Job Description:
Essential Duties/Responsibilities*:
- Lead the installation of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC) systems in multi-family residential new construction projects.
- Read and interpret blueprints, construction plans, and manufacturer specifications to ensure accurate installations.
- Install furnaces, air handlers, condensers, ventilation systems, refrigerant lines, ductwork, and related HVAC components.
- Fabricate and install ductwork and fittings as needed.
- Perform equipment start-up, testing, and system commissioning to verify proper operation.
- Troubleshoot installation issues and coordinate necessary corrections to maintain project quality and timelines.
- Ensure installations meet company standards, manufacturer requirements, and applicable building codes.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized job site while following all company safety policies.
- Complete installation documentation and project paperwork accurately and on time.
- Coordinate with supervisors, builders, and other trades to keep projects moving efficiently.
- Mentor and support less experienced installers by providing guidance and training on job sites.
- Other duties as assigned.
* Duties may vary by location.
Minimum Requirements:
- 3–5+ years of HVAC installation experience in residential new construction or multi-family construction.
- Previous experience leading installation projects or mentoring crew members preferred.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining high-quality workmanship.
- Strong knowledge of HVAC equipment, installation methods, ductwork fabrication, and system start-up procedures.
- Ability to read blueprints and construction drawings.
- Comfortable using tablets, laptops, or mobile devices to complete documentation and communicate with the team.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Valid driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.
- Willingness to work overtime or occasional weekends as project demands require.
Preferred Qualifications:
- HVAC trade school certification
- EPA Certification
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Willingness to learn and be a part of a team
- Positive attitude and a team player
- Ability to build positive relationships with customers, both internal and external
- Willingness and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of the organization
- Safety mindset and acceptance of a safety culture
Working Conditions:
- Majority of work will take place at occupied residential homes and/or construction sites. Minimal time spent in an office environment
- Travel by vehicle to and from work locations
- Regularly exposed to construction environments involving equipment, elevated work areas, confined spaces, noise, dust, hazardous materials and odors
- Comfortable working both indoors and outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions (including heat, rain, cold and wind) while wearing appropriate PPE
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to drive and operate a motorized passenger vehicle or forklift
- Must be able to lift/move up to 50 pounds frequently
- Frequently performs tasks requiring climbing, bending at the waist, crawling, kneeling, crouching
- Must be able to work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, and occasionally work on platforms/scaffolding (using the appropriate fall protection requirements)
- Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, masks/respirators, reflective safety vests, gloves and safety toe, construction-grade work boots
- Must be able to adhere to long periods of standing, walking or sitting
- Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and/or other sounds to operate phones or other equipment safely.
- With natural or corrected vision, able to see and focus for close, distance, peripheral vision with normal depth perception
- Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to others
- Ability to enter text or data into a hand-held device or computer by means of a traditional keyboard or 10-key numeric keypad
- Must be able to use arms and hands to reach overhead, signal, grab, hold, lift, turn, push and pull objects and tools
* Physical requirements may vary by location.
Airtron is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.