Lead Refrigeration Foreman - Travel-Heavy Role

Climate Pros; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Climate Pros is seeking an on-site Construction Foreman to lead HVAC and refrigeration projects across Florida. You will supervise up to 10 technicians, plan daily work, ensure safety, and manage costs to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Travel ~80% statewide will be required, with strong emphasis on quality workmanship and customer communication. The role rewards hands-on leadership, ongoing training, and opportunities to advance with a growing company in a dynamic field setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years HVAC, refrigeration, or mechanical-construction experience with demonstrated crew-leadership responsibility.
• Advanced ability to read mechanical drawings and apply installation methods, code requirements, safety practices, scale, and field layout.
• Working knowledge of labor planning, material management, job costing, progress tracking, field reporting, quality control, and construction coordination.
• Hands-on experience with commercial systems and components such as RTUs, VAVs, fan-powered boxes, fan coils, split and VRF systems, hydronic systems, chillers, boilers, piping, ductwork, controls, air handlers, exhaust systems, supports, line sets, insulation, and startup activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, guide, teach, mentor, and work alongside assigned field employees while maintaining accountability for safety, quality, productivity, conduct, and daily progress.
• Plan daily and weekly work; establish clear production expectations and adjust labor, materials, tools, and installation sequence to maintain milestones and labor budgets.
• Complete and maintain job hazard analyses, toolbox talks, spot inspections, daily reports, progress documentation, labor information, field measurements, and required photos.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, specifications, schedules, submittals, and installation details; transfer drawing scale accurately to field layout and equipment locations.
• Perform accurate material takeoffs and maintain organized inventories of onsite materials, equipment, tools, and consumables.
• Coordinate work with project managers, customers, general contractors, subcontractors, refrigeration technicians, electricians, pipefitters, case setters, and other trades.
• Identify drawing conflicts, scope gaps, schedule risks, material shortages, safety concerns, and potential change conditions; communicate them through the appropriate process.
• Fabricate or direct fabrication of sheet-metal transitions and offsets to maintain safe progress.
• Monitor workmanship and inspect installations for compliance with plans, specifications, codes, manufacturer requirements, and Climate Pros standards.
• Support installation, startup, and turnover of commercial HVAC and refrigeration equipment and systems while maintaining a clean, secure, and professional jobsite.
• Communicate project status, constraints, decisions, and customer needs clearly and professionally to field teams and project leadership.
• Follow all company, customer, OSHA, environmental, site-specific, and bargaining requirements.

Skills

HVAC experience

Crew leadership

Mechanical drawings

Safety practices

Field coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

EPA Universal Certification

OSHA 10

Job description

Climate Pros is seeking an on-site Construction Foreman to lead HVAC and refrigeration projects across Florida. You will supervise up to 10 technicians, plan daily work, ensure safety, and manage costs to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Travel ~80% statewide will be required, with strong emphasis on quality workmanship and customer communication. The role rewards hands-on leadership, ongoing training, and opportunities to advance with a growing company in a dynamic field setting.