Engineering Village Jobs in Summit, IL

Overview

A leading electrical contractor in Chicago is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support large‐scale industrial and data center projects across the region.

This role places you side‐by‐side with an experienced PM, developing the core skills required to independently manage major electrical construction project, often $50M–$100M+ in size.

This is a career‐path position with structured development, hands‐on project exposure, and a clear track toward full Project Manager responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Assist the PM in delivering industrial and data‐center electrical projects from pre‐construction through closeout
• Manage RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, change orders, procurement logs, testing records, and other documentation
• Track schedules, constraints, progress, and field requirements
• Coordinate with field crews, vendors, suppliers, GCs, and internal teams to maintain workflow
• Support forecasting of labor, materials, and costs; maintain accurate financial tracking
• Assist with early project pursuits: quotes, drawing reviews, VE options, estimate summaries, and proposal prep
• Help prepare bid packages and support estimating tasks when needed
• Join client meetings, walkthroughs, and coordination sessions; support client‐facing communication
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, GCs, subcontractors, and internal teams
• Support procurement of materials, equipment, and long‐lead items; track deliveries and lead times
• Maintain project logs, compliance documentation, and quality records
• Support safety, compliance, and project quality initiatives
• Provide day‐to‐day operational and administrative support to the Project Manager

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years post‐graduate experience in construction; industrial electrical experience strongly preferred.
• Understanding of project delivery: bidding, schedules, COs, procurement, and field operations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‐management skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office; exposure to Procore, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, Accubid, Primavera, etc., is a plus.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem‐solving abilities.
• Ability to work on‐site 5 days per week in the Chicago area.

Compensation

• Base salary: Up to $110,000 (DOE)
• Annual bonus: Competitive performance‐based structure
• Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement: 401(k) with company match
• Career growth: Clear advancement path, structured training, and continuous professional development
• Additional benefits: Strong support resources, mentorship, and long‐term career progression within a growing electrical contractor

Overview:

We are seeking a driven, results-oriented sales professional to generate new business and expand OEM and Tier automotive accounts. This role is ideal for a true “hunter” who thrives on building pipeline, winning new opportunities, and growing customer relationships in a competitive environment.

You will work cross-functionally with purchasing, quality, and customer service teams to deliver solutions aligned with customer requirements and company objectives. This role owns the full sales cycle—from prospecting through closing—and plays a key role in driving revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:

New Business Development

• Proactively identify and develop new business opportunities through outbound sales efforts
• Maintain a strong “hunter” mindset focused on prospecting and expanding the customer base
• Manage the full sales cycle: prospecting, quoting, negotiation, and closing
• Grow assigned accounts while actively pursuing new opportunities beyond existing business

Customer Engagement

• Collaborate with customer purchasing, engineering, and quality teams to define requirements and develop solutions
• Conduct customer meetings, presentations, and plant visits to identify and support new projects

Pipeline & Sales Management

• Maintain an organized and active sales pipeline to track opportunities and forecast activity
• Meet or exceed assigned sales targets and contribute to overall revenue goals
• Document all activity and opportunities within the CRM system

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of B2B sales experience (automotive or OEM preferred)
• Experience selling fasteners and/or C-class components strongly preferred
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Ability to travel up to 30% (including air travel)
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs occasionally
• Ability to stand/walk for extended periods during customer visits

Benefits:

In addition to the compensation package, company benefits include:

• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match

• Paid Time Off

• Travel/Business Expense Reimbursement

• Short Term Disability

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a growing territory, directly impact revenue, and be rewarded for new business success. If you are a competitive, self-driven sales professional who enjoys building and winning, we encourage you to apply.

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.

The Project Manager at RWE Design Build is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing veterinary clinic construction projects from conception to completion. This includes budgeting, scheduling, ensuring compliance with safety and building regulations, and managing project teams.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, executing, and completing construction projects on time and within budget, while ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards.
• Overseeing the entire project lifecycle, from pre-construction planning to project closeout.
• Developing and managing project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Collaborating with architects, engineers, and subcontractors to ensure project specifications are met.
• Managing project documentation, permits, and regulatory compliance.
• Conducting regular site visits and inspections to monitor progress and identify potential issues.
• Resolving conflicts and issues that may arise during construction.
• Ensuring the safety of all personnel on the construction site.
• Communicating with stakeholders to provide project updates and address concerns.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of proven experience as a project manager (running projects independently)
• 4+ years of U.S. ground-up commercial experience
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field preferred.
• Proficient in Procore & MS Project
• Familiarity with relevant building codes, regulations, and safety standards
• Willingness to travel to project sites regularly
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision insurance
• 401k with company match
• Long-term/short-term disability
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• Paid holidays

Recruiter/Agency Policy:

RWE Design Build is not accepting submissions from outside recruiters or staffing agencies for this position. Any unsolicited resumes sent to RWE Design Build or its employees will be considered the property of RWE Design Build, and no placement fees will be paid.

