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# Lead Building Controls Technician (Chicago) at Runwise

- **Company:** Runwise
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-01-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/runwise/jobs/4644863006

## Job description

Runwise ([www.runwise.com](http://www.heatwatch.com/)) is a fast-paced, customer-focused climate-tech company that controls and runs the key energy systems (heating, water, etc…) in 10,000+ buildings throughout the US. Runwise’s unique hardware and software service significantly reduces energy usage, substantially lowering costs and carbon output. As of today, Runwise’s technology takes the equivalent of 80,000 cars worth of carbon emissions off the road each year.

## DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Lead Boiler Controls Technician installs Runwise control and sensor networks in residential and commercial buildings and provides service calls.

- Install Runwise control and setup internet connection
- Install wired and wireless network sensors throughout buildings
- Test control and wireless network systems
- Navigate the anatomy of a boiler room and identify components in both steam and hydronic systems
- Coordinate installations with team scheduler
- Update and maintain various tracking systems to manage customer installation information that is critical for technology, monitoring and finance teams across the company
- Maintain necessary parts inventory in technicians' service van

## REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE

- Experience in the electrical, heating, and/or HVAC field
- Must also have knowledge and understanding of computers and circuits
- Must have a clean and valid driver's license

Ideal candidates should also come with:

- Effective multi-tasking and efficient time management capabilities
- Natural initiative and problem solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong sense of ownership in work
- Positive attitude
- Computer literacy with experience in Microsoft Office and Google Docs/Sheets
- Conversational Spanish is a plus

Hourly Wage: $35.00-$50.00 per hour (Based on experience)

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing company and create a career path beyond this initial role. You will be surrounded by talented people where you will learn about real estate and software/managed services sales at a very fast growing tech company, whilst having a tangible impact on reducing carbon emissions across the country.

Runwise is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We celebrate and support diverse perspectives, skills, and experiences within our company.

What you believe:

- No job is too small.
- Sincerity builds trust.
- Setbacks fuel progress.
- Efficiency is vital.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA & FSA options
- Paid Parental Leave
- Access to Talkspace & Health Advocate
- Flexible PTO
- 401K
- Company paid life insurance
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Summer Fridays
- Employee Resource Groups

## About Runwise

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Runwise provides a smart operating system for buildings that uses proprietary wireless hardware and cloud software to automate and optimize heating, cooling, water, and electrical systems.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Jeff Carleton (CEO), Lee Hoffman (President), and Michael Cook (Chief Growth Officer)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Smart Building Technology / Real Estate Technology (PropTech) / Climate Tech
- Target customers: B2B — real estate owner-operators, property managers, and building owners (e.g., Related, Equity Residential, First Service Residential, MTA, Port Authority, National Grid, Rudin, LeFrak, UDR, Douglas Elliman, Akam)
- Mission or purpose statement: To make every city in the world radically more affordable, sustainable, and healthier by transforming outdated building infrastructure into intelligent systems.

## Products & Services
- **Smart Building Control Platform**: A vertically integrated system combining proprietary wireless hardware, sensors, and cloud-based software to control heating, cooling, electric, and water systems. Installed 100% wirelessly in one day or less with zero upfront costs.
- **Smart Heating Control**: Optimizes boilers and city steam systems for efficiency, safety, and ease of management.
- **Smart Cooling Control**: Manages chillers and cooling towers to improve efficiency.
- **Smart Gas Leak Detection**: Alerts management to gas leaks before tenants report them, preventing gas shutoffs.
- **Smart Toilet Monitoring**: Instantly detects running toilets to save on water costs.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$136.4M** (including a $55M Series B in June 2025 led by Menlo Ventures)
- **Annual Revenue**: $19.4M (per LinkedIn data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Menlo Ventures (lead, Series B), Fifth Wall, Nuveen Real Estate, MassMutual Ventures, Multiplier Capital, Munich Re Ventures, Notation Capital, Initialized Capital, Susa Ventures, Soma Capital, Alumni Ventures, Helium-3, Cooley
- **Growth Signals**: 
    - 143 employees (+48.7% YoY headcount growth)
    - Installed in over 10,000 buildings across the U.S.
    - Serves 1,000+ customers
    - Saved customers over $100M in energy costs to date
    - 30X revenue growth since seed round; on track to nearly double again in 2025
    - Series B round was twice oversubscribed
    - Acquired BGS Water Watch (2023)
    - Operates in 5 countries (US, Portugal, Spain, Georgia, Philippines)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proven ROI**: Buildings generate an average of at least $1,725 of profit in their first month; typical payback period under five months.
- **Rapid, Low-Touch Installation**: 100% wireless, installed in a single day — far faster and cheaper than traditional building control systems requiring extensive wiring and hardware.
- **Scalability**: The most capitalized and widely deployed smart building platform in the U.S., capable of portfolio-wide rollout.
- **Proprietary Vertically Integrated Stack**: Combines custom hardware, wireless connectivity, and cloud software, creating a defensible moat.
- **Tangible Results**: Up to 30% energy savings in many buildings, with verified, published results.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product Innovation**: Continuing to enhance the smart building platform with AI and advanced automation.
- **Team Expansion**: Hiring across sales, customer success, field operations, and technical roles.
- **Market Expansion**: Entering new core markets in the U.S. and globally.
- **Scaling Impact**: Driving carbon reduction at scale — one of the largest private-sector carbon reducers in the country.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Employee rating of 4.8/5.0 (51 reviews on LinkedIn). High marks for Culture (4.8), Career Growth (4.8), Work-Life Balance (4.7), and Compensation (4.4).
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid workspace — employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work, typically 3 days a week on-site. Some roles are in-office (NYC, Boston, Chicago) and some are remote (e.g., Boston-based BDR role).
- **Perks**: Unlimited PTO, healthcare benefits (dental, vision, mental health), paid holidays, paid sick days, free snacks and drinks, company-sponsored outings and happy hours, job training and conferences.
- **DEI**: Has a dedicated diversity and inclusion staff, a documented equal pay policy, and mandated unconscious bias training.
- **Engineering/Innovation Focus**: Fast-paced, customer-focused energy tech startup environment where employees work on cutting-edge IoT, hardware, and cloud software.

## Sources
1. [runwise.com](https://www.runwise.com/)
2. [LinkedIn - Runwise](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearerunwise)
3. [Built In - Runwise Careers](https://builtin.com/company/runwise-2)
4. [PRNewswire - Series B Announcement](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/runwise-raises-55m-to-scale-the-smart-operating-system-for-buildings-302476505.html)

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