Refrigeration Construction Supervisor Commercial & Industrial

CoolSys; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sign-on bonus

Education training

Comprehensive benefits

Diverse projects

Quarterly bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

CoolSys seeks an experienced Installation Project Manager in Virginia Beach to lead multi-site HVAC projects, oversee P/L, manage procurement, scheduling, and field teams.

You will coordinate with customers, general contractors, and subs, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery while mentoring Foremen and Apprentices. A strong background in commercial construction and leadership is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or completion of trade program or technical school. College degree is a plus.
• 5+ years in commercial construction or related industry.
• Knowledge of construction principles, labor hour estimation, forecasting, and multi-discipline coordination.
• Proficiency in understanding and managing P&L.
• Strong organization, prioritization, and multi-tasking.
• Excellent verbal, nonverbal, and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong customer service skills and ability to build relationships with customers and GCs.

Responsibilities

• Manages Installation P/L for a specific geography.
• Oversees project profitability and scheduling.
• Coordinates and plans installation projects including procurement and permits.
• Orchestrates material procurement and scheduling, forecasts manpower.
• Maintains customer expectations and resolves issues.
• Develops relationships with customers, GCs, and subcontractors.
• Leads Foremen and crews; supports training and performance feedback.
• Ensures safety and policy compliance across projects.

Skills

Project management

Profit & loss

Scheduling

Procurement

Leadership

Communication

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Trade/technical program

College degree a plus

Tools

E-mail

Word

Excel

Work Order/Dispatch Software

ERP software

Job description

Overview

CoolSys solves the most complex challenges in refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, engineering, and energy management. With over 3,700 associates nationwide, we deliver tailored solutions to help businesses cut costs, improve equipment performance, and reduce emissions.

Our services include HVAC and refrigeration equipment sourcing, installation, repair, maintenance, monitoring, and optimization. We also offer engineering design, energy resilience and consumption optimization, asset recycling, and seamless multi-site rollouts across states.

CoolSys serves over 45,000 customer locations in industries like retail, food service, commercial, data centers, industrial, and pharmaceuticals.

No wonder Newsweek named CoolSys one of America’s Greatest Workplaces!

We understand that hiring great people is the foundation of everything we do. Our employee benefits packages include:

• Competitive Compensation: $40-$50 hourly DOE
• Sign on Bonus up to $7,500 DOE
• Ongoing Education & Training: Access to state-of-the-art facilities and paid online training.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage, paid vacation/holidays, and 401(K).
• Year-Round, Diverse Work: Stay engaged with consistent, interesting projects throughout the year, working across various industries and systems to keep learning and growing.
• Extra Perks: Quarterly bonus plan, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts on vehicles, hotels, theme parks, pet insurance, and more.

Join us and advance your career while working with top-tier clients in the HVAC and refrigeration industry!

Responsibilities

Project/Job Responsibilities:

• Participates in managing the Installation P/L for a specific geography.
• Oversees and ensures project level profitability.
• Coordinates and plans Installation projects:
• Oversees procurement of materials, permits, supplies;
• Orchestrates schedule;
• Forecasts manpower requirements.
• Reports on job status/performance.
• Ensures customer expectations are met.
• Effectively resolves issues and problems
• Develops and maintains productive relationships with customers, GCs and subcontractor.

People Responsibilities:

• Interviews, selects, hires and oversees onboarding of Foremen and Installation crews.
• Manages performance and provides training, coaching and performance feedback to Apprentices, Journeyman and Foreman
• Uses metrics to drive accountability and performance.
• Ensures compliance of Installation policies and procedures, including project tracking, safety, time and attendance, etc.
• Ensures use of PPE and the application of safe behavior, including driving, by all employees.
• May oversee 3rd party resources.

Qualifications

Business/Project Management:

• High school diploma, GED, or completion of trade program or technical school. College degree is a plus.
• 5 + years of experience in commercial construction, or a related industry.
• Knowledge of construction principles and practices, including labor hour estimation, forecasting, and multiple disciplines involved in area of responsibility.
• Proficiency in understanding and managing P&L.
• Proficient in managing multiple assignments, setting and balancing competing priorities with strong organizational skills and ability to multi task.
• Ability to solve problems and apply good judgement.
• Excellent verbal/nonverbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong customer service skills, including an ability to proactively address customer issues and concerns and ability to forge strong working relationships with customers.
• Knowledge of jobsite safety, ability to oversee work activities to ensure safe work practices and safety rule compliance.
• Ability to understand and follow all company policies and procedures and all applicable State and Federal laws.
• Ability to use typical business tools including E-Mail, Word, Excel, Work Order/Dispatch Software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, etc.
• Good driving record.

People Management:

• 2+ years of experience as a Foreman or other supervisory position.
• Experience in hiring and managing subcontractors preferred.
• Strong leadership skills, with demonstrated experience managing a diverse and multi-discipline workforce.
• Proficient in coaching, training, developing and building a team.
• Proficient in managing time, delegating assignments and following through to ensure good results.

Join Us

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CoolSysis an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including all ages, colors, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristicsare encouraged to apply.

Pre-employment background screening (criminal andMVR for driving positions) and drug testing arerequiredfor all positions. CoolSys will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with federal law, state law, or local ordinance.