Commissioning Manager

ARCO Companies; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 84,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Traditional and Roth 401k

Company supported relocation

Tuition reimbursement for associates

Scholarship for associates’ children

1-month paid sabbatical after every 5 

1-week paid volunteer leave each year

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

ARCO Companies in Chicago, IL seeks a Cx Project Manager to join the Second Order Controls division. You will own commissioning for mechanical, electrical, controls, and process systems, including pre‑commissioning and testing on diverse projects.

You’ll collaborate with clients and partners, lead commissioning meetings, and drive issues to resolution with hands‑on ownership. This role requires 50% field presence and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Architectural preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in Mission Critical, Power Infrastructure, or Water Treatment.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, adaptable and flexible with different individuals.
• Strong understanding of HVAC, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and process engineering.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Highly entrepreneurial and self‑motivated, with the ability to work independently.
• Comfortable spending ~50% on construction jobsite.
• Familiar with construction practices and principles.
• Certification in building commissioning (QCxP, CCP, CxA or similar) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform commissioning on mechanical, electrical, controls, and process systems.
• Act as commissioning lead for ARCO’s largest, most complex projects. Responsible for pre-commissioning, functional testing, and troubleshooting with ARCO assets and partners.
• Work directly with ARCO customers and end-users regarding commissioning status and turnover.
• Troubleshooting is a major element; own issues from discovery to resolution with a hands‑on approach.
• Coordinate system design and installation, ensuring seamless turnover between clients, subs, and vendors.
• Create pre-commissioning checklists and commissioning test scripts.
• Lead project commissioning meetings and coordinate schedules for all trades.
• Convey information clearly to onsite superintendents and subcontractors.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Entrepreneurial mindset

Construction site experience

Adaptable working style

Familiar with construction practices

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Architectural)

Job description

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.

Second Order Controls – a division of ARCO/Murray National Construction – is seeking a highly motivated Cx Project Manager to join our Commissioning team based in Chicago, IL.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.

A Day in the Life:

• Perform commissioning on mechanical, electrical, controls, and process systems.
• Act as the commissioning lead for ARCO’s largest, most complex projects. In this role, you will be responsible for all pre-commissioning, functional testing, and troubleshooting activities, with the resource backing of all ARCO assets and trade partners.
• Work directly with ARCO customers and end-users regarding commissioning status, engagement of client operations staff, and facility turnover.
• Troubleshooting is a major element in this role. Candidate will not only be responsible for identifying issues, but also guiding issues from discovery, through troubleshooting/root cause analysis, to final issue resolution. This must be accomplished by taking a hands‑on approach and completely owning the issue through resolution.
• Project types include Mission Critical, Advanced Manufacturing, Power & Gas Infrastructure, Municipal and Private Water Treatment, Waste-to-Value, Commercial, Controlled Environments Agriculture, and more.
• Operate as the bridge between design and construction teams. Coordinate system design with installation between clients, subcontractors, and equipment vendors in a way that ensures the seamless turnover of ARCO’s projects.
• Create and execute pre-commissioning equipment checklists to maintain state‑of‑the‑art quality system installations.
• Create and execute commissioning test scripts that verify correct operation of the installed systems.
• Lead project commissioning meetings that accurately set expectations and coordinate schedules for all trades.
• Effectively convey information to onsite superintendents and subcontractors using employee’s knowledge of the project’s systems.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (with a focus in Mechanical, Electrical, or Architectural preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in Mission Critical, Power Infrastructure, or Water Treatment preferred
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, with an adaptable and flexible style in working with different types of individuals
• Strong understanding of engineering principles (HVAC, thermodynamics, heat transfer, process engineering)
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Highly entrepreneurial and self‑motivated, with the ability to successfully work on own
• Comfortable with spending time on construction jobsite – approximately 50%.
• Familiar with construction practices and principles
• Certification in building commissioning (QCxP, CCP, CxA or similar) is preferred but not required

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.

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Company supported relocation
• 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
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave

Typical base compensation for the Project Manager role is between $84,000.00 and $160,000.00. 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 deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.