Engineering Structures Jobs in Melrose Park, IL

We’re hiring an Assistant Project Manager to join our growing design-build construction team in Chicagoland.

This role will report directly to the COO and support projects from preconstruction through closeout. You’ll work closely with leadership, field teams, and design partners to help deliver high-quality commercial and residential projects.

What you’ll do:

• Assist with scheduling, budgeting, and cost tracking

• Coordinate subcontractors and project documentation (RFIs, submittals, etc.)

• Support procurement and project closeout

• Participate in client and internal project meetings

• Help ensure projects stay on schedule and aligned with design intent

What we’re looking for:

• 1–4 years of construction or project coordination experience

• Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (preferred)

• Strong organization and communication skills

• Interest in growing into a Project Manager role

Why join us:

• Direct exposure to executive leadership

• Design-forward, collaborative environment

• Opportunity for career growth

• Competitive pay and benefits

Compensation:

• 85-95K Base
• Health, Vision, Dental Benefits
• 401K Match
• Discretionary Bonus
• Unlimited PTO

About Us: 

Go2 Logistics has been delivering reliable freight transportation and logistics services to companies of all sizes for over a decade. Committed to quality, safety, and reliability, Go2 has built a strong reputation among its valued clients, who depend on the timely and precise delivery of their shipments. With multiple terminals across the country, Go2 Logistics is able to offer top-tier logistics solutions. Our services include refrigerated LTL, dry LTL, dedicated truckloads, air freight, intermodal, as well as warehousing and cold storage.

Job Summary:

The Safety Coordinator is responsible for promoting and maintaining a safe work environment across all operations within the freight logistics company. This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations, company policies, and industry best practices. The Safety Coordinator works closely with drivers, warehouse personnel, and management to prevent accidents, reduce risk, and enhance safety culture.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Monitor and enforce company-wide safety programs and policies, ensuring driver and employee compliance with industry regulations.

·        Conduct regular safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments across terminals, warehouses, and transportation operations.

·        Investigate accidents, incidents, and near-misses, and develop corrective action plans to prevent recurrence.

·        Ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, FMCSA, and other relevant federal and state regulations.

·        Maintain and update safety records, reports, and documentation for management review and regulatory compliance.

·        Deliver safety training programs to drivers, warehouse staff, and other personnel, including defensive driving, hazard recognition, and emergency procedures.

·        Assist in developing emergency response procedures and ensure all employees are aware of protocols.

·        Collaborate with HR, operations, and management teams to address safety concerns and implement improvements.

·        Track safety performance metrics and report trends, recommendations, and progress to management.

·        Promote a proactive safety culture and continuous improvement across all departments.

Qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.

·        2+ years of experience in safety coordination, preferably in freight, logistics, or transportation.

·        Knowledge of OSHA, DOT, FMCSA regulations, and industry best practices.

·        Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

·        Excellent communication and training delivery skills.

·        Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse teams.

·        Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and safety management software.

What We Offer:

·        Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, legal, STD, LTD, and pet insurance. Company-paid dental, vision, and life insurance for employees.

·        Opportunities for career growth and advancement within a growing company.

• ·        A supportive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment that encourages innovation and teamwork.

As a Project Manager II with Graycor Construction Company, you will have the authority to drive successful project results, moving your projects from preconstruction through final closeout in the safest manner possible while maintaining the highest quality standards.

AS A PROJECT MANAGER II, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:

• Ensure all safety compliance and quality programs are being executed on the project site. Safety is one of our core values.
• Actively participate in bidding and pre-construction services.
• Represent Graycor as the client’s primary contact. Openly and confidently communicate with all other parties involved with the project, establishing trust and rapport with owners, architects, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Manage the performance of the professional support personnel on the project site. This typically includes a Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager, Field Superintendents, and administrative staff.
• Maintain strict control over the budget and keep project on schedule, ensuring ongoing profitability.
• Execute subcontracts and purchase orders, and approve subcontractor invoices and change requests. Negotiate contract changes with the client. Complete close-out requirements for projects and collect final payment.
• Mentor and train Project Engineers and Assistant Project Managers to ensure their ongoing career growth and development.
• Implement new ideas. Be an active member and leader within the Graycor Construction Company, actively participating in committees, make recommendations for new initiatives, and embrace new policies related to Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement Programs, Lean Construction, and Zero Punch Lists.

