Project Manager, Industrial Controls

Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of industrial controls experience preferred.
  • Strong understanding of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA platforms, and control architecture.
  • Experience configuring Ignition SCADA and developing graphics and tag structures.
  • Proficient in Siemens and/or Beckhoff PLC programming and troubleshooting.
  • Excellent communication and leadership abilities, adaptable to diverse teams.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a flexible working approach.
  • Familiarity with construction practices and engineering principles.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects from preconstruction to closeout, encompassing design, installation, and commissioning.
  • Oversee programming efforts for PLC and HMI/SCADA systems, including implementation and testing strategies.
  • Review documentation to ensure compliance with project scope and constructability.
  • Support equipment buyout and vendor evaluations for instrumentation selection.
  • Direct field installation of low-voltage control systems and ensure proper coordination.
  • Collaborate with clients and the design team on complex projects for integrated solutions.
  • Troubleshoot issues from discovery to resolution, guiding the root cause analysis process.

Benefits

  • Industry-leading performance-based bonus program.
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for long-term investment.
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k) options available.
  • Company supported relocation benefits.
  • Tuition reimbursement and scholarships for associates' children.
  • 1-month paid sabbatical every five years, including $5,000 for travel.
  • 1-week paid volunteer leave annually to support community engagement.
  • 100% charitable match for donations.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Paid parental leave for new parents.
Full Job Description
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. • Industry-leading performance-based bonus program • 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 • 100% charitable match • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage • Paid parental leave

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