Industrial Controls Project Manager

ARCO/Murray; Austin, Chicago (TX, IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

ESOP

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarship for associates’ children

Sabbatical after five years

Volunteer leave

Charitable match

Medical/dental/vision

Parental leave

Job summary

ARCO/Murray is seeking an Industrial Controls Project Manager to lead complex control projects from design through commissioning. You will coordinate engineering, construction, and client teams in advanced manufacturing environments, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include defining process-control scope, overseeing procurement and installation, and leading commissioning efforts while traveling 30-50% and working at construction sites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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!!

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Tools

PLC/SCADA

Instrumentation

Control panels

Job description

Introduction

At ARCO/Murray, we take our “better team, better planning, and better execution” culture seriously. But we’re not an award-winning firm just because we’re a great place to work. We’re relentless experts at what we do.

Overview

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.

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

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.

This represents typical base compensation for the role. 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.

Pay Range

$100,000 - $135,000 USD

Responsibilities

• 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!!

Requirements

• 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.