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Job Description:

As a Facilities Project Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for managing facilities initiatives including office developments, warehouse and distribution facilities, manufacturing support projects, workplace transformations, and other enterprise capital investments. You will partner closely with business leaders, engineering teams, consultants, contractors, and external service providers to deliver projects that enhance Caterpillar's operational capabilities and employee experience.

You will serve as both a project management leader and electrical engineer technical expert, managing multiple projects, stakeholders, budgets, schedules, and priorities simultaneously.

You will interact with senior business leaders, Real Estate and Facilities teams, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and external partners while helping shape the future footprint of Caterpillar's global facilities portfolio.

The ideal candidate combines strong project management capabilities with experience leading capital projects, influencing diverse stakeholders, and driving execution across complex organizations.

• Lead planning, design, construction, and occupancy activities for small to medium-scale facilities capital projects.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects ranging from office renovations to major warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing support facilities, some with investments exceeding $10 million in construction value.
• Establish project scope, budgets, schedules, execution strategies, and governance frameworks.
• Monitor project performance and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Identify, escalate, and mitigate project risks.

• Serve as a recognized internal expert in facilities electrical engineering.
• Serve as a recognized internal expert with additional expertise in low voltage systems including audio/visual, fire alarm, security, and communications systems.
• Provide engineering guidance and recommendations for office, warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing facilities.
• Apply knowledge of facility systems, engineering principles, construction practices, and building operations to solve complex challenges.

• Manage external consultants, architects, engineers, contractors, and service providers.
• Review project deliverables, schedules, budgets, and construction activities.
• Coordinate stakeholder expectations and ensure accountability across project teams.
• Support contractor selection, procurement activities, and contract administration.
• Drive project execution and issue resolution throughout the project lifecycle.

• Partner with Facilities, Real Estate, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Operations, Environmental Health & Safety, and business leaders.
• Translate project impacts into business outcomes and actionable recommendations.
• Present project updates, business cases, risks, and recommendations to leaders.
• Facilitate alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ensure projects support long-term enterprise and operational strategies.

• Support capital planning, portfolio management, and investment prioritization activities.
• Develop project controls, reporting tools, and governance processes.
• Promote best practices in project delivery, cost management, and risk mitigation.
• Support workplace modernization, facility optimization, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts that enhance project execution, governance, and facilities engineering processes.
• Promote Caterpillar standards for safety, quality, sustainability, compliance, and financial stewardship.
• Share knowledge and mentor others through technical leadership and best-practice development.

• Experience leading facilities, construction, corporate real estate, infrastructure, or capital projects.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong planning, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management capabilities.
• Ability to successfully execute projects in complex, matrixed organizations.

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead without direct authority.
• Exceptional communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Experience negotiating construction contracts and developing supplier relationships.
• Ability to influence decisions across multiple organizational levels.

• Understanding of facility planning, construction, design, project delivery, and capital investment processes.
• Experience coordinating consultants, architects, contractors, and engineering teams.
• Familiarity with project controls, construction administration, and governance practices.

• Strong decision-making and critical-thinking capabilities.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining focus on key objectives.
• Detail-oriented approach to execution and project delivery.

• Experience working for facilities design and engineering consulting organizations.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Facilities, corporate real estate, or capital project consulting experience.
• Experience supporting Fortune 100 companies or large multinational organizations.
• Electrical Engineering background.
• Experience leading workplace transformation, office development, distribution, or warehouse projects.
• Experience managing mid-to-large capital investment projects.
• International project experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant facilities engineering, construction, or project management experience.

The successful candidate will be recognized as a trusted project engineer who consistently delivers complex facilities projects safely, efficiently, and in alignment with business objectives. They will effectively manage consultants, contractors, budgets, schedules, and stakeholders while driving accountability and execution across multiple initiatives. They will help shape Caterpillar's future workplace, warehouse, and manufacturing environments while providing strategic leadership across high-visibility capital investments.

Location: Irving, TX or Peoria, IL

Work Arrangement: Onsite, 5 days per week

Relocation Assistance: Available for qualified candidates

Travel: Up to 50% domestic and international travel as business needs require

Summary Pay Range:

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

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Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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