Engineering Jobs in Chicago Illinois Remote

This full-time in-person position will include working as a Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Project Manager for projects in the Chicago market. There will also be opportunities to work with Structural Engineer clients in the materials evaluation of existing structures and on Geotechnical Investigations including in the field, performing high tech in-situ testing with equipment such as the Texam Pressuremeter. Duties will be split approximately 70% CMT Project Manager and 30% Engineering. The Project Manager will oversee and coordinate construction projects, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to quality and safety standards. Daily responsibilities include soliciting and bidding on new projects, managing project timelines, supervising inspection processes, ensuring that technicians have the tools to be successful on their projects, liaising with clients, and optimizing logistics for construction materials testing. The Project Manager will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve project goals efficiently. Being a small business, it is expected that duties will be broad and may shift quickly depending on immediate needs.

Qualifications

5 years minimum experience in the Construction Industry.

IL Professional Engineering (PE) license or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire.

Strong expertise in Project Management, including bidding, planning, execution, and monitoring project timelines and deliverables.

Possess an ACI Grade 1 Field Technician certification or the ability to obtain quickly.

Experience with Expediting and Logistics Management to ensure timely procurement and delivery of materials and resources.

Good communication skills and outgoing nature, interested in cultivating long-term client relationships and responding quickly to Client communications.

Relevant capabilities in Inspection processes to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Additional skills in team collaboration, problem-solving, and effective communication.

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field is preferred.

Proficiency in software and tools, especially Microsoft Word and Excel, with experience in the construction or related industry being advantageous.

As FTL is a signatory to the IUOE Local 150, an understanding of Union labor is beneficial.

• Bachelor's Degree

• 5+ years of Construction experience

• Diagnose and repair issues involving diesel engines, hydraulics, air brakes, electrical systems, drivetrains, steering, and suspension components.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance, inspections, and service work on trucks and heavy equipment.
• Review repair orders and complete maintenance tasks according to shop priorities and safety standards.
• Identify additional mechanical or safety issues during inspections and recommend necessary repairs.
• Maintain accurate records of service work, repairs, and inspections.
• Work collaboratively with dispatch, supervisors, and other mechanics to schedule repairs and minimize equipment downtime.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area including the shop, equipment, and vehicles.
• Perform repairs both in the shop and occasionally in the field depending on operational needs.
  
  

• Dump trucks and flatbeds
• Concrete or specialty delivery trucks
• Boom trucks and service vehicles
• Front-end loaders and forklifts
• Company fleet vehicles and light-duty trucks
  
  

• Some hands-on experience working with diesel engines or heavy trucks (schooling or shop experience accepted).
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical systems in a fast-paced environment.
• Valid driver’s license required; CDL (Class A preferred but not required).
• Ability to supply basic mechanic tools.
• Comfortable working in a shop environment and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety.
• Willingness to learn from experienced technicians and continue developing mechanical skills.
  
  

• Competitive pay with overtime opportunities
• Paid vacation and time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Potential annual bonus opportunities
• Stable, long-term career opportunity with a growing company
• Collaborative team environment with experienced mechanics who enjoy mentoring and sharing knowledge
  
  

IBM Consulting is seeking an accomplished Data & Analytics Associate Partner to accelerate our growth within the Industrial & Communications sectors. This executive role is responsible for shaping client vision, cultivating senior executive relationships, and developing data-driven solutions that enable clients to successfully navigate complex transformation programs.

You will bring together deep industry expertise and IBM’s portfolio of data, analytics, and AI capabilities to help organizations modernize their data ecosystems—migrating from legacy platforms to modern hybrid cloud architectures—while adopting next-generation analytics, GenAI, and agentic AI to strengthen decision-making and deliver measurable business and financial outcomes.

This role is ideal for a seasoned leader who integrates industry depth, consulting excellence, and technical thought leadership, has a strong understanding of competitive market dynamics, and consistently delivers high-impact transformation at scale.

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• Expand IBM’s Data & Analytics presence by identifying new market opportunities, developing differentiated solutions, and building a strong pipeline.

  
  

• Engage senior client executives to understand strategic priorities and shape data transformation roadmaps aligned to their business and financial goals.

  
  

• Lead end-to-end sales cycles, including solution definition, proposal leadership, financial structuring, and contract negotiation.

  
  

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• Advise C-suite leaders on strategies to their data estate modernization, advanced analytics, GenAI, and agentic AI to drive business performance.

  
  

• Architect integrated solutions that include:

  
  

• Migration from legacy data platforms to modern cloud-based architectures

  
  

• Data engineering and Information governance

  
  

• Business intelligence and advanced analytics

  
  

• GenAI-powered and agentic AI-driven automation and decisioning

  
  

• Lead complex transformation programs from discovery through delivery, ensuring measurable outcomes and client satisfaction.

