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Ce poste est disponible sur 2 sites Voir tout
Catégorie Ventes Id du poste JR-18167 Commercial HVAC Americas
Participez à notre mission ! En tant que leader mondial dans la création de solutions climatiques confortables, durables et efficaces pour les bâtiments, les habitations et les transports, il est de notre responsabilité de placer la planète au premier plan. Pour nous, chez Trane Technologies, et à travers nos activités, y compris Trane® et Thermo King, la durabilité n’est pas simplement une façon de faire des affaires—c’est au cœur de notre activité. Osez-vous regarder les défis mondiaux et y voir des opportunités porteuses d’impact ? Souhaitez-vous contribuer à bâtir un avenir meilleur ? Si la réponse est oui, nous vous invitons à envisager de nous rejoindre pour repousser les limites du possible en faveur d’un monde durable.
Découvrez nos avantages conçus pour vous permettre de vous épanouir au travail comme à la maison.
Nous avançons avec audace.
Où se trouve le travail :
Du lundi au jeudi, travaillez sur site avec vos collègues. Le vendredi, choisissez votre lieu de travail, en tenant compte des exigences de votre activité.
Trane in the Upper Midwest region is hiring for a Service Estimating Team Lead to join our team. In this role, you will be leading a group of estimators working with Trane Account Managers and Building Owners, providing estimates and quotes for HVAC service projects and agreements. Trane always focuses on a total solution to provide our customers with the most energy efficient buildings!
What You Will Do:
Direct Estimating & Quoting Execution ("The Player")
- Hands-on Estimating & Quoting: Personally develop comprehensive cost estimates and customer-ready proposals for HVAC service agreements, quoted service repairs, retrofit projects, and controls solutions.
- Scope & Proposal Development: Review design-build and owner specifications from Account Managers to establish detailed scopes of work, preliminary proposals, system sketches, and points lists.
- Equipment Take-Off & Pricing: Perform detailed equipment and material take-offs, confirming accuracy of unit configurations, voltages, options, sizing, and vendor selections.
- Subcontractor & Vendor Management: Develop scopes for subcontractors and mechanical/electrical partners; solicit and evaluate competitive quotes and negotiate pricing to optimize project cost structures.
- Pre-Bid Strategy & Sales Alignment: Lead pre-bid review meetings with Account Managers and service leadership to review project scope, pricing strategy, margin targets, risk factors, and constructability.
- Risk Identification & Value Engineering: Proactively identify cost-saving opportunities and potential project risks to ensure competitive advantage and protect project gross margins.
People Leadership & Coaching ("The Coach")
- Team Supervision & Development: Directly lead, mentor, and coach a team of Service Estimators. Conduct regular 1-on-1 check-ins, establish individual goals, and deliver performance evaluations.
- Technical Mentorship: Act as the primary technical sounding board for the team, helping estimators navigate complex scopes, challenging equipment configurations, and non-standard vendor packages.
- Hiring & Onboarding: Partner with regional leadership to recruit, interview, hire, and onboard new estimating team members, accelerating their time-to-productivity through structured training.
- Team Culture: Cultivate a collaborative, inclusive, and customer-focused team culture centered on accountability and mutual support.
Operational Excellence & Workflow Management
- Workload & Pipeline Allocation: Balance team capacity by managing intake, prioritizing high-impact quotes, and distributing estimating requests across the team while balancing your own assigned quote volume.
- Quality Assurance & Standard Work: Implement peer-review processes, standard work templates, and QA checklists to uphold consistency, turnaround speed, and accuracy across all outgoing bids.
- Continuous Improvement: Leverage Lean principles to streamline quoting workflows, modernize estimating tools, and enhance regional bid win rates.
What you will bring:
- Bachelor's or Associates degree in engineering, engineering technology or related study preferred with minimum of three (3) to five (5) years’ related experience; or technical certificate with five (5) years related experience; or HVAC Technician experience with combination of education and related field experience.
- Candidates without a 4-year degree are encouraged to apply; we prioritize practical experience, relevant skills, and alignment with our leadership principles.
- Working knowledge of all facets of construction including mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, etc. preferred.
- Experience with financial and business acumen and a history of running projects on time and on budget.
