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HVAC project manager roles can qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires employers to document recruitment efforts before filing an I-140 petition. Candidates with a bachelor's degree in mechanical or construction engineering and documented project leadership experience are well-positioned for employer-sponsored permanent residency.
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Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.
We recognize that a fulfilling career is supported by your overall wellbeing. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you in multiple aspects of life, including:
- Competitive salary
- Generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick time - 15 days of vacation in your first year to promote work-life balance
- Comprehensive benefits package, including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care, available from day one
- An encouraging and collaborative team environment that values diverse perspectives and fosters innovation
- On-the-job and cross-training opportunities
- A strong commitment to safety through our Zero Harm policy, ensuring a safe and secure workplace for all employees
- JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)
Become part of a culture that celebrates your achievements and encourages your voice and ideas. Your next great opportunity for advancement is right at your fingertips! Take the initiative to explore your potential and embark on an exciting career journey with Johnson Controls.
What you will do
Cultivate and expand strategic partnerships with our leading equipment sales agents to drive mutual growth, strengthen market presence, and deliver exceptional customer value. Provide overall leadership for the HVAC Equipment business across assigned markets, developing and executing growth strategies that foster long-term customer relationships, expand market share, and deliver profitable business results. Serve as a strategic partner to key sales agencies, ensuring alignment of business objectives and accountability for profitable sales growth, market penetration, and operational performance. Lead, develop, and empower a high-performing sales organization to position JCI as the preferred equipment provider across all building segments. Drive sales excellence through disciplined account management, forecasting, pipeline management, talent development, and rigorous execution of JCI Sales Management Disciplines. Build and maintain executive-level relationships with owners, architects, consulting engineers, and contractors to influence project outcomes, shape market opportunities, and accelerate business performance.
How you will do it
- Lead account assignment, territory coverage, and sales resource deployment to maximize customer engagement and achieve sales plan objectives.
- Deliver profitable sales growth while meeting gross margin, EBIT, and Trade Working Capital (TWC) targets for the assigned markets.
- Maintain accurate sales forecasts and pipeline visibility, ensuring effective allocation of sales support resources and proactive management of business opportunities and risks.
- Drive market penetration by securing new customers and expanding relationships with owners, architects, consulting engineers, mechanical contractors, and other key stakeholders.
- Ensure the development and execution of account plans for key and target accounts, identifying growth opportunities and increasing share of wallet across the customer base.
- Partner closely with equipment sales agents and the local branch to align sales strategies, strengthen market presence, and achieve mutual growth objectives.
- Represent the management team on strategically important key accounts, establishing and maintaining long-term executive relationships that influence opportunities, strengthen customer loyalty, and support sustainable growth.
- Develop the capabilities of the sales team through coaching, performance management, training, and ongoing sales enablement, ensuring proficiency across JCI's full portfolio of solutions.
- Translate business objectives into actionable sales strategies and execution plans that drive profitable growth and market share expansion.
- Foster a culture of accountability, customer focus, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the sales organization.
What we look for
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and industry experience.
- 5+ years of experience in HVAC equipment sales, applied HVAC systems, building systems, or related field operations.
- 3-5 years of sales leadership experience with demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing sales professionals.
- Proven ability to achieve sales, growth, profitability, and market share objectives.
- Experience building and managing relationships with equipment sales representatives, contractors, consulting engineers, owners, and other key market influencers.
- Demonstrated success in account management, business development, and strategic customer relationship management.
- Experience utilizing CRM, sales forecasting, and pipeline management tools to drive business performance.
- Strong financial and business acumen, including experience managing sales performance against revenue, margin, and growth objectives.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across matrixed teams to drive customer outcomes and business results.
- Available for frequent local travel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
- Experience leading sales through independent manufacturers' representatives or channel partners.
- Knowledge of HVAC equipment applications, systems design, and specification sales.
- Experience working with owners, consulting engineers, architects, and mechanical contractors throughout the project lifecycle.
- Demonstrated success growing market share and expanding business within existing accounts.
- Experience leading strategic account planning and managing key customer relationships.
- Proven ability to develop and manage strategic partnerships with external sales agencies, driving alignment, accountability, market growth, and customer engagement.
- MBA or advanced business education is a plus.
Salary Range: HIRING SALARY RANGE: $150,000-197,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role also offers a competitive Sales Incentive Plan that will take into account volume and margin on a project, quarterly, and annual basis. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site.
Advance your career with the Johnson Controls team!
Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.
We recognize that a fulfilling career is supported by your overall wellbeing. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you in multiple aspects of life, including:
- Competitive salary
- Generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick time - 15 days of vacation in your first year to promote work-life balance
- Comprehensive benefits package, including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care, available from day one
- An encouraging and collaborative team environment that values diverse perspectives and fosters innovation
- On-the-job and cross-training opportunities
- A strong commitment to safety through our Zero Harm policy, ensuring a safe and secure workplace for all employees
- JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)
Become part of a culture that celebrates your achievements and encourages your voice and ideas. Your next great opportunity for advancement is right at your fingertips! Take the initiative to explore your potential and embark on an exciting career journey with Johnson Controls.
What you will do
Cultivate and expand strategic partnerships with our leading equipment sales agents to drive mutual growth, strengthen market presence, and deliver exceptional customer value. Provide overall leadership for the HVAC Equipment business across assigned markets, developing and executing growth strategies that foster long-term customer relationships, expand market share, and deliver profitable business results. Serve as a strategic partner to key sales agencies, ensuring alignment of business objectives and accountability for profitable sales growth, market penetration, and operational performance. Lead, develop, and empower a high-performing sales organization to position JCI as the preferred equipment provider across all building segments. Drive sales excellence through disciplined account management, forecasting, pipeline management, talent development, and rigorous execution of JCI Sales Management Disciplines. Build and maintain executive-level relationships with owners, architects, consulting engineers, and contractors to influence project outcomes, shape market opportunities, and accelerate business performance.
