HVACR Install Manager

Smart Care Equipment Solutions; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Rite Air Mechanical is seeking an experienced Installation Manager (Commercial) to lead our HVACR installation team in the Moorestown, NJ area. The role requires moving from the tools into leadership and overseeing multiple projects from start to finish.

The successful candidate will review drawings, coordinate manpower, manage startups and commissioning, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on commercial HVACR installation experience.
• Previous experience as a commercial HVACR technician is required.
• Experience leading installation crews, foremen, or large commercial HVACR projects.
• Strong understanding of commercial HVAC systems, refrigeration systems, piping, controls, startup procedures, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple commercial HVACR installation projects from pre-construction planning through project completion.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, submittals, and equipment schedules to ensure projects are set up for success before installation begins.
• Verify complete system material requirements and parts lists, ensuring crews have everything needed before work starts.
• Coordinate labor, subcontractors, equipment, deliveries, and scheduling to keep projects moving efficiently.
• Provide technical leadership and support to field installation teams, answering questions and resolving issues as they arise.
• Conduct regular job site visits to monitor progress, maintain quality standards, and identify potential issues before they become costly delays.
• Troubleshoot installation challenges using real-world field experience and develop practical solutions that keep projects on track.
• Ensure installations comply with project specifications, manufacturer requirements, safety standards, and applicable mechanical codes.
• Oversee equipment startups, commissioning activities, punch lists, and project closeout.
• Build strong relationships with customers, general contractors, vendors, and internal departments through proactive communication.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, schedules, change orders, and progress updates.
• Mentor and develop installation technicians while fostering a culture of accountability, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.

Skills

HVACR installation

Team leadership

Blueprints reading

Troubleshooting

Project management

Safety compliance

Job description

HVACR Installation Manager (Commercial) – Former Field Technician Required

Location: Moorestown, NJ

Employment Type: Full-Time

Relocation Assistance Available for the Right Candidate

About Rite Air Mechanical

At Rite Air Mechanical, we build commercial HVACR systems the right way—with experienced people, quality workmanship, and leaders who understand the work because they've done it themselves.

We're growing and looking for an Installation Manager who can step in, lead from day one, and help drive successful projects across our commercial installation division.

The Opportunity

This is not an entry-level management position, and it's not a role for someone who has spent their career behind a desk.

We're looking for a seasoned commercial HVACR professional who has progressed from the tools into leadership.

Someone who understands every phase of an installation—from reviewing drawings and coordinating manpower to startup, commissioning, and customer turnover.

The ideal candidate is comfortable walking active job sites, solving technical issues in real time, supporting installation crews, communicating with customers, and keeping projects on schedule and on budget.

We need someone who can hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple commercial HVACR installation projects from pre-construction planning through project completion.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, submittals, and equipment schedules to ensure projects are set up for success before installation begins.
• Verify complete system material requirements and parts lists, ensuring crews have everything needed before work starts.
• Coordinate labor, subcontractors, equipment, deliveries, and scheduling to keep projects moving efficiently.
• Provide technical leadership and support to field installation teams, answering questions and resolving issues as they arise.
• Conduct regular job site visits to monitor progress, maintain quality standards, and identify potential issues before they become costly delays.
• Troubleshoot installation challenges using real-world field experience and develop practical solutions that keep projects on track.
• Ensure installations comply with project specifications, manufacturer requirements, safety standards, and applicable mechanical codes.
• Oversee equipment startups, commissioning activities, punch lists, and project closeout.
• Build strong relationships with customers, general contractors, vendors, and internal departments through proactive communication.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, schedules, change orders, and progress updates.
• Mentor and develop installation technicians while fostering a culture of accountability, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• Extensive hands‑on commercial HVACR installation experience is required.
• Previous experience as a commercial HVACR technician is required.
• Experience leading installation crews, foremen, or large commercial HVACR projects.
• Strong understanding of commercial HVAC systems, refrigeration systems, piping, controls, startup procedures, and commissioning.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, mechanical drawings, specifications, and submittals.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the confidence to make sound field decisions.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• OSHA certification preferred.
• Valid driver's license with the ability to travel to project sites as needed.

Why Join Rite Air Mechanical?

• Join a company that values experienced field leaders and empowers them to make decisions.
• Opportunity to make an immediate impact on a growing commercial installation team.
• Competitive compensation based on experience.
• Relocation assistance available for the right candidate.
• Supportive leadership and a company culture built on quality, integrity, and doing the job right.

About Smart Care

Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment.

Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot side cooking equipment, stand‑alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, complex rack refrigeration and HVAC.

Smart Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected class status.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

If you need a reasonable accommodation with respect to Smart Care’s application or hiring process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources department at [e-mail].

Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment.

Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot side cooking equipment, stand‑alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, complex rack refrigeration and HVAC.

Our strong reputation and leading customer service stems from our high‑quality technician base, breadth of services and quick response times.

We are OEM‑agnostic with the ability to service more than 10,000 types of equipment – giving you a valuable, singlesource provider to allyour kitchen and refrigeration equipmentneeds.

As we continue to build upon our foundation of worldclass technicians and national coverage, it is centeredaroundhowto betterserveour broadrangeofcustomers–from groceryto restaurants,fromcorporatediningtohospitality,fromlargeentertainmentvenuestohighereducation,fromcold storagetoconveniencestores,fromhealthcaretocasinos.