built on quality, integrity, and long-term relationships — values that have helped us grow into one of the region’s most capable and respected mechanical service providers. Our rapidly growing company seeks an eager and hard-working professional to join our team as a Commercial HVAC Project Manager to oversee the execution of commercial HVAC, plumbing, piping, duct work, and chiller replacement mechanical service contracts from award through final completion. This exciting career opportunity will provide operational, mechanical, and administrative support across the Service Operations Department. The Project Manager operates both independently and in concert with all Service Operations team members and is ultimately responsible for the short-term and long-term performance of the Service Operations projects. The primary areas of responsibility are financial performance of projects, work quality, customer base maintenance, and customer satisfaction. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Financial Performance: Meet required project margin, revenue, and operating income requirements by working closely with sales, construction operations, and techs to ensure collaboration between departments. Work with the Leadership Team to develop an annual operating budget. Staffing: Work with Service Operations Manager to maintain and publish Monthly manpower projections. Coordinate with Human Resources to recruit and hire as needed. Quality: Establish quality standards with a system to measure, grade, and record. Perform regular field inspections. Use work quality evaluations as a review objective for all staff. Customer Satisfaction: Monitor customer retention rate and warranty call back rate. Safety: Maintain a companywide safety program ensuring employee participation at every level. Training: Promote employee training and development programs. Leadership: Develop and maintain team-centered morale within department. Embrace and promote the Y8S mission and core values driving exceptional products and services to our customers while nurturing a work environment that promotes quality of life for the employees. Overseeing RFI’s from initial drafting through official responses and final implementation. Submitting, documenting, and ensuring completion of fully executed change orders. Accurately forecast revenue monthly to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual plans. Responsible for: Project Knowledge – Must allocate the necessary amount of time to fully understand the requirements of each project. This includes but is not limited to project plans, specifications, and contracts. Job Progress Coordination – Assess project progress and effectively communicating with the Service Operations Manager to ensure technicians are scheduled with sufficient time to perform required tasks. Personal Strengths Critical Thinker: You’re able to evaluate feedback and suggestions from customers and team members, consider all implications and risks, and determine the best next step forward while providing recommendations that will benefit your projects. Communicator: You know how to develop and effectively communicate proposals to customers, how to exchange ideas with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and how to keep your teams motivated and informed. Negotiator: You’re comfortable discussing project scope, schedules and budgets with clients and vendors, as well as managing project details with internal teams. Resourceful/Problem Solver: You can anticipate most issues before they occur, you can find solutions quickly, effectively, and make decisions independently. Collaborator: You build and nurture positive working relationships with clients, partners, and internal teams and are not afraid to ASK for assistance when needed. Leadership: You lead and motivate other team members as well as serve as a representative of the company in client environments. Required Qualifications High school diploma or GED with a minimum of five years of progressive experience in commercial HVAC, temperature control, and/or the electrical industry; a bachelor’s degree in a related technical field preferred. At least three years’ experience in project management, estimating, or engineering of commercial HVAC systems. Proven experience in corporate settings or customer-facing roles involving daily client interaction, team scheduling, and the delivery of exceptional customer service. Experience managing HVAC service operations; familiarity with controls systems a plus. Proven ability to oversee multiple crews and manage multiple concurrent projects. Project Management experience within a commercial HVAC environment is preferred. Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project, as well as general software navigation; experience with MS Teams and Smartsheet is preferred. Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to pass a pre-employment drug screening, reference check, and background check. Excellent leadership skills to enhance team productivity and standards of work produced. Proficient in working with others to plan, conduct, and report work efforts. Detail oriented and highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments. Must be able to manage and prioritize a large workload. Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical information into clear, easily understood communication for a wide range of audiences. Maintain a clean, neat, and professional appearance consistent with the role, recognizing this is a customer-facing position where proper representation of the company is essential. Experience managing budgets for commercial HVAC or building automation controls projects. Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential information. Exhibits strong ownership, a positive and enthusiastic attitude, and a collaborative, professional approach to teamwork. Physical Demands Ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Remain in a sitting position at a desk for extended periods of time. Frequent and repeated hand and arm movement to manipulate objects. Frequent lifting up to ten pounds individually, and team lifting heavier items. The above description covers the principal duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the job. This description is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. Other miscellaneous, incidental, or similar duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required. Yates Company, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our management team is committed to fair treatment in recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr