Engineering Structures Jobs in Downers Grove

Terms of Employment

• W2 Contract-to-Hire, 12 Months
• This role operates on a hybrid schedule, requiring three days in-office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two days remote (Monday and Friday)
• Core working hours between 09:00 and 15:00

Overview

Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage engineering, construction, outage coordination, testing, and commissioning activities for transmission and substation projects. The successful candidate will oversee Transmission level Protection and Control replacement projects and/or Transmission line projects, ensuring seamless execution through a deep understanding of equipment function and construction sequencing.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of transmission and substation projects, including engineering, construction, and commissioning.
• Coordinate complex outages and system operations to ensure project milestones are met without compromising grid stability.
• Interpret one-line diagrams and technical specifications to understand equipment interfaces and functions.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks related to outages and commissioning sequences.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with internal teams, including engineering, construction, and system operations.
• Oversee physical construction projects, ensuring adherence to safety and technical standards.

Required Skills & Experience

• STEM degree or a technical degree; however, significant professional experience may complement an arts degree.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven utility project management experience, specifically within substation or transmission environments.
• Core technical understanding of Transmission & Substation (T&S) equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of construction and commissioning sequences.
• Hands-on experience managing physical construction projects.
• Strong communication skills for effective team and stakeholder coordination.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• PMP is highly preferred
• Experience specifically with Transmission level Protection and Control replacement.
• High-level awareness of outage and system operations within a utility framework.
• Ability to work effectively within a large team environment

Technical Account Manager (TAM) – MSP / Infrastructure Focus

Location: Naperville, IL (Initial 2 weeks for training), Chicago, IL- for later; Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-Time (not for vendors)

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly technical Technical Account Manager (TAM) to join our team. This is a hands-on, client-facing role focused on assessing technical environments, performing audits, identifying gaps, and driving best-practice recommendations across multiple client environments.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong infrastructure, networking, or cloud background who enjoys analyzing systems, understanding configurations, and providing actionable insights, rather than performing configuration or implementation tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Log into client systems, firewalls, and network environments to analyze data and assess system health.
• Perform technical assessments and audits, identifying gaps, risks, and areas for improvement.
• Recommend and document best practices and remediation plans.
• Serve as a client-facing technical advisor, translating findings into business impact for stakeholders.
• Support multiple clients in an MSP or multi-tenant environment, adapting to varying levels of technical maturity.
• Maintain documentation standards and ensure accurate, up-to-date records of technical findings.
• Collaborate with internal teams to escalate issues and ensure continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in systems engineering, infrastructure, network engineering, or cloud environments.
• Experience with MSP or multi-client environments preferred.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, firewalls, servers, and infrastructure, with the ability to interpret logs and configuration data.
• Experience conducting technical audits, assessments, or health checks.
• Strong executive-facing communication skills; able to present technical findings to business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with security and governance frameworks is a plus.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities across clients.

Nice-to-Have:

• Exposure to cybersecurity frameworks, policy reviews, and managed security tooling.
• Experience with documentation and compliance standards in MSP environments.

About the Position:

Our client, a full-service investment bank, is seeking a senior-level capital markets attorney to support the legal team (in Chicago, IL or remote). This role will involve running complex transactions in a thriving, high-growth environment.

Highlights:

• Senior, hands-on role covering structured finance and securitizations

• Strong growth potential

• Startup energy with institutional stability

• Highly collaborative culture

• Remote optional position

• Unlimited PTO

Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary attorney for capital markets transactions, including ABS, CMBS, CLO, and other securitizations

• Lead matters from engagement letter through closing

• Provide legal analysis for deal teams and governance committees

• Advise on FINRA / SEC issues

• Partner closely with Compliance, Operations, and Capital Markets leadership

Required Experience:

• 7-12+ years of capital markets / structured finance experience

• In-house experience at a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer or comparable regulated platform strongly preferred

• Big Law structured finance background a plus

Location:

Chicago, IL or Remote

Compensation:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $180,000 - $250,000 (plus bonus).

About Us:

McCormack Schreiber Legal Search is Chicago's leading legal search firm. We leverage more than 30 years of experience in the Chicago legal market to assist attorneys and paralegals seeking new opportunities and employers searching for top legal talent.

Franchise and Corporate Associate Attorney

This role is well suited for an attorney looking to and build a long-term career in franchise and corporate law in a sophisticated, collaborative practice The position offers meaningful autonomy, including responsibility for an existing client base, while also providing the opportunity to work closely with experienced franchise and corporate teams. The position is strictly transactional and regulatory in nature.

Franchise law experience is a plus but not required as long as the candidate is open to participating in a structured franchise law training program and has a genuine interest in developing a franchise law practice. Our corporate practice covers a broad range of general business matters such as entity formation and structuring, business acquisitions and sales, corporate governance, and complex commercial agreements.

Our Franchise Law Practice Group represents franchisors nationwide and Illinois franchisees. Franchisor work includes drafting franchise disclosure documents, handling state franchise registrations, preparing franchise agreements and related documents, advising clients on compliance matters, and supporting franchise relationships through renewals, transfers, defaults, terminations, and regulatory inquiries. Franchisee representation involves reviewing and negotiating disclosure documents and franchise agreements for prospective franchisees, commercial lease review and negotiation, advising existing franchisees on franchise relationship matters, and representing franchisees in acquisitions and sales.

The ideal candidate is highly motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable handling client matters independently in collaboration with the team. Candidates must be admitted to practice in Illinois and have 2+ years prior experience in transactional business or corporate law with direct client interaction. Strong communication and drafting skills, excellent organization skills, and a consistent focus on quality and client service are essential.

This position offers a compelling opportunity to develop a specialized, in-demand skill set within a forward-thinking law firm, supported by a comprehensive benefits package and billable expectations designed to support a healthy work-life balance.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status

Please send current resume along with references and salary requirements to

Duravant Material Handling Solutions Integrated Solutions is focused on providing solutions to both integrator and end-user customers. Integration Services leverages the products from our Duravant family of companies, which includes automated equipment for food processing, packaging, and material handling along with products and services from strategic equipment partners.

Integrated Solutions is adding a Senior Project Manager, responsible for all aspects of the implementation of projects from receipt of purchase order through completion of installation and startup including, but not limited to, participating in and leading project kick off calls, managing and directing the activities required to meet the project schedule and cost. In addition, the Project Manager will ensure the delivery of materials and resources to the site from internal and external groups, tracking project status, communicating plans with customers, supplying all pertinent information to installers, weekly reporting on project status, etc.

POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Make periodic site visits to review project progress and report to management as necessary
• Participation in system commissioning and project acceptance
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Work within a teamwork oriented and collaborative environment
• Ensure quality standards maintained across all areas of responsibility
• Demonstrate high attention to detail, solid organization, project management and planning skills
• Understanding of work methods and material handling equipment
• Define initiatives to improve quality and/or productivity such as new engineering methodologies within the team
• Other duties as assigned

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• EXPERIENCE: 8-10 years related Project Management experience in automation, conveyor systems or industrial equipment.
• Must be proficient with a variety of computer systems (ERP systems, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite and project management software)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Able to travel up to 30% both nationally and internationally

As a Duravant Family Company, Integrated Solutions provides a culture that promotes long term career satisfaction, with opportunities for personal and professional growth, Integrated Solutions offers an excellent total rewards package that includes:

• Compensation: We offer competitive compensation
• Benefits: We have comprehensive benefit packages designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and financial security
• Development: We have education and training programs which include an educational assistance program
• Time Off: We offer paid holidays and paid time off
• Driven Team Members: We have a cross-functional, collaborative environment, focused on delivering results
• Core Values: Our core values are Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Winning Spirit, and Sense of Urgency
• Culture: We are driven by our number one asset - our employees, and their successes
• Doing Good: We love to be active members of our community! We have several volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

Owen Daniels is proud to partner with a global leader in construction and infrastructure technology operating in 50+ countries.

They are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to lead multiple construction projects between $300k - $1m in value, taking responsibility for launch, managing and delivery of their specialized technology in a safe and compliant manner.

Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Champion a safety-first culture; develop site-specific safety plans; ensure OSHA and company compliance.
• Lead estimate-to-operations handoffs; review scope, assumptions, labor classifications, budgets, Davis-Bacon determinations, and CBAs.
• Manage prevailing wage, certified payroll, audit/reporting obligations, and liquidated damages provisions.
• Oversee dispatch, labor classifications, timekeeping and partner with Payroll to ensure accurate, timely submissions.
• Direct day-to-day execution - scheduling, manpower, subcontractors, materials, equipment, and sequencing across assigned projects.
• Own budgets, forecasting, productivity tracking, RFIs, change orders, billing, pay applications, and T&M tracking
• Serve as primary contact for owners, GCs, inspectors, and subcontractors
• Maintain reports, shop drawings, submittals, QA/QC plans, and project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Complete punch lists, final inspections, as-builts, certified payroll closeout, financial analysis, and lessons learned to support continuous improvement.

Required Education and Experience

• Ideally Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or equivalent experience
• Excellent Financial Management skills required
• Proven experience managing Davis-Bacon, prevailing wage and union projects
• 5+ years managing construction projects
• Ideally experienced in heavy construction

Additional details

• Approximately 20% travel required
• Hybrid working
• 10-15% bonus

Novipax, the market leader of absorbent pad solutions in the United States, is looking to add a Bill of Materials Analyst (BOMA) to our Crew.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced BOM Analyst to manage and maintain the Bill of Materials and routers (designated as BOMs throughout). The BOMA will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of product data throughout the lifecycle of development and production. This role requires close collaboration with the operations, technical, finance, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless operations and product delivery.

RESPONSIBILITES / DUTIES:

• Create, update, and maintain accurate BOMs and raw material part numbers for all Novipax products.
• Ensure BOMs are aligned with technical specifications, design changes, and manufacturing requirements.
• Coordinate and implement changes affecting the BOM.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure timely incorporation of design and process changes.
• Maintain a controlled process for BOM versioning to track revisions and updates.
• Perform regular audits of BOM data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with organizational and industry standards.
• Validate the compatibility of components to avoid production errors.
• Troubleshoot discrepancies in BOM data and resolve issues in collaboration with relevant teams.
• Collaborate with operations, finance, technical, and procurement teams to ensure BOMs meet production needs and cost targets.
• Act as a liaison between finance, technical, operations, and supply chain teams to resolve BOM-related challenges.
• Working with Finance, prepare data, analysis and postmortem for company required cost rolls.
• Support new product introduction processes by developing and finalizing BOMs for new models or designs.
• Generate reports and metrics to support decision-making, cost analysis, and project tracking related to Novipax standards – OEE, BOMs, labor costs, waste, etc.
• Analyze BOM data to identify opportunities for cost reduction or process improvement.

Experience and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in BOM management or related roles in a manufacturing organization.
• Familiarity with manufacturing product development and processes.
• Strong proficiency in ERP systems for BOM management (e.g., SAP, Oracle, IQMS).
• Attention to detail with strong organizational and data management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite; Excel power user strongly preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to understand requests and problems, inform on status, and negotiate solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies preferred.

• Connect with prospective students via phone and video to discuss educational opportunities
• Lead one-on-one admissions conversations to understand each student’s goals, motivation, and potential challenges
• Customize guidance and support based on individual student needs
• Explain academic programs and communicate the long-term value of higher education
• Support students through the enrollment process, including documentation and financial aid coordination
• Build lasting relationships and maintain ongoing communication with prospective students
• Identify and engage new student prospects through outreach and networking efforts
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• A strong interest in education and student success
• Confident phone presence with the ability to quickly build trust and rapport
• Clear and professional written communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote setting while contributing to team objectives
  
  

• $18-$21/HR hour compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Fully remote position with long-term growth potential
• Meaningful work that positively impacts students every day
  
  

LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

All assignments are at-will and their duration is subject to change.