- Proven experience prioritizing tasks in order to meet tight deadlines within a high-paced environment with attention to detail.
- Experience working directly with building owners is a plus.
- Flexibility to work overtime/weekends, as required.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license for a minimum of 12 months, with no major or frequent traffic violations included, but not limited to: DUI, Hit & Run, License Suspension, Reckless/Careless Driving or multiple smaller infractions or preventable collisions in the previous 3 years.
Fourchette de salaire de base annuel ou fourchette de rémunération horaire de base :
$78,406.66 - $109,479.99
Type de rémunération :
Salaire
Admissible à l’incitation :
Yes
Éligible à la commission sur les ventes :
No
Avertissement Nous nous efforçons d’offrir une rémunération compétitive pour ce poste, adaptée à divers facteurs. La rémunération effective dépendra notamment de l’ancienneté, du mérite, de la localisation géographique, du niveau d’études, de l’expérience, des exigences en matière de déplacements et de l’appartenance syndicale. Notre fourchette de rémunération est généralement basée sur la moyenne nationale du pays. Par ailleurs, les avantages peuvent varier en fonction de la région, de l’organisation de l’entreprise, de l’implication syndicale et du statut de l’employé.
Épanouissez-vous au travail comme à la maison :
- Les avantages sociaux sont accessibles DÈS LE PREMIER JOUR pour vous et votre famille, notamment l’assurance santé et des programmes de bien-être global offrant de généreuses mesures incitatives – NOUS OSONS PRENDRE SOIN DE VOUS !
- Les avantages liés à la fondation d’une famille comprennent la prise en charge des traitements de fertilité ainsi qu’une aide à l’adoption et à la gestation pour autrui.
- Les congés payés comprennent jusqu’à 15 jours de congés, des jours fériés payés, des congés maladie et d’autres options pour soutenir le bénévolat et les congés parentaux.
- Abondement au 401K, possibilités de formation et de développement grâce aux programmes de l’entreprise, ainsi qu’une aide aux frais de scolarité et au remboursement de la dette étudiante.
Avis : Les avantages proposés peuvent varier selon le site, les conventions collectives et les réglementations locales/de l’État
Poste à sensibilité en matière de sécurité
No
L’entreprise désigne certains postes comme étant sensibles à la sécurité. Les postes sensibles à la sécurité peuvent nécessiter la réussite de contrôles supplémentaires de dépistage de drogues. Ce poste est considéré comme sensible à la sécurité :
Nous offrons une rémunération compétitive ainsi que des avantages et des programmes complets. Nous sommes un employeur garantissant l’égalité des chances ; tous les candidats qualifiés seront considérés pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de couleur, de religion, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, d’identité de genre, d’origine nationale, de grossesse, d’âge, de statut marital, de handicap, de statut de vétéran protégé ou de tout autre statut protégé par la loi.
INTRODUCTION
Ce poste est disponible sur 2 sites Voir tout
Catégorie Ventes Id du poste JR-18167 Commercial HVAC Americas
Participez à notre mission ! En tant que leader mondial dans la création de solutions climatiques confortables, durables et efficaces pour les bâtiments, les habitations et les transports, il est de notre responsabilité de placer la planète au premier plan. Pour nous, chez Trane Technologies, et à travers nos activités, y compris Trane® et Thermo King, la durabilité n’est pas simplement une façon de faire des affaires—c’est au cœur de notre activité. Osez-vous regarder les défis mondiaux et y voir des opportunités porteuses d’impact ? Souhaitez-vous contribuer à bâtir un avenir meilleur ? Si la réponse est oui, nous vous invitons à envisager de nous rejoindre pour repousser les limites du possible en faveur d’un monde durable.
Découvrez nos avantages conçus pour vous permettre de vous épanouir au travail comme à la maison.
Nous avançons avec audace.
Où se trouve le travail :
Du lundi au jeudi, travaillez sur site avec vos collègues. Le vendredi, choisissez votre lieu de travail, en tenant compte des exigences de votre activité.
Trane in the Upper Midwest region is hiring for a Service Estimating Team Lead to join our team. In this role, you will be leading a group of estimators working with Trane Account Managers and Building Owners, providing estimates and quotes for HVAC service projects and agreements. Trane always focuses on a total solution to provide our customers with the most energy efficient buildings!
