Career Area:Manufacturing
Job Description:As a
Manager Facilities Engineering for Global Facilities, you will be responsible for the strategic planning, reliability, operation, and maintenance of critical site infrastructure, utilities, facilities, and environmental systems that support campus-wide manufacturing and business operations.
This role leads capital planning and project execution, utility management, regulatory compliance, environmental stewardship, and site services while ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of electrical distribution, compressed air, fire protection, water, wastewater, levee, and drainage systems.
The position serves as a key liaison with internal business units, external utilities, regulatory agencies, contractors, and local government entities to protect operational continuity, mitigate risk, and support long-term business objectives. This position also represents Caterpillar interests in the local community, serving as a Commissioner for the East Peoria Drainage and Levee District.
What You Will Do- Develop and execute multi-year capital plans and infrastructure investment strategies that improve asset reliability, reduce operational risk, enhance safety, and support business objectives across multiple business units.
- Lead the operation, maintenance, and reliability of campus-wide utility and infrastructure systems, including electrical distribution, substations, backup power generation, compressed air, fire protection, water distribution, wastewater treatment, levee protection, and drainage systems.
- Maintain accountability for utility metering, consumption reporting, cost allocation, and spend management while providing transparent utility usage and cost data to business stakeholders.
- Direct maintenance and lifecycle management of critical facilities and site infrastructure, including buildings, roads, fencing, access control systems, and other assets essential to safe and efficient operations.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental, safety, regulatory, and inspection requirements, including wastewater operations, pressure vessels, backflow prevention systems, and other regulated infrastructure.
- Manage site support services and emergency preparedness activities, including snow removal, winter readiness, pest control, janitorial services, flood response, and business continuity planning.
- Serve as the Commissioner for the East Peoria Drainage and Levee District, representing Caterpillar's interests in maintaining the levee and protecting our facilities and the surrounding community.
- Lead contractor, vendor, and external stakeholder relationships, coordinating with utility providers, regulatory agencies, municipal authorities, and service providers to ensure reliable operations, regulatory compliance, and cost-effective service delivery.
What You Have- Experience:
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or related STEM discipline AND 5 years of experience in facilities management.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing capital projects.
- Experience leading a team of technical professionals.
- Process Management:
- Knowledge of business process improvement tools & techniques with the ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
- Ability to scope and present business cases for new processes or process improvements, including cost-benefit analysis and risk assessments.
- Service Excellence:
- Deep understanding of customer service with the ability to meet/exceed customer needs & expectations by providing services in a direct or indirect manner.
- Sense of urgency in response to unexpected customer requests while providing a quality of service that customers describe as excellent.
- Cross-Team Integration:
- Ability to lead employees from various functions to communicated, coordinated work across divisions, and collaborate in solving problems as one team.
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to build and leverage networks and contacts to improve collaboration among teams.
- Project Management:
- Deep understanding of effective project management strategies with the ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects.
- Excellent resource management skills, including the ability to plan, estimate, staff, and execute projects.
- Effective and regular communication of risks, vulnerabilities, and contingency plans to project team, leadership, and stakeholders.
- Facilities & Emergency Management:
- Knowledge of safety measures for physical facilities; ability to maintain, care for and develop commercial and physical facilities.
- Professional approach to customer and vendor interactions with specific skills around resolving problems and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Ability to apply emergency management tools and techniques to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from an emergency.
- Strategic & Analytical Skills:
- Expertise in problem-solving, decision-making, and overcoming resistance to change in complex environments.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret performance metrics, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement.
- Troubleshooting Technical Problems:
- Ability to anticipate, detect, isolate, and resolve technical problems in an office environment.
- Effective evaluation of risk, criticality, business impact, and urgency of technical problems and proficiency in resolution plan development and execution.
What Will Set You ApartTop candidates will also have:
- A master's degree in engineering, business, or another related field.
- A Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience managing facilities operations for a large manufacturing campus.
Additional Information: - Location: East Peoria, IL
- This position requires working onsite five days a week.
- Relocation Assistance Offered: Yes
- US Work Authorization Sponsorship Offered: None
Summary Pay Range:$147,760.00 - $221,640.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:August 24, 2026 - September 7, 2026
