Chicago's commercial mechanical contractors are aggressively hiring sales engineers and account executives to grow service, retrofit, and design-build pipelines. Gulfstream Strategic Placements places HVAC and mechanical sales engineers — hunters and farmers — with the leading commercial contractors operating across Chicago.
Chicago's commercial mechanical contractors are aggressively hiring sales engineers and account executives to grow service, retrofit, and design-build pipelines. Gulfstream Strategic Placements places HVAC and mechanical sales engineers — hunters and farmers — with the leading commercial contractors operating across Chicago.
Gulfstream Strategic Placements recruits hvac sales engineers across the Chicago metro. All searches are confidential — client identity is never disclosed until both sides agree to a formal interview.
Chicago and Cook County require additional local licensing on top of Illinois state contractor registration; Local 597 (piping) and Local 73 (sheet metal) dominate union field work.
Consultative B2B sales into facility managers, property owners, GCs, and engineering firms. Commercial HVAC / mechanical service or retrofit experience preferred.
Base salary plus commission on booked revenue or gross margin, with accelerators. Top Chicago sales engineers routinely earn well into six figures.
Roles range from named-account hunter models to geographic territories across the Chicago metro and surrounding regions.