Lead commercial HVAC projects from award to closeout.
Cascade Heating & Specialties is looking for a Senior Commercial HVAC Project Manager to lead commercial mechanical projects in Central Oregon. This is a senior role for someone who understands commercial HVAC construction, can manage multiple projects at once, communicates clearly with customers and field teams, and takes ownership of project outcomes.
The right person will be trusted to manage scope, schedule, budget, procurement, documentation, coordination, change orders, customer communication, and closeout. This role is not just about tracking tasks. It is about leading projects so they are safe, organized, profitable, and professionally delivered.
This position is a strong fit for an experienced commercial HVAC project manager, a mechanical construction PM, or a highly capable assistant PM / project engineer who is ready for a larger leadership role.
Why this role matters
Commercial HVAC projects succeed when scope is clear, materials are planned, labor is coordinated, changes are captured, communication is direct, and problems are solved early. The Senior Project Manager is the person responsible for bringing those pieces together.
You will work closely with the Commercial Operations Manager, estimators, foremen, field crews, vendors, subcontractors, general contractors, owners, engineering, warehouse/purchasing, accounting, and service. You will help move projects from estimate to execution to closeout while protecting customer trust, project margin, schedule, and quality.
Why Cascade Heating & Specialties
Cascade Heating & Specialties is a long-standing Central Oregon HVAC and mechanical contractor built around technical competence, customer trust, clear communication, and doing the right thing. We are not a high-pressure, sales-driven company. We value people who know their work, communicate directly, solve problems, and take responsibility for outcomes.
Our commercial department performs a broad mix of commercial HVAC and mechanical work, including plan/spec projects, negotiated work, design-build opportunities, retrofits, owner-direct projects, GC-driven projects, and other commercial mechanical scopes. We are continuing to strengthen our capabilities in dry-side HVAC, hydronics, VRF, refrigeration, controls coordination, building automation, and related mechanical systems.
This role offers the opportunity to manage meaningful commercial projects, work with experienced people, and grow within a company that values quality, accountability, and long-term relationships.
Bend and Central Oregon
This role is based in Bend, Oregon, with work throughout Central Oregon. Bend offers access to mountains, rivers, trails, skiing, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, camping, and a strong quality of life. For the right person, this is an opportunity to build a serious commercial HVAC career while living in one of the most desirable regions in the Pacific Northwest.
What you will own
Project leadership
You will manage multiple commercial HVAC/mechanical projects from award through closeout. You will be responsible for planning the work, coordinating the team, tracking progress, managing project risk, communicating clearly, and ensuring projects are completed safely, professionally, on schedule, and within budget.
You will be expected to understand the contract, the estimate, the scope, the drawings, the specifications, the schedule, the budget, the labor plan, and the customer expectations.
Preconstruction and project startup
You will help turn awarded work into executable projects. This includes reviewing scope, schedules, contracts, drawings, specifications, estimates, submittals, procurement needs, labor needs, and risk items before work begins.
Responsibilities may include:
- Participating in project turnover from estimating
- Reviewing contract scope, inclusions, exclusions, and assumptions
- Reviewing drawings, specifications, and addenda
- Identifying scope gaps, coordination issues, and project risks
- Supporting submittal planning and review
- Coordinating with foremen and field leadership before mobilization
- Developing project schedules, procurement plans, and labor forecasts
- Confirming long-lead equipment and material requirements
- Setting expectations with internal teams, customers, vendors, and subcontractors
Project execution
During construction, you will lead the project management process and support the field team. You will manage scope, schedule, procurement, documentation, budget, change orders, communication, and project coordination.
Responsibilities may include:
- Managing project scope and ensuring work aligns with contract requirements
- Coordinating with foremen, field crews, vendors, subcontractors, GCs, owners, and internal support teams
- Leading or participating in project meetings
- Managing RFIs, submittals, drawings, revisions, change events, and documentation
- Tracking labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and vendor costs
- Reviewing job cost and budget performance regularly
- Managing procurement issues and long-lead material impacts
- Supporting field coordination and manpower planning
- Identifying project risks early and communicating them directly
- Capturing, pricing, documenting, and following through on change orders
- Supporting monthly billing, pay applications, and project financial reporting
- Maintaining professional customer communication throughout the project
Financial performance
You will be accountable for the financial performance of your projects. This includes understanding the estimate, managing the budget, tracking cost-to-complete, identifying margin risk, capturing change orders, supporting billing, and communicating financial status to the Commercial Operations Manager.
You will be expected to actively manage:
- Project budget
- Labor productivity
- Cost-to-complete
- Change order opportunities and risk
- Procurement impacts
- Subcontractor and vendor costs
- Billing progress
- Forecast accuracy
- Closeout costs
- Final project margin
Field and team coordination
You will work closely with foremen and field teams to support safe, efficient, high-quality execution. You will not simply hand work to the field and disappear. You will stay involved, remove obstacles, support decision-making, and help the field team succeed.