How you will do it
- Lead account assignment, territory coverage, and sales resource deployment to maximize customer engagement and achieve sales plan objectives.
- Deliver profitable sales growth while meeting gross margin, EBIT, and Trade Working Capital (TWC) targets for the assigned markets.
- Maintain accurate sales forecasts and pipeline visibility, ensuring effective allocation of sales support resources and proactive management of business opportunities and risks.
- Drive market penetration by securing new customers and expanding relationships with owners, architects, consulting engineers, mechanical contractors, and other key stakeholders.
- Ensure the development and execution of account plans for key and target accounts, identifying growth opportunities and increasing share of wallet across the customer base.
- Partner closely with equipment sales agents and the local branch to align sales strategies, strengthen market presence, and achieve mutual growth objectives.
- Represent the management team on strategically important key accounts, establishing and maintaining long-term executive relationships that influence opportunities, strengthen customer loyalty, and support sustainable growth.
- Develop the capabilities of the sales team through coaching, performance management, training, and ongoing sales enablement, ensuring proficiency across JCI's full portfolio of solutions.
- Translate business objectives into actionable sales strategies and execution plans that drive profitable growth and market share expansion.
- Foster a culture of accountability, customer focus, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the sales organization.
What we look for
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and industry experience.
- 5+ years of experience in HVAC equipment sales, applied HVAC systems, building systems, or related field operations.
- 3-5 years of sales leadership experience with demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing sales professionals.
- Proven ability to achieve sales, growth, profitability, and market share objectives.
- Experience building and managing relationships with equipment sales representatives, contractors, consulting engineers, owners, and other key market influencers.
- Demonstrated success in account management, business development, and strategic customer relationship management.
- Experience utilizing CRM, sales forecasting, and pipeline management tools to drive business performance.
- Strong financial and business acumen, including experience managing sales performance against revenue, margin, and growth objectives.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across matrixed teams to drive customer outcomes and business results.
- Available for frequent local travel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
- Experience leading sales through independent manufacturers' representatives or channel partners.
- Knowledge of HVAC equipment applications, systems design, and specification sales.
- Experience working with owners, consulting engineers, architects, and mechanical contractors throughout the project lifecycle.
- Demonstrated success growing market share and expanding business within existing accounts.
- Experience leading strategic account planning and managing key customer relationships.
- Proven ability to develop and manage strategic partnerships with external sales agencies, driving alignment, accountability, market growth, and customer engagement.
- MBA or advanced business education is a plus.
Salary Range: HIRING SALARY RANGE: $150,000-197,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role also offers a competitive Sales Incentive Plan that will take into account volume and margin on a project, quarterly, and annual basis. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Hvac Project Manager
Match your credentials to PERM requirements
PERM defines the minimum requirements for your role, and your actual credentials must meet but not exceed them. If you hold a master's degree, confirm the employer's job description specifies it, or your application may face a mismatch audit.
Target contractors with federal project history
Mechanical and HVAC contractors holding federal or public-sector contracts often have established PERM filing infrastructure. These employers are more likely to sponsor green cards because compliance and labor certification are already part of their HR workflow.
Verify prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the prevailing wage for HVAC project manager roles in your target city before negotiating. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the DOL-certified level or PERM certification will be denied.
Search for green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter HVAC project manager openings by employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history. This cuts the research time of manually cross-referencing PERM disclosure data with job postings.
Get your foreign credentials evaluated early
If your engineering or project management degree was issued outside the U.S., obtain a credential evaluation before your employer begins PERM recruitment. DOL requires that your qualifications be documented in equivalent U.S. terms at the time of filing.
Clarify who handles I-140 filing after PERM approval
Once PERM is certified, your employer must file the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. Confirm in writing whether their immigration counsel covers this step or whether you'll need separate legal support, since delays between PERM and I-140 can affect your priority date.
Green Card Hvac Project Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Do HVAC project manager roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most HVAC project manager positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers requiring a bachelor's degree plus relevant experience. Roles at senior or principal levels that specify an advanced degree, or candidates whose background demonstrates substantially above-standard expertise, may qualify under EB-2. The employer's job description and your documented credentials together determine the category, not the job title alone.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 is permanent and not subject to an annual lottery. H-1B visa approval gives you temporary status and requires renewal every three years, with no guaranteed path to permanency. PERM takes longer upfront, typically one to three years before you can file for adjustment of status, but it eliminates the uncertainty of annual cap limits that affect H-1B holders every fiscal year.
What does the PERM recruitment process mean for HVAC project manager candidates?
Before filing PERM, your employer must run a DOL-mandated recruitment campaign to demonstrate that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. For HVAC project managers, this typically includes job postings, newspaper advertisements, and internal notices. You can't start this process yourself, and your credentials must exactly match the minimum requirements stated in the job posting at the time of recruitment.
How can I find HVAC project manager jobs that sponsor green cards?
Most job postings don't advertise PERM sponsorship upfront, which makes it hard to identify willing employers from job boards alone. Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search: it surfaces HVAC project manager roles at employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you're applying to companies that have already committed to the process rather than hoping an employer will consider it.
Can I switch employers after my PERM is approved but before my green card is issued?
Changing employers resets the PERM process because the labor certification is tied to a specific employer and job description. If your I-140 has been approved for more than 180 days and your priority date is current, portability rules under AC21 may allow you to transfer your petition to a similar HVAC or construction project management role without starting over. You should confirm this with your immigration attorney before resigning.