San Diego service contractors are aggressively hiring outside sales engineers to grow maintenance agreement portfolios and project sales. We place reps with experience selling HVAC, plumbing, and controls service to property managers, biotech, healthcare, and government accounts.
San Diego service contractors are aggressively hiring outside sales engineers to grow maintenance agreement portfolios and project sales. We place reps with experience selling HVAC, plumbing, and controls service to property managers, biotech, healthcare, and government accounts.
Gulfstream Strategic Placements recruits mechanical service saless across the San Diego metro. All searches are confidential — client identity is never disclosed until both sides agree to a formal interview.
San Diego's mechanical market runs on life science and biotech (Torrey Pines, Sorrento Valley, UTC), Navy and federal infrastructure downtown and at Coronado, and healthcare through Scripps, Sharp, and UC San Diego Health. Lab fit-out complexity — high air changes, hazardous exhaust, tight commissioning — has driven demand for specialist PMs and commissioning agents.
Active San Diego submarkets: Sorrento Valley, Torrey Pines, UTC, Kearny Mesa, Downtown, Carlsbad.
Recently placed a Senior Mechanical Estimator specializing in life-science shell-and-core takeoffs and a Commissioning Agent supporting a research campus expansion in Torrey Pines.
Ranges reflect base only for commercial mechanical roles; total comp typically adds 10–25% via bonus, vehicle allowance, and benefits.
California mechanical contractors typically hold CSLB C-20 (HVAC) and C-36 (plumbing) classifications; multi-trade contractors often carry both.
Strongly preferred — established San Diego property management or facilities contacts accelerate ramp.
Competitive base plus uncapped commission on gross profit and renewal revenue.
Lab-grade air handling (BSL-2/BSL-3), specialty exhaust, pure water and process piping, and CxA-led commissioning workflows. Candidates with Scripps, Illumina-adjacent, or major biotech GC exposure move fastest.