  
  

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• Oversee multi-disciplinary delivery teams to ensure high-quality, consistent execution across all program phases.

  
  

• Manage engagement financials, including forecasting, margin performance, and overall portfolio profitability.

  
  

• Align right client technologies, industry expertise, and global delivery capabilities to maximize client value.

  
  

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• Recruit, mentor, and grow top-tier consultants, architects, and data specialists.

  
  

• Build and scale capabilities in data modernization, cloud data engineering, analytics, GenAI, and emerging agentic AI techniques.

  
  

• Contribute to practice strategy, offering development, and capability growth across the global Data & Analytics team.

  
  

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• Stay ahead of sector and technology trends, including cloud modernization, GenAI, agentic system design, regulatory changes, and evolving competitive dynamics.

  
  

• Represent IBM at industry conferences, client events, webinars, and executive roundtables.

  
  

• Create original thought leadership—articles, perspectives, point-of-views—that positions IBM as a leading advisor in data and AI-driven transformation.

  
  

This position can be preformed anywhere in the US.

"Leaders are expected to spend time with their teams and clients and therefore are generally expected to be in the workplace a minimum of three days a week, subject to business needs."

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• 12+ years of experience in consulting, data strategy, analytics, or digital transformation, with strong exposure to the Industrial or Communications sectors.

  
  

• Hands-on experience modernizing data ecosystems, including migrating from legacy on-premise platforms to modern cloud-native or hybrid cloud architectures.

  
  

• Deep expertise with major cloud platforms and their data/analytics stacks, including implementation experience with:

  
  

• AWS (e.g., Redshift, S3, Glue, EMR, Athena, Lake Formation, Bedrock, SageMaker)

  
  

• Microsoft Azure (e.g., Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks on Azure, Fabric, Cognitive Services)

  
  

• Google Cloud Platform (e.g., BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dataproc, Vertex AI)

  
  

• Experience designing and implementing end-to-end data pipelines, governance frameworks, and analytics solutions on one or more of these platforms.

  
  

• Strong understanding of GenAI architectures, LLM integration patterns, vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and emerging agentic AI frameworks.

  
  

• Proven track record of selling, structuring, and delivering large-scale data and AI transformation programs.

  
  

• Robust technical and functional expertise in data engineering, cloud data platforms, analytics, AI/ML, information management, and governance.

  
  

• Executive-level communication and presence, with demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and convey complex topics through compelling narratives.

  
  

• Financial management experience, including engagement economics, forecasting, margin optimization, and portfolio profitability.

  
  

• Demonstrated leadership in building, scaling, and developing high-performing consulting and technical teams.

  
  

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

**APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO ; -ONLY SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED**

General Partner, mHUB Ventures

mHUB is seeking to hire 2 proven industry professionals with a successful track record in the hardtech / deep tech venture space to join the mHUB Ventures leadership team as a General Partner (GP) of a new early-stage venture fund. The GP will work directly with the other members of the leadership team to build and manage a $200M+ early-stage venture capital Fund focused on investing in Seed to Series B hardtech companies across energy, medtech, manufacturing, physical AI, quantum, and defense tech.

The GP will collaborate closely with the mHUB Ventures leadership team and board, and will play a pivotal role in developing the firm’s expanding investment platform with a traditional early-stage (Seed to Series B) strategy, including raising a series of Funds, driving investment decisions, cultivating relationships with aligned entrepreneurs and investors, and managing a team of investment professionals. The role will require proven investment acumen, the ability to develop new investment theses around industries of focus, and the ability to guide portfolio companies to success.

This is a full-time role with a hybrid work schedule and travel expected.

Description of Responsibilities:

• Work alongside leadership on high-impact, growth-related projects that will accelerate mHUB’s market leadership in the hardtech venture capital ecosystem, including the development and initiation of mHUB’s $200M+ Fund III and general early-stage strategy
• Support fundraising execution by fostering relationships with high-net-worth individuals, family offices, strategic industry investors, and institutional investors
• Develop and expand a national and international co‑investor network of venture firms, corporate venture arms, strategic partners, and family offices to support deal syndication and follow‑on financing
• Independently source and manage deals with little day-to-day oversight from the firm’s Managing Partners
• Position the Fund as a national leader and market maker in hardtech investing through thought leadership, speaking engagements, published insights, and participation in industry panels
• Build iterative hypotheses by gathering and analyzing information from a wide variety of sources and leveraging findings to create actionable investment insights
• Leverage excellent stakeholder management skills, a network aligned with mHUB field of work, and the ability to foster relationships to support portfolio companies
• Lead deal due diligence, alongside the rest of the team, and drive deal execution for initial investments and follow-on investments
• Collaborate closely with mHUB’s accelerator, testbeds (M+, Energy, Datacenter), and corporate innovation programs to surface investable opportunities, pilots, and commercialization pathways
• Drive and deliver high-quality investment committee memos and presentations
• Organize and create relevant resources needed to provide ongoing support to portfolio companies
• Support in investor relations and general Fund administration, including LP reporting
• Take on board seats at the portfolio company level, as needed
• Monitor and actively manage the performance of portfolio companies
• Support portfolio companies' go-to-market strategy and attraction of co-investors
• All responsibilities are dynamic and evolve throughout the term based on priorities

