HVAC Technician / Installer

HVAC Technician / Installer Position

Do you have experience installing HVAC systems?

Are you interested in installing high performance heat pump systems?

Are you seeking a full-time position with continued on-the-job training?

Are you naturally mechanically inclined?  If so, please keep reading.

Are you detail and quality oriented?

Who we are and what we do

Headquartered in Concord, CA, Eco Performance Builders is a family-owned home performance company working hard to transform Bay Area homes, making them energy-efficient and comfortable. We’re a diverse team of tradespeople, technologists, and customer-focused professionals who are passionate about residential electrification and the positive impact of reducing greenhouse gases.

We are experts at designing and installing high-performance systems that provide the lowest carbon footprint options on the U.S. market today. Our residential heating and cooling systems are designed by home performance scientists; industry experts who seek a healthier living environment for themselves and their communities.

About you

You are a naturally mechanically-inclined person who wants to dedicate your life’s work to helping others live more comfortably and sustainably. You enjoy hands-on work, like the challenge of figuring things out on your own, yet appreciate working as part of a mission-driven team.

The ideal person for this position is someone who embraces change quickly, is smarter than most of her/his colleagues, and is seeking the opportunity to move up the career ladder within a residential HVAC team. He/she enjoys the technical aspects of the HVAC industry and is extremely knowledgeable about the hand and power tools used in our industry.

About the position

As an HVAC Technician inside a Home Performance company, your goal is to focus on the customer experience first and foremost. Every decision you make will be customer-focused. You’ll begin by asking yourself how each task you do or the decision you make impacts the homeowners. The “right thing to do” will always include what YOU would do in their position.

Responsibilities

  • Customer Service: Once trained and up to speed you’ll serve as the customers’ main point of contact when on site. You’ll work as the liaison between our P.M.s and your crew. You’ll also work with our Office Services Coordinator to obtain signed documents (rebates, deposits, etc.) from the customers.
  • Crew Lead: Once you’ve passed your 90-day probationary period, you’ll be asked to share the responsibility of training junior HVAC team members, interviewing potential job candidates, and leading routine safety meetings.
  • Company Truck Oversight Crew Leads are responsible for the cleanliness and safety of their own company vehicles. Leads may take their trucks home at night in order to drive them to the job site each morning. Leads are encouraged to train junior HVAC team members to stock and clean each truck on a regular basis.

Requirements

  • Smart, resourceful, adaptable, have a good work ethic, and a better-than-average memory for details.
  • A natural leader with several years of residential HVAC experience.
  • Physically fit and extremely hard working.
  • You excel at solving troubleshooting challenges and would thrive in an environment that requires continuous study as part of your job.
  • Top-notch customer service, tools identification, and residential construction knowledge.
  • Care about the environment, sustainability, and ways of reducing greenhouse gas. Be able to articulate how you’re making changes in your own life to support the environment.
  • Must have a valid and clean California Driver’s License. (Seven years of clean history required to drive a company vehicle.)
  • Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds and be able to pass a background check and drug test if asked.

How to apply

  • Update your resume so that it contains your personal email address and phone number at the top.
  • If you don’t have a resume, write up a memo that shows your personal email address, phone number, and a list of the past four positions you’ve held.
  • Send your information to <jobs at epbuilders dot com>
  • We will follow up by sending you an online survey that matches your natural workplace behavior to our open jobs so we know where you might belong on our team.
  • Got questions?  Check out our website Careers page.

Equal opportunity employer statement and physical requirements

Eco Performance Builders, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, ancestry, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other class protected by local, state, or federal law.

Field-related candidates must be physically fit and able to withstand extreme weather conditions (heat and cold) on a daily basis.  They must have the ability to lift 50-to-75 pounds regularly, fit into an 18” high crawlspace, move safely within confined spaces, climb ladders while carrying 40 pounds, and have the ability to wear personal protective gear correctly most of the day including a high particulate matter face mask.