What You Will Do:
Direct Estimating & Quoting Execution ("The Player")
- Hands-on Estimating & Quoting: Personally develop comprehensive cost estimates and customer-ready proposals for HVAC service agreements, quoted service repairs, retrofit projects, and controls solutions.
- Scope & Proposal Development: Review design-build and owner specifications from Account Managers to establish detailed scopes of work, preliminary proposals, system sketches, and points lists.
- Equipment Take-Off & Pricing: Perform detailed equipment and material take-offs, confirming accuracy of unit configurations, voltages, options, sizing, and vendor selections.
- Subcontractor & Vendor Management: Develop scopes for subcontractors and mechanical/electrical partners; solicit and evaluate competitive quotes and negotiate pricing to optimize project cost structures.
- Pre-Bid Strategy & Sales Alignment: Lead pre-bid review meetings with Account Managers and service leadership to review project scope, pricing strategy, margin targets, risk factors, and constructability.
- Risk Identification & Value Engineering: Proactively identify cost-saving opportunities and potential project risks to ensure competitive advantage and protect project gross margins.
People Leadership & Coaching ("The Coach")
- Team Supervision & Development: Directly lead, mentor, and coach a team of Service Estimators. Conduct regular 1-on-1 check-ins, establish individual goals, and deliver performance evaluations.
- Technical Mentorship: Act as the primary technical sounding board for the team, helping estimators navigate complex scopes, challenging equipment configurations, and non-standard vendor packages.
- Hiring & Onboarding: Partner with regional leadership to recruit, interview, hire, and onboard new estimating team members, accelerating their time-to-productivity through structured training.
- Team Culture: Cultivate a collaborative, inclusive, and customer-focused team culture centered on accountability and mutual support.
Operational Excellence & Workflow Management
- Workload & Pipeline Allocation: Balance team capacity by managing intake, prioritizing high-impact quotes, and distributing estimating requests across the team while balancing your own assigned quote volume.
- Quality Assurance & Standard Work: Implement peer-review processes, standard work templates, and QA checklists to uphold consistency, turnaround speed, and accuracy across all outgoing bids.
- Continuous Improvement: Leverage Lean principles to streamline quoting workflows, modernize estimating tools, and enhance regional bid win rates.
What you will bring:
- Bachelor's or Associates degree in engineering, engineering technology or related study preferred with minimum of three (3) to five (5) years’ related experience; or technical certificate with five (5) years related experience; or HVAC Technician experience with combination of education and related field experience.
- Candidates without a 4-year degree are encouraged to apply; we prioritize practical experience, relevant skills, and alignment with our leadership principles.
- Working knowledge of all facets of construction including mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems, etc. preferred.
- Experience with financial and business acumen and a history of running projects on time and on budget.
- Proven experience prioritizing tasks in order to meet tight deadlines within a high-paced environment with attention to detail.
- Experience working directly with building owners is a plus.
- Flexibility to work overtime/weekends, as required.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license for a minimum of 12 months, with no major or frequent traffic violations included, but not limited to: DUI, Hit & Run, License Suspension, Reckless/Careless Driving or multiple smaller infractions or preventable collisions in the previous 3 years.
Fourchette de salaire de base annuel ou fourchette de rémunération horaire de base :
$78,406.66 - $109,479.99
Type de rémunération :
Salaire
Admissible à l’incitation :
Yes
Éligible à la commission sur les ventes :
No
Avertissement Nous nous efforçons d’offrir une rémunération compétitive pour ce poste, adaptée à divers facteurs. La rémunération effective dépendra notamment de l’ancienneté, du mérite, de la localisation géographique, du niveau d’études, de l’expérience, des exigences en matière de déplacements et de l’appartenance syndicale. Notre fourchette de rémunération est généralement basée sur la moyenne nationale du pays. Par ailleurs, les avantages peuvent varier en fonction de la région, de l’organisation de l’entreprise, de l’implication syndicale et du statut de l’employé.
Épanouissez-vous au travail comme à la maison :
- Les avantages sociaux sont accessibles DÈS LE PREMIER JOUR pour vous et votre famille, notamment l’assurance santé et des programmes de bien-être global offrant de généreuses mesures incitatives – NOUS OSONS PRENDRE SOIN DE VOUS !
