Industrial Controls Project Manager

Responsibilities

Lead industrial controls and process-utility projects from preconstruction through closeout, managing design, procurement, installation, and commissioning. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and vendors to deliver integrated solutions while maintaining project scope, budget, and safety standards.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of project management experience in industrial controls or process systems. Candidates must have a strong technical understanding of PLC-based control systems, instrumentation, and complex industrial environments.

Skills

• Project management
• Industrial controls
• Process systems
• PLC integration
• HMI/SCADA
• Instrumentation
• Design coordination
• Procurement
• Commissioning
• Budget management
• Schedule management
• Technical oversight
• Problem-solving
• Leadership
• Relationship-building
• Construction practices

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• 401k
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarship for associates' children
• Paid sabbatical
• Paid volunteer leave
• Charitable match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid parental leave

About this role

ABOUT YOU
Are you a passionate problem solver? Do you act with integrity and hold yourself and others to the highest standard? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an opportunity that will impress you. Who are we? We are ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies. At ARCO, every associate is empowered to drive their success. Project Managers at ARCO have complete responsibility for project performance, customer satisfaction, and taking projects from design to completion. Each Project Manager has full profit and performance responsibility for his or her projects and unlimited growth potential.
Second Order Controls – a division of ARCO/Murray National Construction – is seeking a highly motivated Industrial Controls Project Manager. Chicago, IL is the preferred location, but candidates based elsewhere will be considered. At ARCO, every associate is empowered to drive their success. Project Managers have responsibility for project performance, customer satisfaction, and taking projects from design through completion, with full profit and performance responsibility for their projects.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Lead industrial controls and process-utility projects from early preconstruction through closeout, including design coordination, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning.
Manage large, complex projects and coordinate engineering, construction, vendors, and client teams to deliver integrated solutions in advanced manufacturing and other demanding industrial environments.
Guide process-controls scope for utility and process systems such as bulk gas farms, building distribution networks, delivery to production tools, system monitoring and integration, and process-exhaust systems.
Coordinate PLC-based controls integration, including PLC, HMI/SCADA, instrumentation, alarms, and communications interfaces. Provide project-level technical oversight; hands-on PLC programming is not required.
Review process and control narratives, drawings, equipment layouts, submittals, installation plans, commissioning plans, and as-built documentation for scope, accuracy, constructability, and safety.
Coordinate equipment and controls procurement, field installation, and interfaces among process utilities, instrumentation, control panels, exhaust dampers, and other systems.
Lead commissioning, functional testing, and issue resolution—coordinating troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across disciplines through final resolution.
Work closely with clients and design teams to deliver ARCO’s integrated project approach and grow the company’s self-perform controls services.
Project environments may include advanced manufacturing, mission critical, power and gas infrastructure, water treatment, waste-to-value, and other complex industrial facilities.
Most importantly…find a way to make the construction process FUN for your clients and trade partners without sacrificing on QUALITY or SAFETY!!
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of project management experience in industrial controls, process systems, or a closely related industrial discipline.
Experience managing large, complex projects from design through construction and commissioning; process-controls experience in advanced manufacturing or similarly complex industrial environments is strongly preferred.
Strong technical understanding of industrial process and utility systems, including utility distribution, bulk gas systems, monitoring and integration, and process exhaust. Oil and gas experience may be relevant.
Working knowledge of PLC-based control systems, HMI/SCADA, instrumentation, field devices, control panels, and communications networks. Hands-on PLC or SCADA programming is not required.
Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors, equipment suppliers, and clients while managing project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety.
Strong problem-solving skills and sound understanding of engineering principles related to process systems, utilities, HVAC, thermodynamics, or a related field.
Clear communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills; adaptable when working with different teams and stakeholders.
Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and able to take ownership of project outcomes.
Comfortable traveling approximately 30–50% and spending time at construction job sites.
Familiarity with process exhaust systems, exhaust dampers, and hazardous-area classifications is a plus; familiarity with construction practices and principles is expected.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.
Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Traditional and Roth 401k
Tuition reimbursement for associates
Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
1-week paid volunteer leave each year
100% charitable match
Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
Paid parental leave
Typical base compensation for the Project Manager role is between $100,000.00 and $135,000.00. Candidates with extensive experience may exceed this range. In addition to base salary, the role is eligible to receive discretionary bonus compensation based on individual and company performance.
At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to de...

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