I find the controls and commissioning people your job ads don't.

Building Automation. Controls. Commissioning. United States.

Desigo CC — Distech — Honeywell — BACnet — Modbus — LonWorks — Niagara N4 — Metasys — WebCTRL — Desigo CC — Distech — Honeywell — BACnet — Modbus — LonWorks — Niagara N4 — Metasys — WebCTRL —

68%

of Midwest mechanical contractors report difficulty filling mechanical engineering positions

~50%

have declined projects because they could not staff them

75+

days to hire a commissioning specialist, the longest of any role on a build site

20%

rise in MEP trade wages since 2020

Job ads reach people who are looking.
The best controls people aren't.

THE PAY GAP

The same job title. Two very different salaries.

ZipRecruiter puts a BAS technician at $54,605. Glassdoor puts a building automation technician at $75,611. A specialist trade board puts the same work at $68,000 to $115,000. None of them is wrong. They are counting different people, and the gap between them is programming capability.

Commissioning engineer, general market $58,000 to $97,000

Commissioning technician, mission critical from $80,000

Commissioning specialist, data centre $145,000 to $180,000

Controls / BAS project manager, senior $225,000 all-in

$0 $260,000

Same title. Same certifications. Double the money.

The people behind the system.

BAS / Controls Technician

Install, service and programme field devices and controllers.

Senior Controls Technician

Sequence writing, system integration and site lead work.

Controls Engineer

Design, programming and integration across a building estate.

Commissioning Technician

Functional testing and verification on site.

Commissioning Engineer

Test planning, L1 to L5 execution and documentation.

Controls / BAS Project Manager

Owns delivery, programme and margin on controls packages.

Service Manager

Runs a service portfolio, technicians and customer relationships.

MEP Estimator

Prices mechanical and electrical scope at tender.

Sectors: healthcare, higher education, commercial, institutional, industrial.

How it works.

Proactive search, not job board advertising. Every candidate is screened on platform stack, sector and project-or-service background before a profile reaches you.

01

Briefing call.

Twenty minutes on the seat, the stack and the sector.

02

Market map.

I find who is out there before I send you anyone.

03

Shortlist.

Three or four people who fit, not forty CVs.

04

Offer support.

Through resignation and counter-offer.

The platform changes the person

Platform experience is not transferable the way generic adverts assume. A Metasys technician on hospital estates is not a straightforward hire into a WebCTRL campus. Project side and service side are also separate careers: the skills overlap, but the working life does not.

Platform Pay premium

Niagara N4 Baseline

Metasys +5 to 10%

Desigo CC +5 to 10%

Distech +5 to 8%

WebCTRL +3 to 7%

PE licence +12 to 18%

Two ways to start a conversation.

Whether you're filling a critical seat or considering your next move, start here.

FOR EMPLOYERS

Tell me the seat you can't fill.

Tell me what you're looking for and I'll help you find the controls, commissioning or MEP professional who fits the role.

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FOR PROFESSIONALS

Your next move stays yours.

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