Sales Engineer - Commercial HVAC
Listed on 2026-10-22
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We are seeking an experienced Sales Engineer
- Commercial HVAC for a full-time, direct hire opportunity with a well-established commercial mechanical contractor serving the San Diego and Southern California construction market. This role is ideal for a proven commercial HVAC sales professional who has successfully developed, estimated, negotiated, and closed mechanical construction projects in the $1M to $15M range. The Sales Engineer
- Commercial HVAC will play a key role in driving new business, building strong client relationships, and partnering with estimating and operations teams to secure major commercial HVAC installation and mechanical construction projects. This opportunity offers a strong platform for success, including an established market reputation, operational support, collaborative estimating resources, and long-term career growth. Candidates who thrive in a professional, team-oriented environment with supportive leadership and a focus on high-quality project delivery will find this role especially compelling.
- Develop new business opportunities for commercial HVAC and mechanical construction projects valued from $1M to $15M.
- Build and maintain relationships with general contractors, developers, building owners, engineers, and construction decision-makers.
- Review mechanical drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and construction documents to support accurate project solutions.
- Partner with estimating teams to prepare competitive bids, budgets, proposals, and project scopes.
- Lead sales opportunities from prospecting and client presentations through negotiations, award, and project handoff.
- Collaborate with project managers, estimators, and operations teams to support successful project execution and client satisfaction.
- Salary range: $110,000 to $150,000 per year.
- Highly competitive base salary, negotiable based on experience.
- Commission structure with significant earning potential.
- Full-time, direct hire opportunity.
- Opportunity to sell and secure multimillion-dollar commercial mechanical projects.
- Long-term career growth within a successful mechanical contracting organization.
- Drive commercial HVAC and mechanical construction sales throughout San Diego and Southern California.
- Manage the sales process from lead generation through proposal, negotiation, award, and project handoff.
- Partner with estimating and operations teams to develop accurate bids and executable project scopes.
- Build relationships with general contractors, owners, developers, engineers, and other construction decision-makers.
- Proven track record selling commercial HVAC or mechanical construction projects in the $1M to $15M range.
- 6 to 10 years of relevant commercial HVAC, mechanical contracting, construction sales, or sales engineering experience.
- Experience working for a commercial HVAC contractor, mechanical contractor, or closely related construction organization.
- Strong understanding of commercial HVAC systems, mechanical construction, project estimating, and competitive bidding.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical plans, specifications, scopes of work, and construction documents.
- Experience with negotiated projects, bid strategy, client presentations, and contract development.
- Strong sales, negotiation, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to maintain a strong pipeline and close complex commercial construction opportunities.
- Existing relationships within the Southern California commercial construction market.
- Engineering degree or related technical background.
- Experience with design-build commercial HVAC or mechanical construction opportunities.
- Established network of general contractors, developers, building owners, engineers, and construction decision-makers.
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