Fire Sprinkler Foreman

Job Title: Fire Sprinkler Foreman 

Location:  Huntingdon, PA 

Schedule: Monday-Friday

Job Summary 

D.C. Goodman & Sons is a full-service mechanical contractor specializing in the sale, installation, and service of mechanical, heating, plumbing, electrical, and sprinkler systems for commercial and institutional clients. We're hiring a Sprinkler Fitter Foreman to lead crews installing, modifying, and maintaining fire sprinkler and standpipe systems on commercial and institutional job sites. This role runs the day-to-day on-site work — laying out systems from blueprints, directing a crew of sprinkler fitters, and making sure installs pass inspection the first time — while also stepping in on service, retrofit, and occasional emergency repair work as needed. Ideal candidates have strong hands-on fire protection experience and are ready to take ownership of a crew and a job site, not just their own scope of work. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead and direct a crew of sprinkler fitters on commercial/institutional new construction, renovation, and retrofit projects 

• Read and interpret fire protection blueprints, hydraulic calculations, and specs to plan layout and installation sequencing 

• Install, modify, and repair wet, dry, pre-action, and standpipe sprinkler systems, including piping (steel, CPVC), hangers, valves, and heads 

• Coordinate installation schedule and sequencing with other trades on-site (mechanical, electrical, sheet metal) 

• Inspect and test completed work to ensure it meets NFPA standards, local fire code, and passes AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) inspections 

• Respond to service calls and occasional emergency repairs on existing sprinkler systems 

• Track crew hours, material usage, and job progress; communicate delays or issues to the Service Manager or Project Manager 

• Enforce jobsite safety practices and ensure crew compliance with OSHA and company safety standards 

• Train and mentor junior fitters and apprentices on proper installation techniques and code requirements 

• Liaise with facility managers, general contractors, and inspectors on active job sites 

Qualifications 

Required: 

• 5-8+ years of hands-on fire sprinkler installation experience, including prior lead or foreman-level responsibility 

• Ability to read and work from fire protection blueprints and hydraulic calculations 

• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification 

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel between job sites 

Preferred: 

• Experience coordinating multi-trade job sites and managing crew schedules 
• Nicet Level I or II Certificate for water-based systems
  

• Experience with both new installation and service/repair work on existing systems 

Physical Demands

• Work is mostly performed outdoors, with some tasks in an office/shop setting
• Regularly required to use hands and arms to operate tools, controls, and equipment
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Operate power tools and equipment (drills, saws, threading machines, grooving machines, etc.)
• Must be able to climb ladders and work at heights; may operate mobile lifts
• Occasionally lift up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus