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HVAC Sales Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX — Texas Medical Center & Ship Channel

Houston's commercial mechanical market is anchored by the Texas Medical Center — the largest medical complex in the world — plus petrochemical, industrial process piping along the Ship Channel, and steady commercial and multi-family. Houston'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 Houston.

Houston's commercial mechanical market is anchored by the Texas Medical Center — the largest medical complex in the world — plus petrochemical, industrial process piping along the Ship Channel, and steady commercial and multi-family. Houston'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 Houston.

About Houston, TX

Gulfstream Strategic Placements recruits hvac sales engineers across the Houston metro. All searches are confidential — client identity is never disclosed until both sides agree to a formal interview.

Houston market snapshot

Houston's commercial mechanical market is anchored by the Texas Medical Center — the largest medical complex in the world — plus petrochemical, industrial process piping along the Ship Channel, and steady commercial and multi-family. Healthcare and industrial process specialization command the strongest premiums.

Active Houston submarkets: Texas Medical Center, Downtown Houston, The Woodlands, Sugar Land, Ship Channel / East End, Katy.

Recent Houston searches

Recently placed a Senior Piping PM supporting a TMC hospital expansion and a Process Piping Superintendent on a Ship Channel plant retrofit.

Houston base salary ranges

  • Mechanical / Piping PM: $120K–$180K base
  • Process Piping Superintendent: $115K–$170K base
  • Mechanical Estimator: $125K–$185K base

Ranges reflect base only for commercial mechanical roles; total comp typically adds 10–25% via bonus, vehicle allowance, and benefits.

TX HVAC licensing note

Texas requires an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (ACR) contractor license through TDLR at the company level; supervisory field roles often carry ACR Technician registration.

Frequently asked questions

What sales background is required?

Consultative B2B sales into facility managers, property owners, GCs, and engineering firms. Commercial HVAC / mechanical service or retrofit experience preferred.

Comp structure?

Base salary plus commission on booked revenue or gross margin, with accelerators. Top Houston sales engineers routinely earn well into six figures.

Territory?

Roles range from named-account hunter models to geographic territories across the Houston metro and surrounding regions.

Does Texas Medical Center experience matter for Houston healthcare roles?

Enormously. TMC's scale (60+ institutions, tens of millions of sq ft) means candidates with prior TMC contractor experience understand medical-gas, IIA/IIB pharmacy suites, and MD Anderson / Methodist / Memorial Hermann submittal workflows.

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