HVAC Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

Reports to: Project Manager / Operations Manager

Location: Fair Lawn, NJ. Field-based across active multifamily jobsites.

Employment type: Full-time, salaried (exempt)

Pay rate: Compensation depending on experience

Position Summary

Whitegate Construction is hiring an HVAC Superintendent to run our field operations on multifamily

projects in the Fair Lawn, NJ area. We build garden-style, podium, and mid-rise apartment projects. This

is a senior field role for someone who came up through the trade and knows how to run crews and keep

a schedule moving.

You will own the field side of one or more projects. That means manpower, production, sequencing,

quality, and safety. The project manager handles the contract and the money. You make sure the work

goes in right, on time, and to code. You will be on the jobsite every day, not at a desk. We want

someone who is organized, dependable, and able to hold a crew and a GC accountable without burning

the relationship.

Key Responsibilities

Field Operations

● Run HVAC field work across one or more active multifamily projects.

● Manage and develop foremen and crews. Set daily and weekly production goals and hold the

team to them.

● Walk the work every day. Ductwork, equipment sets, refrigerant and condensate piping, and

trim. Catch problems before they cost money.

● Coordinate sequencing with the GC and the other trades, including framing, plumbing, electrical,

and fire protection.

Schedule Production

● Build and maintain three-week lookahead schedules.

● Coordinate manpower, equipment deliveries, and material to hit GC milestones.

● Track production against budget and flag labor problems to the PM early.

Quality, Inspections, Startup Safety

● Schedule and walk AHJ inspections. Own the pass or fail.

● Run QA/QC. Duct leakage tests, refrigerant pressure tests, condensate checks, and punch.

● Manage equipment startup and commissioning. Coordinate with the balancing contractor and

controls vendor.

● Enforce safety on every jobsite. Lead by example and keep the crews compliant.

Required Qualifications

● Seven or more years in commercial or multifamily HVAC, with at least three running crews as a

foreman or superintendent.

● Strong knowledge of HVAC systems and the mechanical code as it applies to multifamily work.

● Proven track record on multifamily projects. Podium, wood frame, or Type I.

● Comfortable with split systems, VRF, RTUs, ERVs, hydronic, and exhaust and ventilation systems.

● Able to read plans, mechanical schedules, and shop drawings and make calls from them.

● Can run a crew, work with a GC superintendent, and handle an inspector.

● Comfortable using a computer, iPad, or similar device. Procore and Bluebeam a plus.

● OSHA 30.

● EPA 608 certification.

● Valid drivers license.

● Journeyman or Master HVAC license a strong plus.

● Whitegate Construction is a 100% drug and alcohol free workplace.

We are a fast-growing commercial Plumbing & HVAC contractor focused on delivering high-quality work across multifamily, hospitality.

Company Description

We are a fast-growing commercial Plumbing & HVAC contractor focused on delivering high-quality work across multifamily, hospitality.