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Hours Full-time
Location Knoxville, Tennessee

About this job

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:  

  • Fire sprinkler foremen use project drawings to interpret installation requirement details accurately and entirely.  

  • Delegate appropriate tasks to fitters, mechanics and assistants as needed to fulfill project completion deadlines, meet scheduling requirements, and exceed the goals established by the fire sprinkler manager.  

  • Install and test installation of fire suppression equipment in new or retrofit construction projects

  • Be responsible for materials delivered to site and for minor fabrication on job site.

  • In charge of updating daily installation progress notes on job contract drawings.  

  • Instruct and train helpers, apprentices, or other personnel in the basic process or service, repair, and/or system installation  

  • Perform other duties assigned by management.

Education/Qualification:  

  • Working knowledge of pipefitting, plumbing regulations, and fire protection codes.

  • Must have 3 plus years of experience in Commercial fire sprinkler systems, Installing, and testing of fire suppression equipment in new or retrofit construction projects

  • Must hold valid state driver's license with acceptable driving record to be approved to drive company vehicle.

  • Requires the ability to display knowledge of codes and regulations related to the work.

  • Requires the ability to act in a lead capacity. Requires the ability to recognize and report deviations through inspection programs.

Other Duties:

  • Adheres to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

  • While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and is occasionally required to lift and/or move heavy objects.  

  • The work also requires the following physical abilities in order to perform the essential job functions: balancing, climbing, grasping, hearing, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, and visual acuity.   


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Posting ID: 1285134113 Posted: 2026-08-05 Job Title: Sprinkler Installation Foreman