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MR. AIR NYC

Lead Ductless / Heat Pump Installer 

Job type: Full-time 

Work location: Based in Brooklyn, with field installations throughout New York City

Base pay: $40-$52 per hour, based on relevant experience, demonstrated competency, and leadership ability 

About the Position 

MR. AIR NYC is seeking an experienced Lead HVAC Installer to independently lead complex ductless mini-split, heat-pump, and related HVAC installations throughout New York City. 

Our work includes residential and light-commercial projects in brownstones, townhouses, apartments, condominiums, co-ops, commercial spaces, and older NYC buildings. Projects may involve challenging equipment access, line-set routing, condensate management, masonry, finished interiors, roof access, electrical coordination, and occupied spaces. 

This is a senior field position for an installer who can lead a crew, solve difficult jobsite conditions, maintain high workmanship standards, communicate professionally, and help develop less-experienced installers. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead installation crews from jobsite arrival through system commissioning and customer handoff.
• Review project scope, equipment, drawings, routing, access, materials, and job readiness before work begins.
• Assign responsibilities based on crew members' skills and level of supervision required.
• Identify conditions that differ from the approved scope and escalate significant design or project conflicts before making changes. 
• Install and supervise ductless mini-split, heat-pump, multi-zone, cassette, concealed-ducted, VRF, and related systems. 
• Install and verify refrigerant piping, flare preparation, torque practices, insulation, supports, and piping protection.
• Perform or verify nitrogen pressure testing, evacuation, micron testing, startup, and commissioning. 
• Install and verify electrical and communication wiring within the scope of the HVAC installation. 
• Install and verify condensate piping, pumps, float switches, drains, and terminations.
• Identify installation conditions that may create water-leak, drainage, access, or serviceability problems. 
• Maintain high workmanship standards for equipment placement, routing, supports, line-hide, penetrations, sealing, patching, cleanup, and property protection.
• Verify proper system operation before completing each installation.
• Complete required project documentation and photographs. 
• Communicate professionally with customers, office personnel, and other project stakeholders. 
• Maintain jobsite organization and follow company safety requirements.
• Confirm that crews have the appropriate tools, ladders, materials, equipment, and access to perform work safely. 
• Stop and escalate work when a project is not ready or cannot be completed safely or according to approved requirements. 

Crew Leadership and Training 

• Lead Installers are expected to help develop less-experienced field employees. Responsibilities include: 
• Demonstrating proper installation procedures. 
• Explaining why specific installation methods and standards are required.
• Giving helpers and developing installers clear assignments.
• Supervising appropriate hands-on work. 
• Inspecting work and providing constructive technical feedback. 
• Participating in competency evaluations and signoffs. 
• Helping develop future Assistant Leads and Lead Installers. 
• Participating in paid field-training sessions. 
• Communicating field problems constructively to sales, design, operations, and service personnel. 
• Raising safety, material, access, scope, and project-readiness concerns early.

Qualifications 

• Approximately 5+ years of HVAC installation experience strongly preferred.
• Significant ductless mini-split and heat-pump installation experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading HVAC installations.
• EPA Section 608 certification appropriate to the work; Universal certification strongly preferred. 
• Strong knowledge of refrigerant-piping and installation practices. 
• Experience with nitrogen pressure testing, evacuation, and micron-level verification.
• Strong condensate and water-management practices. 
• Abili