Assistant Superintendent — HVAC / Mechanical (Bilingual)

Dual Aire Services is a mechanical contractor. We specialize in mid-rise concrete buildings, and most of what we build is tunnel form. We have ten jobs running right now across South Florida, more than three thousand units in total. Most of our work comes from builders who have hired us before, and that comes down to how our people perform in the field.

We are adding an Assistant Superintendent to our South Florida team. Your home base would be our Cypress Creek jobs in Fort Lauderdale, where we have three apartment buildings going within a half mile of each other, and you would lend a hand on our other jobs as they need it.

This is a management job, but you will still get dirty

The job is managing the work and the men who do it. A good part of your day goes to the phone and the iPad rather than to the work itself. Getting the daily report in. Telling the general contractor where we stand. Letting the office know what material you need and what went in the wall this week. Chasing an inspection.

But nobody at Dual Aire stands around holding a clipboard. We jump in and work alongside our guys every chance we get. We carry material up the stairs and we get dirty, and so would you. The difference between this seat and an installer’s seat is not that you put the tools down. It is that you answer for the schedule, the quality, and the reporting after the crew has gone home.

What we are really after is somebody who can grow into a leadership position here. If that is what you are looking for, this is where it starts.

What the job looks like

You would be working alongside our superintendents and giving them the support they do not have today. Some days that is walking floors and checking installed work against the drawings. Some days it is sitting in the builder’s coordination meeting and bringing back what was said. Some days it is running to the supply house because a crew came up short and cannot wait until tomorrow. You would also help schedule inspections, keep the job paperwork current, and keep the office in the loop.

A good share of it is keeping our office straight on your jobs. Daily reports in on time. The general contractor told where we really stand. The office told what material you need and what actually went in the wall this week, so the right things get ordered and so each job gets billed for the work that is really in place when the monthly draw goes in. Our office cannot see the job. You can. Everything they do downstream runs on what you tell them, and it only works if what you tell them is accurate.

You will not know all of that on your first day, and we do not expect you to. Our superintendents will teach you the mechanical side, the code, and how the inspections go. What we need from the start is somebody who shows up early, keeps track of what he is told, and chases down whatever the job needs.

You would also be giving direction to men who have been installing this work far longer than you have. That is how we built the job. They know the craft and we count on them for it, and you will learn a great deal from them. Your side of it is the schedule, the coordination with the general contractor and the other trades, the material, and the reporting. Where the two meet in the middle, ask them what they think and then make the call.

The hours

Construction does not keep office hours, and neither does this job. There will be weeks you are on the job before the crew at six in the morning and still answering the office at seven in the evening. Inspection days, pours, deliveries, and closeout weeks are when it happens. That is the expectation and not the exception.

Where this leads

This position is a step toward running your own jobs. We are growing, and we would rather bring somebody along and promote him than go looking outside for a superintendent. If you are willing to work and willing to learn, we will help you get there.

Language

Most of our installers speak Spanish. Our builders, the county inspectors, and our office work in English. We need somebody comfortable in both, well enough to go back and forth on a job site all day without anything getting lost. We will visit with you in both languages when we meet.

Technology

We run our own app in house for scheduling and reporting, and we use our own email service. You get an iPad within your first month. The general contractors run Procore, so you would work in their system too, mostly daily reports and toolbox talks, and punch lists once the job reaches that stage. We can teach you Procore. What we need is somebody comfortable getting his work done on a screen.

What we are looking for

• Somebody who wants to grow into leading people, and who will still pick up the other end of a piece of duct.
• A willingness to work early mornings and late evenings when the job calls for it.
• Somebody who reports straight. The office bills off what you tell them.
• Comfortable talking with people in both Spanish and English.
• Some time around air conditioning, mechanical, or construction work. You do not need years of it, and you do not need to have run a crew.
• A willingness to work hard and be taught. The mechanical side, the code, and how inspections go are all things we can teach.
• Comfort with an iPad and email, and a willingness to learn Procore if it is new to you.
• A valid Florida driver license and a good driving record.

Nice to have, but not expected

• Experience on tunnel form projects. That is the majority of our work, and somebody who already knows the sequence of it has a real head start.
• Time in the field on apartments or commercial buildings, five stories and taller.
• Any experience leading a crew, even a small one.
• Comfort reading mechanical drawings.
• EPA 608 Universal, or OSHA 30.

About us

We are a family owned business, and we have been in business since 1973. We do things Charlie’s Way, after our founder. That means showing up early, being straight with people about where the job really stands, looking after the men who work with you, and finishing what you start.

Dual Aire Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.