Join Horace Mann and Unlock Your Financial Potential

Ready to take control of your financial future? At Horace Mann, we are here to support you in achieving your goals and making a meaningful difference in the lives of the educators who trust you. Join us and take the first step toward building a brighter, more prosperous future.

If you're ready to take the next step toward realizing your financial goals, we invite you to join our team as an Exclusive Agent. With Horace Mann’s expertise and your ambition, together, we can help you unlock your full potential.

What We Offer:

• Agency owner with an exclusive niche, defined territory — no overlap with other agents
• Competitive, performance-based [1099] compensation with an industry-leading 48-month incentive package
• Earning incentives tied to your activity and success during the first 48 months
• Quarterly production incentives for the first 48 months, rewarding consistent performance
• Dedicated Service Representative to handle client service work, allowing you to focus on building your business
• Cutting-edge technology and ongoing training to support and grow your operations
• A comprehensive multiline product portfolio to meet a variety of client needs
• Market and relationship-building programs to help you establish and grow your network

Your Path to Success:

Several factors will contribute to your success in this role, including:

• A commitment to identifying and implementing solutions that help educators achieve affordable insurance solutions and financial security
• A focus on achieving market access and building strong relationships
• The ability to confidently present products to both groups and individuals
• Active engagement in networking, community, and industry events
• A dedication to investing time and resources to ensure the long-term success of your business

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong interpersonal and business management skills to build and manage your agency
• 2-5 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry (preferred)
• Resident State General Lines Insurance Licenses:
• Life and Health Insurance License
• Property and Casualty Insurance License
• Ability to obtain FINRA Series 6 & 63 licenses (if applicable in your region)

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Building Systems & Services, LLC (BSS) is a leading provider of commercial and industrial HVAC equipment, service and building automation systems.

From our offices in Wilmington, Delaware, we serve customers throughout the Tri-State area. We represent some of the industry’s leading equipment manufacturers whose standards for quality match ours. BSS was formed in 1986. Our business objective is to meet the HVAC equipment, service and building automation needs of our customers by combining these individual elements into a coordinated offering.

Summary: To perform technical services to test and commission building automation systems (BAS) and to service and repair systems in Delaware, Camden NJ and Philadelphia area. To understand, meet, and exceed our customer expectations so that Building Systems & Services, Inc. is their preferred supplier for our product and services.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following

• Lead field activities related to startup and commissioning of Building Automation Systems (BAS).
• Review and understand documentation related to project including control prints, plans and specifications, and project related correspondence.
• Coordinate with job-site superintendent, trade foreman, startup personnel, etc., confirming controlled equipment is ready to be started.
• Execute necessary job-site documentation including permits and job safety task analysis in coordination with job-site project team, identify, understand and communicate potential hazards or concerns with the work and any changes to job-site conditions that alter the permitted scope of work.
• Commit to and comply with all on-site, company, and OSHA safety policies.
• Perform pre-power inspection of BAS to ensure installation is complete, correct, and safe to power and operate.
• Apply power to BAS controllers and related equipment, download programming, commission network, configure controllers, etc. using vendor specific programming tools, laptop, and software.
• Test operation of hardware comparing actual readings and commands with those in the BAS.
• Perform functional testing of system in all modes of operations exercising the controlled system through its sequence of operations.
• Record the results in standard startup and commissioning forms – create forms as needed if none are provided.
• Produce and communicate project punch-list as items arise and maintain list throughout the course of the work – complete all tasks assigned by project engineer/manager.
• Maintain and submit a complete BAS commissioning documentation package to project engineer/manager including all startup and commissioning forms, marked-up as-built drawings, sequences, completed punch-list etc.
• Perform warranty, service and maintenance work on systems documenting work on field service report for customer, submit documentation to office.
• Conduct owner training.
• Maintain current backup of customer programming and graphics on the BSS server.
• Perform system upgrades and software maintenance at customer sites as needed.
• Provide technical support to Service Department for BSS controls projects.
• Maintain current with new product developments through monitoring and reading product announcements, discussing new products with vendor’s sales and technical resources, and application development as assigned.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• 5 years of increasingly responsible experience in startup and servicing HVAC and Controls systems.
• Ability to coordinate the work of others on multiple job sites.
• Effective interpersonal skills to represent the company to customers and other outside contacts in an ethical and professional manner.
• Possess the ability to explain technical information to technical and non-technical people.
• Must possess strong written skills and a proven understanding of computer programs and software applications relevant to the Controls & HVAC industry.
• Laptop required to submit daily paperwork and time sheets
• Must adhere to meeting strict deadlines
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills, including Windows and MS Office
• Professional neat appearance and presentation.
• A Valid Driver’s License and clean DMV Record approved by our Auto Insurance is required
• Criminal Background Check required
• Ability to operate a forklift
• Ability to operate company vehicle (truck)
• Ability to work from heights (ladder, scaffold, lift, etc.)
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Participate in On-Call Rotation as necessary
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suites (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Knowledge of Human Machine Interface (HMI); Machine-to-Machine Interface (M2M)
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• HVAC Journeyman Certificate a plus
• EPA Refrigeration License a plus
• Valid driver's license
• Pass a Company and customer jobsites require criminal background checks and Drug Testing

Building Systems and Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.