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Technical Team Lead roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, which requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available before filing an I-140 immigrant petition on your behalf. Engineering-heavy leadership positions typically clear the specialty occupation and advanced-degree thresholds that define EB-2 eligibility.
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Johnson Controls is a global leader in smart, sustainable, and healthy buildings. Our mission is to transform the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet effectively. With over 140 years of innovation, Johnson Controls focuses on creating systems aimed at energy efficiency and decarbonization across diverse industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
Join us to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.
HVAC Technical Team Lead
At Johnson Controls, you’ll help deliver HVAC solutions that support comfortable, efficient, and reliable building operations. You’ll work alongside field teams and leadership to guide execution, strengthen technical capability, and keep customer work moving forward safely and professionally.
In this role, you’ll serve as both a mentor and an active field contributor, supporting HVAC Mechanical Technician teams under the supervision of HVAC Managers or HVAC Geo Managers, depending on branch size.
Role Overview
The HVAC Technical Team Lead oversees a team of employees within the HVAC domain while also participating directly in field project delivery. You will help set objectives, guide day-to-day execution, and support the team with technical leadership, coaching, and hands-on work. The role may also include support for O&M field labor functions as needed.
- Lead, guide, and mentor HVAC Mechanical Technician teams in direct field work.
- Set clear objectives and help coordinate daily priorities for the team.
- Support and execute HVAC field project delivery tasks with quality and efficiency.
- Provide technical direction and serve as a working leader for assigned work.
- Assist with O&M field labor functions when required.
- Help ensure work is completed in line with customer expectations and branch objectives.
- Support communication between field teams, supervisors, and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to a safe, organized, and accountable field environment.
How you'll do it:
- You will lead by example in the field, balancing hands-on execution with coaching, guidance, and accountability.
- You will stay close to the work, remove obstacles for your team, and help keep customer commitments on track.
- You will use clear communication and practical problem-solving to support daily decisions and continuous improvement.
- You will reinforce safe work practices, integrity, and ownership of outcomes in every assignment.
- You will collaborate with HVAC Managers, HVAC Geo Managers, and field team members to deliver as one team.
Required
- University degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3 years of suggested minimum experience in HVAC or a closely related technical field.
- Experience leading, guiding, or mentoring field-based technical teams.
- Hands-on experience supporting HVAC mechanical work and field project execution.
- Ability to set priorities, coordinate work, and communicate effectively with team members and supervisors.
- Comfort working in a field environment and contributing directly to technical delivery.
Preferred
- Experience supporting O&M field labor activities.
- Background in coordinating HVAC Mechanical Technician teams in a branch or service environment.
- Experience working in a role that combines mentorship with active field participation.
Why Join Us
Join a team where your technical knowledge and leadership skills can make a direct impact on customer outcomes and team development. At Johnson Controls, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute in the field, support others, and help deliver HVAC work with safety and professionalism at the center.
If this sounds like the right next step for you, we’d love to hear from you.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $76,100k-104k (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) 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.
About us - Johnson Controls Careers
Get to know more about Johnson Controls, including our commitment to your career and our focus on environmental sustainability.
About us:
Johnson Controls is a global leader in smart, sustainable, and healthy buildings. Our mission is to transform the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet effectively. With over 140 years of innovation, Johnson Controls focuses on creating systems aimed at energy efficiency and decarbonization across diverse industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
Join us to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.
HVAC Technical Team Lead
At Johnson Controls, you’ll help deliver HVAC solutions that support comfortable, efficient, and reliable building operations. You’ll work alongside field teams and leadership to guide execution, strengthen technical capability, and keep customer work moving forward safely and professionally.
In this role, you’ll serve as both a mentor and an active field contributor, supporting HVAC Mechanical Technician teams under the supervision of HVAC Managers or HVAC Geo Managers, depending on branch size.
Role Overview
The HVAC Technical Team Lead oversees a team of employees within the HVAC domain while also participating directly in field project delivery. You will help set objectives, guide day-to-day execution, and support the team with technical leadership, coaching, and hands-on work. The role may also include support for O&M field labor functions as needed.
- Lead, guide, and mentor HVAC Mechanical Technician teams in direct field work.
- Set clear objectives and help coordinate daily priorities for the team.
- Support and execute HVAC field project delivery tasks with quality and efficiency.
- Provide technical direction and serve as a working leader for assigned work.
- Assist with O&M field labor functions when required.
- Help ensure work is completed in line with customer expectations and branch objectives.
- Support communication between field teams, supervisors, and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to a safe, organized, and accountable field environment.
