Facilities Electrical Project Engineer - Sanford NC

Caterpillar Inc.; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is building a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility in Sanford, NC.

This Facilities Project Electrical Engineer role oversees electrical facilities engineering from design through startup, coordinating with manufacturing, legal, IT, safety, and other partners to ensure a production-ready facility. You will lead consultants and contractors, manage dependencies, and deliver complete, integrated systems while aligning with Caterpillar requirements.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of electrical, controls, and manufacturing interfaces.
• Ability to lead engineering work across multiple functional areas with external firms and internal partners.
• Strong communication skills for leadership updates on progress, risks, and decisions.
• Experience supporting advanced manufacturing facilities, plant startups, or complex capital programs.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve technical drawings, specs, calculations, and changes from external partners.
• Manage scope, schedules, estimates, risks, changes, and commissioning plans.
• Resolve issues through containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, testing, and closure.
• Translate evolving manufacturing needs into facility designs and scalable solutions.
• Coordinate planning for acceptance testing, energization, and startup.
• Provide updates to leadership on integration progress and decisions.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

PE licensure

LEED certification

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is building a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility in Sanford, NC.

This Facilities Project Electrical Engineer role oversees electrical facilities engineering from design through startup, coordinating with manufacturing, legal, IT, safety, and other partners to ensure a production-ready facility. You will lead consultants and contractors, manage dependencies, and deliver complete, integrated systems while aligning with Caterpillar requirements.