TO BE A SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:

• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant construction operations experience, with experience managing distribution center and/or light industrial manufacturing construction projects.
• A bachelor degree, preferably in construction management, engineering or a related field.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%.
• The desire to succeed. Our best Project Managers are strong leaders—self-starters who drive excellence and meet high standards.
• Effective communication skills to motivate your team, delegate tasks, and present proposals to clients with competence and confidence.
• The fortitude to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Multi-tasking with a sense of urgency while maintaining strong attention to detail and accuracy is crucial.
• Ability to construct a critical path project schedule using scheduling software. We use Primavera v6.

WHY JOIN OUR GROWING, DYNAMIC TEAM?

Building Your Future is How We Build Ours. At Graycor, we seek out those with the highest potential and provide an empowering environment with tools that allow you to take ownership in your career development.

Stability Means Staying Ahead of the Curve. Graycor is committed to continuous improvement and reinvesting in evolving technologies. To ensure stability, we have a diversified project portfolio in a broad range of niche markets nationwide.

We Are Family. This is why we have an intense commitment to Safety. We want to make sure that every member of our Graycor family goes home each day to theirs. Our family-owned company also sponsors wellness and charitable events, casual employee get-togethers, lunch and learns, and other fun social events.

Our Greatest Asset? Our Name. Reputation is grown over time. Our dedication to our people and building trust has enabled us to cultivate long-term relationships with each other, our clients, and our partners.

Join the Graycor Family of Companies.

We’re Building Something More.

ABOUT THE GRAYCOR FAMILY OF COMPANIES

Established in 1921, the Graycor Companies provide General Contracting and Construction Management services to a wide variety of industrial and commercial construction markets across the US, Canada and Mexico. As a top ranking industry leader, Graycor commits to safe working environments, demands excellence and rewards passion.

As a diversified leader, we offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

For more information, visit our website at Graycor family of companies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer

Thermal Care, part of the PiovanGroup, is a leading manufacturer of process cooling equipment and systems for applications worldwide. As an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, Thermal Care provides heat transfer equipment for over 50 industries and specializes in meeting the specific needs of our customers by offering both standard and custom designed industrial process cooling solutions. Some of the industries served include plastics, laser, heat treating, food processing, machine tool, plating, anodizing, chemical, die casting, optical coating, and printing.

The Technical Support Specialist (HVAC) actively resolves the day-to-day technical needs of customers by managing problems and solutions. This position will report to the Director of Service and Aftermarket and is located in Niles, Illinois.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Respond to external and internal customers (primarily via phone)
• Understand customer concerns and resolve problematic issues in a professional manner
• Provide after-hours phone support
• Communicate with customers, engineering, sales, and service management
• Troubleshoot and provide suggestions to resolve electrical, mechanical, technical, or industry related issues
• Document events for future reference and create corrective action reports (CARs) as needed

Requirements

• Associate’s degree and/or five (5)+ years of direct work experience without formal education
• Minimum of three (3) years of process cooling experience preferred
• Knowledge of basic PLC ladder logic, AutoCAD drawings, system level controls, refrigerant equipment, pumps, tanks, and piping
• Ability to read and comprehend schematics, wiring diagrams, ladder logic, etc.
• Prior experience in customer service (either face-to-face or over the phone)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and provide high-quality customer service

PiovanGroup is a world leader in the development and production of systems for the automation of production processes for the storage, transport and treatment of polymers, plastic, and food powders. The Group is close to its customers, on a global basis, through continuous technical assistance and support from the design phase to the installation and start-up of the system.

Customers, People, Innovation. These are the pillars of our philosophy that have led us to grow in a path that began more than fifty years ago, pursuing our development objectives with honesty, integrity, and transparency.

