Traveling HVAC & Commercial Refrigeration Foreman

Climate Pros; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Climate Pros is seeking a Construction Foreman to lead HVAC and refrigeration crews onsite across Florida. This hands-on leadership role plans daily work, ensures safety, tracks progress, and coordinates with project leadership, customers, and other trades.

The position requires five years of HVAC/refrigeration experience with crew leadership, strong drawing-reading skills, and solid coordination abilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of verifiable HVAC, refrigeration, or mechanical-construction experience with crew leadership.
• Advanced ability to read mechanical drawings and specifications; apply installation methods, codes, safety practices, and layouts.
• Working knowledge of labor planning, material management, job costing, progress tracking, and field reporting.
• Hands-on experience with commercial systems and components: RTUs, VAVs, fan coils, chillers, piping, ductwork, controls, and startup activities.
• Ability to lead while performing hands-on field work in a working-foreman role.
• Strong coaching, communication, organization, conflict-resolution, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid state driver’s license and required registrations/licenses.

Responsibilities

• Lead, guide, teach, mentor, and work alongside field employees while ensuring safety, quality, productivity, conduct, and daily progress.
• Plan daily and weekly work; adjust labor, materials, tools, and installation sequence to meet milestones and budgets.
• Complete job hazard analyses, toolbox talks, spot inspections, daily reports, progress documentation, and field measurements.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, specs, schedules, submittals, and installation details; transfer drawing scale to field layout.
• Perform accurate material takeoffs and maintain inventories of onsite materials, equipment, tools, and supplies.
• Coordinate work with project managers, customers, general contractors, subcontractors, refrigeration technicians, electricians, pipefitters, and other trades.
• Identify conflicts, scope gaps, risks, shortages, safety concerns; communicate through proper channels.
• Fabricate or direct fabrication of sheet-metal transitions and offsets to maintain progress.
• Monitor workmanship and inspect installations for code, manufacturer, and Climate Pros standards.
• Support installation, startup, and turnover of HVAC and refrigeration equipment; maintain a clean, secure jobsite.
• Communicate project status and needs clearly to field teams and leadership.
• Follow all safety, environmental, and bargaining requirements.

Skills

HVAC/Refrigeration experience

Crew leadership

Reading drawings/specs

Project coordination

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

EPA Universal Certification

OSHA 10 / First Aid / CPR

State/local trade registrations/licenses

Job description

Climate Pros is seeking a Construction Foreman to lead HVAC and refrigeration crews onsite across Florida. This hands-on leadership role plans daily work, ensures safety, tracks progress, and coordinates with project leadership, customers, and other trades.

The position requires five years of HVAC/refrigeration experience with crew leadership, strong drawing-reading skills, and solid coordination abilities.