Scott Ward has joined Longwood-based Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc., as design-build manager. A 32-year veteran of Florida’s mechanical contracting industry, Ward is responsible for managing the company’s commercial design-build operations. He previously served as Southeast Regional VRF sales and support engineer for Johnson Controls/York Building Systems.

A longtime member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Ward earned a Technical Degree in Graphics from a branch of the University of Buffalo and also holds a Central Plant Optimization Certification.