Project Manager – Industrial Refrigeration

TEEMA; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA is seeking a Project Manager – Industrial Refrigeration to lead ammonia refrigeration projects from award through engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and closeout.

You will serve as the main customer contact, manage scope, schedule, cost, and risk, and coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, fabrication, shipping, and field construction. Industrial refrigeration experience and strong safety practices are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial ammonia refrigeration experience.
• Strong knowledge of NH3 refrigeration systems, piping, valves, vessels, and heat exchangers.
• Experience with PSM in ammonia refrigeration facilities.
• Ability to read P&IDs, flow diagrams, specifications, and refrigeration drawings.
• Familiarity with IIAR standards.
• Experience with food processing, poultry, beef, or cold-storage facilities.
• Strong job-site safety knowledge, PPE, toolbox meetings, and inspections.
• Strong customer communication, problem-solving, and project leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from kickoff through commissioning and closeout.
• Serve as the primary customer contact and build strong client relationships.
• Manage scope, schedule, cost, forecasting, risk, and change control.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, fabrication, shipping, field construction, and commissioning.
• Participate in P&ID, HAZOP, and design reviews.
• Resolve technical, schedule, commissioning, and warranty issues.
• Support supplier, subcontractor, and consultant negotiations.
• Mentor junior project engineers and project team members.
• Maintain project risk plans and communicate issues to management.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Support proposals and project planning as needed.

Skills

NH3 refrigeration

P&ID reading

Process safety

Project leadership

Client relations

IIAR standards

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: Occasional domestic and international travel

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager – Industrial Refrigeration to lead complex ammonia refrigeration projects from award through engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and closeout.

This role is ideal for a hands-on project leader who understands industrial refrigeration systems, can manage customers and project teams, and is comfortable overseeing technical, commercial, schedule, cost, and safety requirements across multiple projects.

What You’ll Do

Manage projects from kickoff through commissioning and closeout.

Serve as the primary customer contact and build strong client relationships.

Manage scope, schedule, cost, forecasting, risk, and change control.

Coordinate engineering, procurement, fabrication, shipping, field construction, and commissioning.

Participate in P&ID, HAZOP, and design reviews.

Resolve technical, schedule, commissioning, and warranty issues.

Support supplier, subcontractor, and consultant negotiations.

Mentor junior project engineers and project team members.

Maintain project risk plans and communicate issues to management.

Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental requirements.

Support proposals and project planning as needed.

What You Bring

5+ years of industrial ammonia refrigeration experience.

Strong knowledge of NH3 refrigeration systems, piping, valves, compressors, vessels, and heat exchangers.

Experience with PSM in ammonia refrigeration facilities.

Ability to read P&IDs, flow diagrams, specifications, and refrigeration drawings.

Familiarity with IIAR standards.

Experience with food processing, poultry, beef, or cold-storage facilities.

Strong job-site safety knowledge, including PPE, toolbox meetings, and inspections.

Strong customer communication, problem-solving, and project leadership skills.

Preferred: Experience with Frick, Mayekawa, Howden, GEA, Evapco, RVS, Alfa Laval, Danfoss, Hansen, and NH3 detection systems.