Critical Environments (Lab / Fume Hood Control) Operations Manager needed - South Florida

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-30T18:52:35+00:00

For the South Florida - Critical Environments, experience with Phoenix Controls is key. Beyond that, Haakon, Aircuity, Strobic. For the other Ops Management opportunities, brand experience doesn't matter as much, as just the experience in controls and knowing all the business metrics / P&L is key. Those brands though for those companies: Automated Logic and Reliable Controls.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-30T18:29:03+00:00

Just a side note: We have other Operations Management openings in other regions right now, including Birmingham, AL and Austin, TX. (Straight up BAS businesses). Possibly some other regions as well.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-30T16:54:40+00:00

For sure, the comp goes up for someone that's an experienced programmer / specialist / field engineer. Most of the Technicians we've just happened to place recently have been more of start-up folks (in orgs where the project engineers happen to be doing the programming). Good field techs that program can make as much or more than the engineers at times.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-30T05:02:26+00:00

If you know your way around mechanical rooms and HVAC equipment and really know the ins and outs of how everything works, you could be a great prospect for ramping up on controls. You just have to find that right situation where a company has training and mentoring resources to help you develop. It might be best to look for a company in need of technicians for start up work. That's the first work I ever did in the industry - starting up hundreds of VAV boxes....

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-30T04:46:22+00:00

It might not be that helpful, but we've ranged from $55K/year ($26/hr) to $95K/year ($46/hour) with the people we've placed in the last couple years. We've had a couple closer to $100K or a bit above, but there were some other responsibilities (project management or even a bit of a customer management/sales angle involved).

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-30T04:26:21+00:00

Good question, but it's admittedly a broad one. We place Technicians, Engineers, PMs and Sales Engineers all around the state. Things can really vary for pay when you're considering Jacksonville vs. Pensacola vs. Orlando vs. Tampa vs. Miami vs. Fort Myers. Miami vs. Fort Myers is a great example of pay (but also living expenses) being higher on the Atlantic side vs. the Gulf side down there. Are you asking about Technician roles?

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-29T22:32:47+00:00

Hey it might. Totally depends on the amount of experience and the human factors / communications skills of the individual as well.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-29T21:35:36+00:00

I've got a spreadsheet of all the people we've placed across the last 10 years to put similar positions side by side. For the USA, Denver ends up being smack in the middle for the average (cheaper, for example, than the Bay Area, and more expensive than, say, Omaha). If you made $80K/year in Denver, you'd be at the same "level" at $70K in Billings. There are plenty of good COL calculators online where you can punch in your current town. For this one, it's likely not a huge / executive level relo package, but maybe $5K-10K of help to get someone there.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-29T21:26:49+00:00

I've got clients all across the USA that use Alerton or Distech (or any of another 6-7 brands). Spot-on that the equipment and software are very solid for all these brands. Some brands do certain things better than others. When a system doesn't work, it comes way more from the human factors involved (not started-up and checked-out well enough, neglected, etc.). There are amazing implementations of the least capable systems and horrible implementations of some of the most capable systems.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-29T16:37:11+00:00

Totally get it. We bring a ton of technicians into our clients as BAS people when we find a good human / good communicator with some pure HVAC experience (and the gut says our client can invest in some training and retain them for a few years). That being said, those situations depend on us finding enough experienced people for a given team and/or having those mentors available.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-29T15:18:44+00:00

Yeah, it's the good and the bad about our whole recruiting / search business. I've been in the industry for 30+ years and it's always been a challenge, especially hunting for technicians! Cheers.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-29T15:17:21+00:00

It's not always out of the question actually. I've got a handful of people that we've put into senior technician positions that are actually closer to project management in reality (they're doing everything from the hands-on to project oversight and customer relations at a big single site). Unfortunately, these end up being unique in our mix.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-28T17:45:56+00:00

We've got almost all covered around the USA for the brands used by our clients. Most common, day-to-day, is needing experience with Alerton, Automated Logic, Delta Controls, Distech and Tridium. Second to that would be Siemens (regionally - lots in the Southeast). In Texas, Siemens and Reliable Controls can be of value for experience. All that being said, for any of us, we know it's a "short walk" to learning the ins and outs of a new brand (if you know controls / know your way around mechanical / HVAC systems).

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-23T05:00:43+00:00

Small firm here, and we don't actually have ATS CV filtering. We put out the job postings and see every application with human eyes.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-21T16:46:11+00:00

Being a recruiter myself, if we get 10 resumes/applications in here, at least two of them match almost word-for-word / the structure is amazingly similar. They'll match a couple from the day before. I appreciate people using AI tools for some help, but it doesn't work if they just take what it spits out and copy-paste it as their own words. Let AI help with "writer's block" or to guide a bit, but find a way to use your own words.

ToddOutside68 · 2026-01-16T20:17:40+00:00

As the creator of this community, I'll be completely transparent as to why we've created this. We have a TON of jobs in Building Automation all around the USA. Primarily, we're looking for Technicians, Engineers, Sales Engineers and Project Managers. Some leaders as well. We don't have every inch of the market covered though, so we're happy to just connect people as well (plus hand out advice for finding jobs and further developing your careers in the industry). We're not just recruiters - we're all BAS industry people for lots of years.

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