- Les avantages liés à la fondation d’une famille comprennent la prise en charge des traitements de fertilité ainsi qu’une aide à l’adoption et à la gestation pour autrui.
- Les congés payés comprennent jusqu’à 15 jours de congés, des jours fériés payés, des congés maladie et d’autres options pour soutenir le bénévolat et les congés parentaux.
- Abondement au 401K, possibilités de formation et de développement grâce aux programmes de l’entreprise, ainsi qu’une aide aux frais de scolarité et au remboursement de la dette étudiante.
Avis : Les avantages proposés peuvent varier selon le site, les conventions collectives et les réglementations locales/de l’État
Poste à sensibilité en matière de sécurité
No
L’entreprise désigne certains postes comme étant sensibles à la sécurité. Les postes sensibles à la sécurité peuvent nécessiter la réussite de contrôles supplémentaires de dépistage de drogues. Ce poste est considéré comme sensible à la sécurité :
Nous offrons une rémunération compétitive ainsi que des avantages et des programmes complets. Nous sommes un employeur garantissant l’égalité des chances ; tous les candidats qualifiés seront considérés pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de couleur, de religion, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, d’identité de genre, d’origine nationale, de grossesse, d’âge, de statut marital, de handicap, de statut de vétéran protégé ou de tout autre statut protégé par la loi.
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Target industries with high OPT hire rates
Retail chains, hotel groups, and logistics companies regularly hire OPT students for team lead roles. These industries are accustomed to work authorization paperwork and less likely to screen out candidates before the interview stage.
Frame your degree as a management qualification
Employers sometimes overlook OPT candidates for supervisory roles. Explicitly connecting your business, hospitality, or operations degree to team leadership in your resume and cover letter strengthens your case for a service lead position.
Apply before your OPT start date if possible
Many employers want team leads to start quickly. Beginning your job search two to three months before your OPT authorization begins gives employers confidence you can onboard on their timeline without waiting on paperwork.
Clarify your work authorization timeline upfront
Service Team Lead roles involve scheduling and operational continuity. Proactively telling employers your OPT end date and STEM extension eligibility removes uncertainty and helps hiring managers plan staffing without worrying about a sudden gap.
Highlight any prior supervisory or shift lead experience
Even informal leadership, like training new hires or running a shift during your studies, is directly relevant. Service employers prioritize demonstrated reliability and team coordination over formal job titles on a resume.
Focus your search on OPT-friendly employers
Not every company understands OPT authorization. Browse Migrate Mate to find Service Team Lead roles posted by employers already familiar with F-1 sponsorship, saving time you would otherwise spend filtering out non-starters.
Service Team Lead OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Service Team Lead role qualify for F-1 OPT work authorization?
Yes, Service Team Lead positions qualify for OPT as long as the role is directly related to your degree field. A business, hospitality, operations, or management degree typically supports this connection. If you are unsure whether your specific role qualifies, confirm with your Designated School Official before accepting an offer.
Can I work as a Service Team Lead on STEM OPT extension?
You can if your degree program appears on the STEM Designated Degree Program list and the role relates to that field. Operations management and some supply chain or logistics programs qualify. Your employer must also be enrolled in E-Verify, which is a standard requirement for all STEM OPT extensions regardless of job title.
Where can I find Service Team Lead jobs that accept OPT students?
Migrate Mate lists Service Team Lead roles from employers who are open to hiring F-1 OPT candidates. Searching there saves time compared to applying broadly and hitting dead ends with companies unfamiliar with work authorization. Filter by job title and review employer sponsorship history before applying.
Do Service Team Lead employers typically sponsor H-1B visas after OPT ends?
It depends on the employer size and industry. Large retail, hospitality, and logistics companies with HR departments experienced in immigration are more likely to sponsor than small independent operators. It is worth asking about long-term sponsorship intentions during the offer negotiation stage, before you are locked into a role with no path forward.
How many hours per week can I work as a Service Team Lead on OPT?
During your post-completion OPT period, you can work full time with no weekly hour cap. Service Team Lead roles are almost always full-time positions, so this aligns well. If you are still completing your degree on pre-completion OPT, you are limited to 20 hours per week while classes are in session.