New York City HVAC Recruiters: Heating Up Talent Acquisition
New York City HVAC recruiting and staffing solutions
Advastar recruits HVAC talent for New York City contractors, owners and facilities teams. We place service technicians, controls specialists, project managers and mechanical engineers across the five boroughs, Westchester and Nassau, on a direct hire, contract or contract-to-hire basis.
New York’s HVAC workforce is about three times the size of Chicago’s. About 21,820 HVAC mechanics and installers work in the New York metro, according to May 2025 federal estimates. Even so, technicians who can work in occupied high-rise buildings are hard to free up.
Emissions rules keep the pressure on. Local Law 97 covers buildings over 25,000 gross square feet and targets a 40% emissions cut by 2030, yet Urban Green Council’s analysis of 2024 benchmarking data found only 43% of covered buildings already meet their 2030 limits. Much of that gap will be closed by heating and cooling retrofits, which need engineers, installers and controls staff.
Our New York searches cover service and install technicians, building automation specialists, commissioning agents, estimators, project managers and mechanical engineers, for retrofit programs, new towers and ongoing building operations.
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Our HVAC talent network
- 17,900 vetted HVAC professionals
- 3,500 EPA & NATE-certified technicians
- 37 metros with active placements
- 2weeks median time to mobilize a crew
New York City HVAC industry segments commonly supported
Retrofit programs only pay off if the new systems are tuned and verified. We recruit commissioning and controls specialists who can prove the savings an owner is counting on.
Electrifying heating in a pre-war building is a design problem as much as an equipment one. We find mechanical engineers and HVAC designers with New York retrofit experience.
New York estimates have to account for hoisting, after-hours work and occupied floors. We place estimators and preconstruction managers who price those conditions correctly.
Foremen and mechanics in the city work around tenants, freight elevators and tight risers. We source field leaders and trades who are used to that.
Contractors scaling up for retrofit work need operations leaders who can grow service and construction teams together. We run those searches confidentially.
Heat pumps, chillers and controls all have lead times that can hold a job. We recruit buyers and supply chain managers who keep New York projects supplied.
Large retrofit programs span many buildings at once. We place project controls and scheduling staff who can track cost and progress across a portfolio.
Project managers here balance tenants, landlords and inspectors on the same job. We look for leaders who have delivered mechanical work in occupied New York buildings.
Safety and quality staff keep crews protected and installations compliant on crowded sites. We find safety managers and QA/QC specialists for mechanical contractors.
Building operations depend on service teams long after a retrofit is finished. We recruit service technicians, operating engineers and service managers across the metro.
Real-world outcomes: showcasing our HVAC recruiting expertise
- Read Case Study: Supporting a Regional HVAC Contractor’s Rapid Expansion through Roll-Ups
Supporting a regional HVAC contractor’s rapid expansion through roll-ups
- Install and service techs staffed across new markets
- CFO and controller placed for financial integration
- Merged entities stabilized on schedule
- Read Case Study: Supporting an HVAC Mechanical Contractor’s Large Commercial and Industrial Projects
Supporting an HVAC mechanical contractor’s large commercial and industrial projects
- Estimators, PMs and mechanical engineers placed
- Field superintendents added for execution
- Multiple contracts staffed across 15 months
- Read Case Study: Ramping Up an HVAC/MEP Firm for Large-Scale Project Success
Ramping up an HVAC/MEP firm for large-scale project success
- HVAC techs, sheet-metal workers and pipefitters sourced
- Project managers placed for complex MEP installs
- First major project delivered on time
What hiring managers say about Advastar
Why clients trust Advastar
Forbes 2026 America’s Best Recruiting & Temp Staffing Firms
Advastar was named to Forbes’ America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms 2026 and America’s Best Temp Staffing Firms 2026, both compiled from independent surveys of the clients and candidates we work with.
Read the AnnouncementGE Energy Staffing Partner of the Year
GE Energy named Advastar its Staffing Partner of the Year in 2025 through the GE Vernova supplier program.
60+ years of combined HVAC expertise
Our HVAC recruiters bring more than 60 years of combined recruiting experience to every search we run.
Tell us who you need to hire
- Tell us about the role you need to fill
- A recruiter calls you within one business day
- Together we agree on a plan to fill the role
Find your next role
- Tell us what kind of work you want
- A recruiter reviews your details and gets in touch
- We put you forward for jobs that fit
GE Energy Staffing Partner of the Year
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Our New York City HVAC recruiting team
David Case
Founder and President
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Tim Shearer
VP & National Managing Director
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Robert Cornelio
Director of Business Development
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Jaime Summers
Senior Recruiter
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Amanda Martin
Recruiter
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Christen Trent
Recruiter
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Laura Carrillo Barrios
Recruiter
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Lisa Wombwell
Office Manager
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New York City HVAC hiring, answered
May 2025 federal estimates put the New York metro mean at $79,730 a year for HVAC mechanics and installers. We benchmark each search against that local figure.
Yes. The metro employs about 6,960 mechanical engineers at a mean salary of $117,500, according to May 2025 federal estimates. We recruit design, project and retrofit engineers for consultants, contractors and building owners.
Construction managers in the New York metro earned a mean of $162,800 in May 2025, according to federal estimates, the benchmark we use for senior mechanical project managers.
Both. Retrofit programs and seasonal service peaks often start as contract or contract-to-hire, while engineering leads and service managers are usually direct hire.
Yes. The metro has about 11,610 cost estimators at a mean of $92,640, according to May 2025 federal estimates. Mechanical estimators who can price occupied-building work are the ones we are asked for most.
Yes. Our New York office is at 667 Madison Ave in Manhattan, and you can reach the New York team on (516) 435-2803.
The New York City office
667 Madison AveNew York, NY 10065