HVAC Automation Engineer

Job Title: Automation Engineer
Department: Project Integrations
Reports To: Automation Group Manager
Type: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Hours: 40+ hours per week
Pay Range:$30.00 - $45.00/hour

About VHV Company:

VHV is a full-service mechanical construction contractor specializing in high-quality plumbing, piping, and HVAC systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across Vermont and New Hampshire. Headquartered in Winooski, VT, we’ve been building trusted relationships and delivering innovative solutions for over 75 years.

At VHV, you’re not just an employee—you’re an owner. As a 100% employee-owned company, we value teamwork, integrity, safety, continuous improvement, and treating each other with respect. Join a team committed to excellence, collaboration, and growth.

Our Core Values:

• Know & Do What’s Right
• Committed to Improvement
• Team Focus

Our Core Focus:

Hire, Promote, Reward, Repeat

The Automation Engineer performs engineering of HVAC Controls, Direct Digital Control’s (DDC) and Building Automation System’s (BAS).

Team player, leadership qualities, integrity, dependability, detail oriented, solid decision-making skills, driven, approachable, punctual, high standards for quality and excellence, good customer service skills

• A minimum of two-five years in HVAC AS MS DC, sales, estimating, and application systems engineering.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, control drawings, plans and specifications, sequence of operations.
• Develop control drawings, sequence of operations, graphical interfaces.
• HVAC systems knowledge.
• Must have a strong work ethic, ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong computer skills, experience with Word, Excel, Visio preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Well versed in all aspects of HVAC Building Automation nergy Management ystems Integrations irect Digital Controls.
• Understands advanced control systems, sequence of operations, IT networks, and smart HVAC equipment.
• Experience with an estimating software is a plus.
• Field experience is a plus.
• Experience with Tridium iagara, ABB ylon, Johnson Controls Facility Explorer or other control systems manufactures is a plus.
• Collaborate with the Automation Group Manager to assure that the company has in place processes and tools in line with industry best practices.
• Drive the implementation of appropriate technology throughout the Automation Group and company.
• Collaborate with all departments within the organization to assist in lead generation, opportunity execution, while assisting with the overall sales to operations strategy.
• Participate in project sales and the identification of sales targets.
• Ability to interpret plans and specifications documents.
• Prepare estimates, bids and proposals.
• Coordinate estimates and control system design with the Construction esign-build ervice sales teams.
• Daily interaction with estimating and sales personnel, consultants, etc.
• Participate in sales presentation as a technical resource as needed, to include presentations to facility owners and operators, consulting engineers and contractors.
• Participate in on-site pre-bid and pre-construction meetings as needed.
• Participate in project close-out/review meetings.
• Assist the Service Manager with the preparation of BAS/DDC retrofit and upgrade estimates.
• Review and pre-approve engineer submittals, bill of materials, control drawings and O&M Manuals with controls system team.
• Conduct “project turn-over” meetings with Senior controls Service Technicians and Automation Field Installers.

VHV operates on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) , with a focus on:

Vision
Process
People

Issues
Data
Traction

This framework helps our team stay aligned, accountable, and continuously improving.

Opportunities for advancement exist for high-performing team members. We live our core value of being Committed to Improvement, offering access to education, training, and cross-functional growth. At VHV, we don’t just fill roles—we grow careers.

This is a field-based position. The physical…