This includes:
- Clear project handoff to foremen and crews
- Coordination of manpower and schedule needs
- Jobsite visits and field check-ins
- Support for resolving conflicts, changes, and constructability issues
- Communication between field, office, customer, and vendors
- Reinforcement of safety, quality, and documentation expectations
Closeout and turnover
You will be responsible for driving projects to clean completion. That includes punch completion, owner/GC coordination, closeout documentation, O&Ms, warranty information, final billing, cost review, and turnover to service where appropriate.
Responsibilities may include:
- Managing punch list completion
- Coordinating startup, testing, balancing, commissioning, and controls closeout where applicable
- Ensuring O&Ms, warranties, as-builts, and closeout documents are completed
- Supporting final billing and collection follow-up
- Providing service team handoff information
- Reviewing final job cost and lessons learned with operations and estimating
Customer and relationship management
You will represent Cascade Heating with general contractors, owners, vendors, subcontractors, inspectors, design teams, and internal team members. You will be expected to communicate clearly, professionally, and directly.
The goal is not just to finish projects. The goal is to deliver work in a way that builds long-term trust and makes customers want to work with Cascade again.
What success looks like
In this role, success means your projects are organized, your teams know what is expected, your customers receive clear communication, your field crews are supported, project risks are identified early, change orders are captured, budgets are actively managed, and closeout does not drag on unnecessarily.
A successful Senior Project Manager at Cascade is trusted by the field, respected by customers, reliable to the operations team, and accountable for both project execution and project financial results.
Key performance areas
This role may be measured through:
- Project gross margin
- Job-cost performance
- Forecast accuracy
- Labor productivity
- Change order capture
- Schedule performance
- Procurement planning
- Project documentation quality
- RFI/submittal/change order timeliness
- Billing accuracy and timeliness
- Closeout completion
- Customer satisfaction
- Safety performance
- Field/team communication
- Quality of handoff from estimating to field
- Lessons learned and process improvement
Who will succeed in this role
The right person will be a practical, organized, technically capable project leader who can manage details without losing sight of the bigger picture.
You should be someone who:
- Understands commercial HVAC and mechanical construction
- Can manage multiple active projects without losing control
- Communicates clearly with field teams, customers, vendors, and internal staff
- Reads drawings, specifications, submittals, schedules, and contract documents confidently
- Knows how to track cost, labor, procurement, changes, and schedule risk
- Can build trust with foremen and field crews
- Is comfortable walking jobsites and solving real-world construction issues
- Takes ownership instead of blaming others
- Surfaces problems early rather than hiding them
- Values safety, quality, customer trust, and financial discipline
- Wants to grow with a strong Central Oregon HVAC company
Required qualifications
- 7+ years of commercial HVAC, mechanical construction, or closely related construction experience
- 3+ years of project management, assistant project management, project engineering, field leadership, or similar commercial construction leadership experience
- Strong understanding of commercial HVAC/mechanical systems
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, specifications, submittals, schedules, and contract documents
- Strong understanding of project budgets, labor tracking, procurement, change orders, and job cost
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Bluebeam, and Procore
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organization, time management, and follow-through
- Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record
- Ability to pass background check, driving record check, and drug screening
- Ability to safely access and move around active construction jobsites
Preferred qualifications
- Direct commercial HVAC project management experience
- Experience with dry-side HVAC, hydronics, VRF, refrigeration, controls coordination, building automation, or related mechanical systems
- Field experience in commercial HVAC or mechanical construction
- Estimating or preconstruction experience
- Experience with design-build, negotiated, retrofit, owner-direct, and plan/spec work
- Familiarity with ServiceTitan, Sage, Microsoft 365, Teams, QuoteSoft, AutoCAD, Revit, or similar platforms
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30
- EPA 608
- Construction management training, PMP, CAPM, or related professional development
Compensation and benefits
Compensation will depend on experience, capability, and fit for the role.
Benefits may include:
- Competitive salary
- Company performance bonus opportunity
- Company vehicle or vehicle support, depending on role structure
- Fuel card
- Phone
- Laptop
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Professional development support
- Relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate
Schedule and location
This is a full-time, exempt role based in Bend, Oregon, with time split between the office and commercial jobsites throughout Central Oregon. The role requires regular in-person coordination with the commercial team, customers, vendors, subcontractors, and field crews.
About Cascade Heating & Specialties
Cascade Heating & Specialties is a Central Oregon HVAC and mechanical contractor serving commercial, residential, service, engineering, and sheet metal customers. We are built around technical competence, customer trust, clear communication, and long-term relationships.
Our values are:
- 100% Customer Satisfaction
- Do the Right Thing
- Team
- Comfort
- Excellence
- Consistency
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager who can represent those values in how they manage projects, support the field, communicate with customers, protect financial performance, and help build a stronger commercial department.
Pay: $75,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
