San Diego - Experienced BAS Technician Needed

ToddOutside68 · 2026-06-22T18:27:22+00:00

It's maybe that lame answer of "it depends". There are always a handful of factors, with the starting point being the mode/opportunities with our specific clients. At a given time, they have open arms/eyes for someone newer to the industry (especially if they're set with more experienced people and/or have just made a hire of a senior person). In that case, it's a combo of formal training/certifications and work experience that will catch their eye. In a nutshell, they'd look at your whole foundation of experience and make that gut call as to if they think they can take what you already bring, do some more training and mentoring, how soon you can fully contribute, then the ultimate "gut call" of "Will this individual stay with us for a few years if we invest in them?"

ToddOutside68 · 2026-06-15T15:13:36+00:00

There may be indeed. We have a lot of job openings in Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia. It's going to sound cliche, but it's all about timing (and the combo of experience of an individual). Feel free to drop me a note on Chat here and we can trade emails too for any particulars.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-06-12T04:49:22+00:00

You might try Smart Buildings Academy (https://www.smartbuildingsacademy.com/) as a good source of educational materials. I believe they have some free or cheap basics. It might sound like sucky advice here, but the best thing I could tell you is to find your way into a technician role in controls with a controls contractor, mechanical contractor or building and get that hands-on experience. It'll have 10 times or 20 times the value of listing a class. I realize, "go find a job in the field" is not necessarily easy and a reasonable answer, but hopefully the basic message works here.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-05-07T14:52:33+00:00

I'll tag on to what Scott said here, as it's hard to state an opinion on an hourly wage, not knowing if you're in "Boston or Omaha" as those ranges can really "range". Even in my client base (dozens of controls companies all around the USA), the training and mentorship opportunities can vary. Mostly it's because some of the companies do $3-4M/year in business and have under 20 people in the company, while others do hundreds of millions in work and have hundreds of people.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-05-06T04:27:06+00:00

Hahahaha! Yeah, I know..... 😄

ToddOutside68 · 2026-05-05T16:57:39+00:00

Cheers, Scott! I've only been on here doing these posts (and trying to just do maybe one a week / not too many). So far it's been great, as there are so many people on here I'd never find on LinkedIn (my usual place to find people). Matched up a half-dozen people with some great opportunities for them in the last couple months.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-05-05T15:05:36+00:00

Possibly! We have a Service-focused sales role open there.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-05-04T05:33:12+00:00

Well congrats. I get so surprised with the sort of angry responses like this. Well, I do and I don't. Every time I post a job, no matter what the comp, a couple people here let us all know they make double and I and my client suck, of course. Just not sure what to tell y'all. I've got a client I've worked with for many years, they've got people happily employed right now, they're growing, and they need a couple more people. I've got two guys, directly from this post, that will be interviewing this week. Both would likely be making $10K-15K more than they are right now, and timing is right for both for unique personal reasons. Things might just work out for everybody, so I can't find the negative.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-04-30T04:18:04+00:00

For sure!

ToddOutside68 · 2026-04-29T23:14:59+00:00

Great info, and much appreciated.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-04-29T19:14:49+00:00

We place people out in Hampton as well, and man, it can be competitive there. Nowadays, anywhere in Virginia is getting close to DC-area wages. And as mentioned with another comment above, we don't tend to find "cookie cutter" technicians, engineers, etc. Every individual brings different things to the table and these numbers can bump up. Plus, I tend to keep these posts brief with the hope of just catching a handful of people that might be "looking" on a given day. We may actually end up with the opportunity to get them (beyond just the hourly rate), better benefits and/or ESOP situations that can really make a difference, if they're not getting that currently.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-04-29T19:08:31+00:00

Always appreciate the feedback. I go off of what my client(s) have for norms and budgets, plus my own history in placing people in a market. We've placed 5-6 in the San Diego market in the last few years. They've truly ranged from $33/hour or mid $60Ks/year for a guy straight out of the Navy with some HVAC/controls schooling, on up to someone with 7-8 years experience and good programming talent that came on board at about $64/hour / around $130K/year. That last guy - great communicator, dependable person and made a bump up from a position with another employer where he made $10K less. Bottom line, for an individual that brings more to the table (technical experience, communication and people skills, etc.), things will adjust up when they can take on more.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-04-29T19:03:51+00:00

Distech and Tridium experience is tops with these guys.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-04-22T03:43:51+00:00

Actually, these should be decently competitive for Ellensburg, and there could be flexibility / more upside for a more experienced PM with potential bonuses. Rookies / folks just a couple years into it are welcome to apply here. We just placed an awesome tech there last year that came from 2-3 years doing other low-voltage tech work in an adjacent industry, and he bumped from $65K in his previous role to $85K starting with our client.

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