How you'll do it:
- You will lead by example in the field, balancing hands-on execution with coaching, guidance, and accountability.
- You will stay close to the work, remove obstacles for your team, and help keep customer commitments on track.
- You will use clear communication and practical problem-solving to support daily decisions and continuous improvement.
- You will reinforce safe work practices, integrity, and ownership of outcomes in every assignment.
- You will collaborate with HVAC Managers, HVAC Geo Managers, and field team members to deliver as one team.
Required
- University degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3 years of suggested minimum experience in HVAC or a closely related technical field.
- Experience leading, guiding, or mentoring field-based technical teams.
- Hands-on experience supporting HVAC mechanical work and field project execution.
- Ability to set priorities, coordinate work, and communicate effectively with team members and supervisors.
- Comfort working in a field environment and contributing directly to technical delivery.
Preferred
- Experience supporting O&M field labor activities.
- Background in coordinating HVAC Mechanical Technician teams in a branch or service environment.
- Experience working in a role that combines mentorship with active field participation.
Why Join Us
Join a team where your technical knowledge and leadership skills can make a direct impact on customer outcomes and team development. At Johnson Controls, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute in the field, support others, and help deliver HVAC work with safety and professionalism at the center.
If this sounds like the right next step for you, we’d love to hear from you.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $76,100k-104k (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) 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.
About us - Johnson Controls Careers
Get to know more about Johnson Controls, including our commitment to your career and our focus on environmental sustainability.
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Document your technical leadership scope precisely
PERM job descriptions must reflect what you actually do daily. Capture team size, technologies owned, architectural decisions made, and budget authority so the certified job description supports an EB-2 advanced-degree or specialized-skills classification without an RFE.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search OFLC disclosure data for companies that have filed PERM applications for software engineering or team lead job titles in the past two years. Prior filings signal an established sponsorship pipeline and HR teams already familiar with DOL recruitment requirements.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers by role
Migrate Mate surfaces Technical Team Lead positions at companies with verified green card sponsorship history, so you spend your search time on employers already willing to run PERM, not on roles where sponsorship is uncertain.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 classification before accepting an offer
Ask your prospective employer which preference category they intend to file under. If your role requires a master's degree or you can document progressive technical leadership, EB-2 avoids the longer backlogs that affect EB-3 for certain countries of birth.
Prepare credential evaluations for non-U.S. degrees early
USCIS requires that foreign degrees be evaluated for U.S. equivalency before I-140 adjudication. A three-year bachelor's degree or a degree from a non-English-language institution often needs a NACES-member evaluation to satisfy the advanced-degree requirement for EB-2.
Understand the PERM recruitment window before your start date
DOL requires employers to complete a 30-day job-posting period and document failed recruitment before filing PERM. Coordinate with your employer so that recruitment testing starts well before your anticipated I-140 filing date, since the certified PERM application expires 180 days after approval.
Green Card Technical Team Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Technical Team Lead role typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Technical Team Lead positions qualify for EB-2 when the role requires a master's degree or equivalent in a technical field, or when you can show progressively complex engineering leadership. Roles with a bachelor's degree requirement and no graduate credential requirement typically land in EB-3 skilled worker. The employer's PERM job description ultimately controls which category USCIS adjudicates, so the classification discussion should happen before the offer letter is signed.
How does the green card PERM process differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status tied to a specific employer with an annual lottery and a six-year cap. PERM green card sponsorship is a permanent immigrant visa process with no lottery, no six-year limit, and no cap at the EB-3 level for most countries of birth. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status together typically take two to four years for candidates from low-backlog countries, compared to H-1B processing measured in months.
Which employers regularly sponsor Technical Team Leads for green cards?
Technology companies, defense contractors, financial services firms, and large healthcare IT organizations file the most PERM applications for team lead and engineering management titles. You can verify a company's filing history by searching OFLC disclosure data filtered by job title and employer name. Migrate Mate aggregates this data so you can identify active sponsors without downloading raw DOL files.
Can I switch employers after my I-140 is approved?
Yes. Once your I-140 has been approved for 180 days and your priority date is within six months of becoming current, AC21 portability lets you change to a similar-occupancy role without losing your priority date. Technical Team Lead positions port well to comparable engineering leadership roles, but you should confirm the new job's duties genuinely match the approved petition before resigning.
How do I find Technical Team Lead jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Standard job boards don't filter by green card sponsorship willingness, so most postings require follow-up calls to confirm PERM eligibility. Migrate Mate is built specifically to surface roles at employers with documented green card filing history, letting you filter by job title and visa type before you apply, which saves time and avoids offers that stall at the sponsorship conversation.