Qualifications:

• 10-15+ years of operating experience and technical knowledge in the hardtech / deeptech ecosystem, with a preference towards energy, manufacturing, and/or medical devices.
• Strong academic credentials: graduate degree (MS, PhD, ME, etc.) with a technical focus
• Held a position as either an co-founder, entrepreneur or a leader in an innovation, strategy, and/or technical unit of a large corporation
• Deep technical expertise in engineering to properly diligence emerging technologies and solutions
• Commercial acumen with robust analytical skill and experience
• Strong knowledge of startup financing, portfolio construction, and deal modeling
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills
• Deep passion for technology, investing, startups, and entrepreneurship
• Exemplary ability to lead, mentor, and retain a high-performing team
• Ability to quickly research, understand, and assimilate new technology sectors, regulations, and companies
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Must be an Accredited Investor with the financial capability to be an LP in the Funds, allowing for the GP collectively to have 2%+ of each Fund’s aggregate commitments
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Willingness to travel when necessary

Salary and Duration

The estimated salary range for this position is $200K-$225K plus carried interest and bonus incentives, commensurate with experience and market compensation. Our comprehensive and competitive benefits include a generous PTO and 401(k) plan as well as medical, vision, dental plans, disability, transportation, and more.

These hires are targeted for the second half of 2026.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit the following items by email to

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Salary Requirements

About Us

mHUB is the nation’s leading independent innovation center dedicated to accelerating hardtech development—where physical products are designed, built, and launched to solve real-world challenges in energy, health, sustainability, and advanced manufacturing. At the intersection of innovation and industry, mHUB incubates high-potential startups to commercialize critical technologies faster and with intention. Based in Chicago, mHUB operates an 80,000+ square-foot prototyping and micro-factory alongside deep technical and entrepreneurial mentorship, a robust investor and pilot network, and U.S.-based suppliers and manufacturing expertise. Since launching in 2017, mHUB has supported over 1,200 entrepreneurs and 500 startups that have generated more than $2.3B in revenue, launched over 1,700 products, created nearly 7,000 jobs, and raised over $2.3B in capital. mHUB plays a critical role in strengthening U.S. competitiveness and building the physical future from the heart of the Midwest.

Maintenance Manager - Hands on

• Maintenance Manager
• Food Manufacturer
• Chicago, IL
• Days, Monday–Friday
• $100,000 – $110,000

A food production company is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager. You’ll oversee daily maintenance operations, improve equipment reliability, and support a safe, efficient plant. Ideal for a strong, mechanically skilled supervisor looking for a clear step up.

Key Duties:

• Lead and schedule Maintenance Technicians (team of 5) to support production.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance for equipment and facility systems.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control issues to minimize downtime.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, GMPs, HACCP, and company safety/quality standards.
• Partner with Production, Quality, and Engineering on improvements and upgrades.
• Manage spare parts, maintenance spend, and vendor relationships.
• Maintain accurate work orders and asset histories in the CMMS.
• Support new equipment installs, capital projects, and commissioning.
• Track and report KPIs such as downtime and work order completion.
• Build team capability through training, coaching, and continuous improvement

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in food manufacturing or a regulated processing environment.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience strongly preferred.
• Solid technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical, PLC troubleshooting, pneumatics, hydraulics, HVAC, and refrigeration.
• Ability to lead maintenance teams and drive equipment performance improvements.
• Experience working in cold environments (freezers/chillers) is a strong plus.

How To Apply

• Contact: Mark Watton
• 773-747-7676 or
• If you would like to find out more, simply click apply.

This position is commutable from: Oak Park, Forest Park, Cicero, Berwyn, Maywood, Elmwood Park, La Grange, Westchester, Brookfield, Skokie, Evanston, Lincolnwood, Oak Lawn, Bridgeview, and Burbank

Relevant Job Title: Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Superintendent, Maintenance and Engineering Manager, Maintenance Lead

All applicants must live in the USA and be eligible to work and live in the USA. Please note, our client is unable to offer Sponsorship or Visa support for this role.

Due to the sheer volume of applications, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

Axion Recruitment is working as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

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