Project Manager – Industrial Refrigeration

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

• Project management experience.

• 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.