Commercial plumbing job descriptions

Every role a $20M business in this industry hires for: 21 Role Blueprints, from leadership to the field. Open any role for its full template and a free Word file.

Leadership 4

  • Chief Executive Officer

    A commercial plumbing CEO picks which general contractors, building owners and kinds of projects the company goes after.

  • Chief Operating Officer

    A commercial plumbing COO runs field work on every project, from new buildings to replacements in occupied ones.

  • Chief Financial Officer

    A commercial plumbing CFO manages cash across long construction jobs, from monthly pay applications to retainage and lien deadlines.

  • General Manager

    A commercial plumbing general manager runs estimating, project management and field crews as one business.

Managers 9

  • Field Supervisor

    A commercial plumbing field supervisor runs the plumbing crews building new offices, schools and tenant spaces, checking pipe against the drawings before walls close and slabs pour.

  • HR Manager

    A commercial plumbing HR manager recruits plumbers, apprentices and office staff, gets new hires started, and keeps training files for crews on many job sites.

  • Marketing Manager

    A commercial plumbing marketing manager keeps the company on builders' bid lists and in front of the owners who buy repairs and new water heaters.

  • Office Manager

    A commercial plumbing office manager leads the office team and owns billing and records.

  • Operations Manager

    A commercial plumbing operations manager puts crews on jobs every morning and gets their pipe, fixtures and equipment there on time.

  • Production Manager

    A commercial plumbing production manager runs the field side of every job at once: crews, foremen, quality and safety.

  • Project Manager

    A commercial plumbing project manager runs each job's plan and paperwork, from underground to closeout.

  • Sales Manager

    A commercial plumbing sales manager heads the reps who chase bids from general contractors and service accounts from building owners.

  • Warehouse Manager

    A commercial plumbing warehouse manager runs the shop where pipe, fittings, fixtures and tools are received, stored and sent to construction jobs.

Office and sales 5

  • Customer Service Representative

    A commercial plumbing customer service representative takes calls from property managers, store managers and general contractors, books service visits, and writes down what the plumber and billing need.

  • Dispatcher

    A commercial plumbing dispatcher sends plumbers to repair calls at stores, offices and other buildings, and reworks the day when a business calls with an urgent leak.

  • Bookkeeper

    A commercial plumbing bookkeeper enters supplier and subcontractor bills against the right job, reconciles the bank, and tracks the retainage general contractors still owe.

  • Inventory Specialist

    A commercial plumbing inventory specialist orders, receives and tracks the pipe, fittings, valves and fixtures for construction jobs.

  • Sales Representative

    A commercial plumbing sales representative prices and sells plumbing work to builders, property owners and facility managers, from new building packages to water heater and fixture replacements.

In the field 3

  • Apprentice Plumber

    A commercial apprentice plumber learns the trade on new buildings, tenant build-outs and repair work in restaurants, schools and offices, working under a licensed plumber.

  • Journeyman Plumber

    A commercial journeyman plumber installs and repairs water, drain, vent and gas piping in offices, schools, restaurants and new buildings, working from drawings with little oversight.

  • Master Plumber

    A commercial master plumber is the top licensed plumber at a contractor that builds and fixes plumbing in offices, schools, restaurants and other business buildings.

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