Direct-hire roles with commercial mechanical contractors — union and merit shop, field and office. Search below and apply in under two minutes.
Searching for commercial HVAC jobs near you, or union HVAC jobs in a specific city? These metros have live direct-hire openings right now — pick your city to see the roles, pay context and the union locals covering that jurisdiction.
Commercial HVAC jobs by city: Houston (16), Phoenix (49), Seattle (11), Orange County (28), San Diego (24), Reno (9), Chicago (17), Dallas (13), Salt Lake City (16), Atlanta (11), Los Angeles (8), Tampa (2). Union HVAC work in these markets runs through UA and SMART agreements — check the local pay scale before you apply.
Union jobs by city and local: Houston union jobs (5 locals), Phoenix union jobs (4 locals), Seattle union jobs (7 locals), Orange County union jobs (2 locals), San Diego union jobs (4 locals), Reno union jobs (3 locals), Chicago union jobs (10 locals), Dallas union jobs (4 locals), Salt Lake City union jobs (3 locals), Atlanta union jobs (3 locals), Los Angeles union jobs (10 locals), Tampa union jobs (2 locals), Denver union jobs (4 locals), San Francisco union jobs (8 locals), Spokane union jobs (3 locals), Sacramento union jobs (2 locals), Las Vegas union jobs (3 locals), Portland union jobs (3 locals), San Jose union jobs (6 locals), Knoxville union jobs (3 locals), New York union jobs (10 locals), Washington DC union jobs (2 locals), Austin union jobs (2 locals), Columbus union jobs (2 locals), Fresno union jobs (2 locals), Birmingham union jobs (2 locals), Boise union jobs (2 locals), Nashville union jobs (4 locals), Inland Empire union jobs (3 locals), Corona union jobs (3 locals), Bakersfield union jobs (2 locals), Northern Virginia union jobs (5 locals). Each city page lists the halls that cover it with their published pay scales and apprentice steps.
1,292 active direct-hire openings across the mechanical construction trades as of Oct 30, 2026. Numbers are counted from the live job board, not estimates.
Median published local sheet: $45.94/hr ($72.92/hr total package)
Range: $31.58–$135.69/hr total package across 216 locals.
Median published local sheet: $43.05/hr ($69.38/hr total package)
Range: $35.41–$132.97/hr total package across 68 locals.
Median published local sheet: $43.38/hr ($67.13/hr total package)
Range: $38.51–$168.47/hr total package across 260 locals.
No single HVAC union wage scale: service, refrigeration and piping work sits under UA agreements, while ductwork sits under SMART. See the research page for details.
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479 live commercial HVAC and mechanical openings with commercial mechanical contractors — project management, service, estimating, controls and sheet metal leadership. Direct-hire only, never residential.
Commercial HVAC jobs by market: Phoenix (49) · Orange County (28) · San Diego (24) · Dallas–Fort Worth (13) · Bay Area (10) · Denver (10) · Los Angeles (8) · Houston (8) · Las Vegas (7) · Portland (6)
Commercial HVAC hiring on this board covers the whole mechanical contractor org chart — service and refrigeration technicians, controls and BAS specialists, estimators, project managers, field leadership and detailers. Every posting is a direct-hire opening with a commercial or industrial mechanical contractor. We do not post residential install or door-to-door sales work.
Chiller, rooftop, VRF and boiler service work for commercial mechanical contractors — schools, hospitals, data centers and high-rise office portfolios. Direct-hire, company vehicle roles, never residential change-outs.
Running commercial HVAC and piping installs from buyout through closeout: submittals, subcontracts, manpower, change orders and owner-facing schedule reporting on ground-up and retrofit projects.
Building automation programming, commissioning and graphics on Tridium, Alerton, Distech, Siemens and JCI platforms for commercial HVAC systems.
Takeoff, bid assembly and value engineering for commercial mechanical scopes — plan-and-spec, design-assist and design-build work.
Field leadership on commercial mechanical installs: crew coordination, sequencing, safety and turnover for sheet metal and piping crews.
Duct and piping coordination in Revit, CADmep and Autodesk Construction Cloud, feeding fabrication for commercial HVAC projects.
There are 479 live commercial HVAC and mechanical openings on this board today, counted directly from our applicant tracking system rather than estimated. The heaviest hiring is in Phoenix, Orange County, San Diego, Dallas–Fort Worth, Bay Area. The list refreshes as roles are filled, so what you see is what is actively being recruited.
Commercial HVAC covers work on chillers, rooftop units, air handlers, VRF systems, boilers, hydronic piping and building automation in commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. On this board that includes service technicians, controls and BAS techs, estimators, project managers, superintendents, foremen and sheet metal detailers working for mechanical contractors. It does not include residential install or in-home sales roles.
Right now the strongest commercial HVAC demand on this board is in Phoenix, Orange County, San Diego, Dallas–Fort Worth, Bay Area, Denver. Data center, healthcare, semiconductor and life-science construction is driving most of that headcount. If your market is not listed, set a job alert and we will email you when a local opening posts.
It depends on the role. Many commercial HVAC service and installation positions require EPA 608 certification, and some field roles run under UA or SMART agreements while others are open-shop. Each posting states its requirements, and your recruiter will confirm licensing, certification and union status before you interview.
Pay varies by market, contractor size and project mix, so we publish compensation ranges only where the employer has provided them. For an independent reference point, our union wage research pages show published local wage sheets for UA, SMART and IBEW locals, including hourly rate and total package where the local publishes them.
Apply in about two minutes from this page with a resume — no account required. A Gulfstream recruiter who specializes in commercial mechanical hiring reviews every application and follows up by email or text, usually the same business day. Employer names are shared with you before any submission is made.
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Commercial HVAC jobs are open now in Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego, Sacramento, Orange County, Denver, Dallas, Seattle and nationwide. Every posting is a direct-hire opening at a commercial mechanical contractor, not an agency listing — with both merit-shop and union-shop employers. Find project management, estimating, field leadership, service, plumbing, piping, sheet metal and building automation roles. For union roles signatory to UA and SMART locals, see the pay scale for your local, then apply. Searching "commercial HVAC jobs near me" or a city term like "Boise HVAC jobs"? Pick your city — Seattle, Phoenix, Orange County, San Diego, Sacramento, Boise, Salt Lake City and more — to see only the openings in that market. Filter by trade, role, or city and apply in under two minutes.
1,292 live direct-hire openings across commercial mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, piping, sheet metal, controls and VDC. Newest roles first.
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Journeyman rates come from each local's own wage sheet or a named government determination; rates not confirmed against an official source are marked unverified. Apprentice start is the standard 45% first-period step — confirm the exact schedule with the hall's JATC. Gulfstream openings are direct-hire roles with contractors, not hall dispatches.
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