Project Manager, Industrial Controls

ARCO Companies; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401k plan

Company relocation

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarship program for children

Sabbatical after five years

Volunteer leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

ARCO is seeking an Industrial Controls Project Manager in Chicago, IL. You will lead projects from design to completion, owning performance and customer satisfaction while managing budgets and schedules.

You will oversee PLC/SCADA programming, review control narratives and drawings, and coordinate with clients and the design team to deliver a fully integrated model. The role requires 25-40% site presence and a strong engineering foundation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial controls experience.
• Strong understanding of industrial control system architecture.
• Experience with Ignition SCADA platform configuration and integration.
• Experience with Siemens and/or Beckhoff PLC programming.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Willing to spend 25-40% on construction job sites.
• Familiar with construction practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of a project from preconstruction through closeout.
• Oversee PLC and HMI/SCADA programming efforts and field integration support.
• Review control narratives, drawings, submittals and as-built docs for accuracy and compliance.
• Support equipment and controls buyout, instrumentation selection, and procurement planning.
• Direct field installation activities for low-voltage controls and panel installation.
• Collaborate with clients and design team to deliver ARCO’s integrated model.
• Grow ARCO’s self-perform controls services.
• Troubleshooting from discovery to final issue resolution.
• Work on diverse project types including Mission Critical and Commercial.
• Maintain focus on quality and safety while ensuring enjoyable client experience.

Skills

Industrial controls

PLCs/SCADA

Ignition SCADA

Siemens/Beckhoff PLCs

Problem solving

Engineering principles

Communication skills

Leadership

Site experience

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 Industrial Controls Project Manager to join our 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:

• Lead all aspects of a project from earliest stages of preconstruction through project closeout. This includes controls design, buyout, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Oversee PLC and HMI/SCADA programming efforts, including point mapping, sequence implementation, testing strategy, graphics coordination, and field integration support.
• Review control narratives, shop drawings, panel layouts, submittals, and as-built documentation to confirm accuracy, constructability, and compliance with project scope.
• Support equipment and controls buyout, including instrumentation selection, controller architecture, vendor evaluations, and procurement planning.
• Direct field installation activities for low-voltage controls systems, including device placement, wiring coordination, control panel installation, communications infrastructure, and point-to-point verification.
• Work closely with clients and design team to deliver ARCO’s fully integrated model on ARCO’s most complex projects.
• Operate as a leading contributor in growing ARCO’s self-perform controls services.
• 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.
• Project types include Mission Critical, Advanced Manufacturing, Power & Gas Infrastructure, Municipal and Private Water Treatment, Waste-to-Value, Commercial, Controlled Environments Agriculture, and more.
• 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:

• Preferred 5+ years of industrial controls experience.
• Strong understanding of industrial control system architecture, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA platforms, instrumentation, field devices, control panels, and communications networks.
• Experience with Ignition SCADA platform configuration, graphics development, tag structure, alarming, and integration with PLC-based control systems.
• Experience with Siemens and/or Beckhoff PLC programming, logic development, troubleshooting, and field integration.
• 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 – 25-40%.
• Familiar with construction practices and principles

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

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.

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

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.

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