Commercial HVAC Controls & BAS Technician

Central Region | Louisville, Lexington and Charleston

If you understand that an HVAC problem may begin with a compressor, a controller, a sensor, a sequence, or a network connection, we should talk.

Perfection Group is hiring a Commercial HVAC Controls & Building Automation Systems Technician to support customers throughout our Central Region.

This is a hybrid field role combining commercial HVAC service with controls, connectivity, and building automation. You’ll troubleshoot both the mechanical equipment and the technology controlling it—helping customers maintain reliable, efficient, and connected facility operations.

The position requires approximately 15–20% annual travel among Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, and Charleston, West Virginia.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive hourly pay based on HVAC, controls, and BAS experience

• Overtime paid after eight hours worked in a day

• Double time for work performed on observed holidays and between midnight and 6:00 a.m.

• Paid drive time after the first 30 minutes of your commute each way

• Take-home company vehicle with fuel, maintenance, and operating costs paid by Perfection Group

• Weekly on-call stipend equal to seven hours of your regular hourly rate when scheduled for rotation

• Additional pay for call-outs and qualifying after-hours work

• Company-provided major tools, diagnostic technology, uniforms, and PPE

• Safety boot reimbursement

• Paid company, manufacturer, and controls-platform training

• Company-paid medical coverage for associate-only plans

• Dental and vision coverage

• Company-paid life insurance

• Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage

• Paid time off and paid parental leave

• Floating holiday

• 401(k) with company match

• Annual profit sharing

• Employee referral bonus program

• Opportunities to expand your HVAC, controls, networking, and automation expertise

The Work

You’ll install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot commercial HVAC equipment, control systems, building automation platforms, and their supporting communications networks.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining commercial HVAC controls and building automation systems

• Working with Carrier, Trane, Johnson Controls, Tridium Niagara, and other commercial HVAC and BAS platforms

• Diagnosing controller, sensor, actuator, programming, sequence, and system-integration issues

• Configuring controllers, routers, switches, hubs, and related building-automation network equipment

• Troubleshooting BACnet, IP-based controls, LAN/WAN connectivity, and other system-communication issues

• Reviewing alarms, trends, system data, and network activity to identify operational concerns

• Backing up building automation databases, programming, configurations, graphics, and related system data

• Configuring user access, permissions, security settings, and system parameters

• Installing and updating controls-related software, firmware, and security components

• Documenting programming changes, network configurations, service activity, and system deficiencies

• Troubleshooting and repairing chillers, boilers, rooftop units, split systems, heat pumps, and related commercial HVAC equipment

• Diagnosing mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, controls, and communication-related problems

• Calibrating equipment, sensors, actuators, and controls according to manufacturer requirements

• Performing preventive maintenance to improve system reliability and efficiency

• Clearly explaining equipment conditions, controls issues, and recommended solutions to customers

• Coordinating with dispatch, customers, leadership, vendors, and technical partners

• Participating in a rotating emergency on-call schedule

• Traveling among customer locations throughout the Central Region

• Participating in company- and manufacturer-provided technical and safety training

What You Bring

• Three or more years of commercial HVAC service, controls, or building automation experience

• Understanding of how mechanical HVAC equipment, controls, system communications, and BAS networks work together

• Experience with Carrier, Trane, Johnson Controls, Tridium Niagara, or similar commercial controls platforms

• Ability to troubleshoot controllers, sensors, actuators, wiring, sequences, programming, communication networks, and mechanical equipment

• Working knowledge of BACnet, IP-based controls, routers, switches, LAN/WAN connectivity, and system security

• Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, controls drawings, network diagrams, sequences of operation, and technical documentation

• Ability to diagnose complex system issues and develop practical, technically sound solutions

• Clear, professional communication with customers and technical partners

• Ability to work independently while remaining connected and accountable to a regional team

• Strong organization, documentation, and follow-through

• Ability to manage multiple customers and priorities across a regional territory

• Willingness to travel approximately 15–20% annually among Louisville, Lexington, and Charleston

• Universal EPA Section 608 certification

• Valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record

Tridium Niagara 4 certification is strongly preferred. Candidates with significant hands-on Niagara experience and the ability to obtain certification will also be considered.

A high school diploma or equivalent is required. Completion of an HVAC, controls, electrical, networking, or related technical-training program is preferred. Comparable field experience will also be considered.

You do not need to be an expert in every HVAC brand, controls platform, or network technology listed. We’re interested in professionals who understand the relationship between mechanical systems and controls, approach problems methodically, and want to continue developing their expertise.

Why Perfection Group?

We believe skilled technicians should be trusted, supported, equipped, and given opportunities to keep growing.

For 75 years, Perfection Group has designed, built, and improved facility comfort, efficiency, and health for commercial and industrial customers. Today, we remain a third-generation, family-owned company that combines personalized service with advanced HVAC, controls, and facility technology.

Our work is guided by four Core Values: Do What’s Right, Work Together, Be Transparent, and Build Loyalty.

If you enjoy working at the intersection of mechanical systems, controls, networking, and building technology, apply today. We’d like to meet you.

Perfection Group is an equal opportunity employer.