PiovanGroup offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including profit sharing, bonus plans, 401(k) with company match, medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, health club reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, and employee referral bonus program.

PiovanGroup is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and offers employment opportunities to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability (except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement), veteran status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, HIV-positive status, possession of the sickle cell trait, genetic characteristics, political views, and any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.

Uses the nursing process (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation/Coordination/Teaching and Promotion, Evaluation) to guide practice and respond to patient needs.

• Gathers pertinent data and information relative to patients' health status and needs and analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems or issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes or goals of care based on a plan to individualize care and in collaboration with patients, families, groups, communities or populations served.
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected outcomes or goals.
• Nurses systematically implement the individualized care plan, facilitates the coordination of care with inter and intra-professional colleagues and employs strategies for health teaching and promotion.
• Evaluates progress toward achieving defined outcomes/goals and change the plan if necessary.
• Implements evidenced-based approaches to care.

Professional Practice. Expected to engage in professional role activities, including leadership, appropriate to their education and position. Accountable for their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and to society.

• Uses resources and speaks up to help evaluate situations where unethical behavior is in question. Consults other professionals to initiate ethical consults when needed.

• Works with a questioning attitude raises clinical concerns. Uses current literature to guide practice and offer ideas for improve practice and outcomes.

• Implements practices that are congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.

• Communicates effectively and speaks up when communication from others is not clear and may endanger the safety of patients, families, groups, communities or colleagues. Effective verbal and written communication in the form of documentation in the medical record are essential to effective practice. Seeks assistance to resolve conflict if unable to resolve independently.

• Collaboration with patients and families is essential in developing an effective plan of care and nurses must collaborate inter and intra-professionally for effective practice. Actively participates in interdisciplinary care planning.

• The level of leadership for a Registered Nurse 2 (RN 2) is consistent with the level of experience, knowledge and licensure. Must delegate appropriately and effectively to unlicensed assistive personnel and ensure the quality of work. Effectively evaluates the completion of delegated care and provides feedback to unlicensed assistive personnel and other nurses.

• Continues to learn and develop competence that reflects current nursing practice. Completion of assigned learning materials and competency activities is expected within orientation and beyond. Seeks feedback to improve performance and raise questions when unsure of the correct path for patient care or professional performance.

• Expected to contribute to the professional growth of others by acting as a preceptor, clinical coach and mentor to novice nurses and nursing students.

• Seeks evidence-based solutions to clinical issues and integrate them into practice.
• Nurses contribute to quality nursing practice. Seeks to understand the metrics used to evaluate the effectiveness of overall nursing practice by participating in department huddles and meetings. Identifies opportunities to improve practice and seeks support to implement change. Actively participates in improvement projects and supports evidence-based changes to practice.

• Utilizes resources appropriately to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible. Speaks up when resources are needed and advocates for patients so resources are provided as needed across the continuum of care.

• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner. This includes the handling and disposing of medication and biohazardous material. Knowledge of and adherence to regulatory guidelines is expected.

Caring. Caring is an essential component of nursing practice and is demonstrated through concrete acts, interpersonal connections, verbal and nonverbal communication. Nurses also promote self-care and care for the environment and society. Loyola Medicine values are actively demonstrated in the behaviors of the RN.

Safety. Advocates for safety in patient care and within the work environment by raising concerns, reporting safety events, reporting conditions that could cause a safety event (near misses), by participating in investigation of safety events and improvement efforts and by implementing best practices to improve safety.

Living Our Values. Demonstrates the Trinity Health/Loyola Medicine values in every interaction with patients, families, visitors, colleagues and providers.

Position Requirements:

Minimum Education:

Required: Bachelors Degree

Preferred: N/A

Specify Degree(s): Nursing

Residency: N/A

Minimum Experience:

Required: Less than one year of previous job-related experience

Preferred: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience

Managerial Experience: N/A

Licensure/Certifications:

Required:

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Nursing - Current Registered Nurse license State of Illinois

Preferred: N/A

Other: Specialty certification in a clinical or functional area of nursing granted by a national nursing organization is preferred.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.