Summary

The Project Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing construction schedules to support successful project execution across all phases of electrical construction projects. This role partners with project managers, field leadership, and construction operations teams to identify critical path activities, monitor progress, and proactively address schedule risks. By providing accurate forecasting, productivity analysis, and schedule reporting, the Project Scheduler enables informed decision-making to help ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

What you’ll do:

Schedule Development and Management

• Develop, implement, and maintain detailed construction schedules using Primavera P6 (or similar).

• Collaborate with project managers and field teams to gather schedule inputs related to material procurement, labor planning, and installation sequencing.

• Identify and manage critical path activities to support timely execution of project milestones.

• Process schedule updates, revisions, and logic changes as projects evolve.

• Document scheduling processes and maintain accurate schedule records.

Project Timeline Coordination and Analysis

• Define sequencing and methods of work for electrical installations within the overall construction schedule.

• Monitor project timelines, milestones, and deliverables to track performance against plan.

• Identify potential schedule constraints, delays, and labor impacts, and assist with mitigation strategies.

• Prepare progress updates, look-ahead schedules, and manpower projections to support forecasting and planning.

Reporting and Productivity Insights

• Analyze field installation data to identify trends, productivity impacts, and schedule variances.

• Prepare and distribute schedule and progress reports to project teams and construction leadership.

• Prepare and present succinct schedule summaries with potential risks for executive management.
• • Support construction operations with forecasting tools that enable proactive planning and resource allocation.

Communication and Collaboration

• Maintain frequent, open communication with project teams, general foremen, and project delivery partners.

• Keep stakeholders informed of schedule status, key milestones, and risks.• Support project teams in making data-driven decisions related to schedule and execution.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field required.
• • Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Project Scheduler in construction or a related industry.
• • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 or similar project scheduling software.
• • Demonstrated experience developing and managing schedules for large, multi-phase construction projects.
• • Solid knowledge of electrical construction; data center construction experience preferred.
• • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret schedule data and identify trends.
• • Excellent organizational, time-management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• • Proactive, detail-oriented mindset with the ability to influence project outcomes.

Certifications (Preferred)

• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification preferred.

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) preferred.

Physical Demands

• Work performed in both office and active construction site environments.

• Occasional site visits to local Chicagoland jobsites.

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods during office and field activities.

Founded in 1912, Continental Electrical Construction Company is the number one electrical construction company in Chicago and its suburbs, as well as one of the largest in the Midwest. Dozens of landmark structures bear our imprint. From high rises to health care facilities, factories to financial centers, data centers to educational facilities, hotels to recreational and shopping centers, Continental satisfies all electrical construction needs.

Working for Continental Electrical Construction provides:

• Assistance, tools, and resources for success

• A collaborative, engaging, and respectful workplace

• Fulfilling career opportunities and skills development

• A values-based working environment:

E: Everyone United

N: Nurture Communication

E: Enforce Accountability

R: Relationships Matter

G: Growth and Development

Y: You Make the Difference

Continental Electrical Construction offers a competitive salary that may vary based on the scope and responsibilities of the role and the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and skills. We also offer a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; profit sharing; retirement benefits; company-provided life and disability insurance; generous paid time off; paid holidays; parental leave; volunteer time off; tuition assistance; Employee Assistance Program; and company-subsidized wellness programs.

Continental Electrical Construction is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, military status, arrest or conviction record, source of income, or credit history.

John Burns Construction is seeking an experienced Senior Estimator to assist the Estimating Department in evaluating and pricing current bid opportunities. This person will report to the Director of Estimating and will have the potential to manage a staff of Estimators and Estimate Coordinators in the future.

We’re looking for your to do the following:

1. Perform detailed evaluation of drawings and specifications to determine the scope of work for subcontractors, vendors, and self-perform activities
2. Manage bid invitations by soliciting subcontractor bids and vendor quotes
3. Prepare subcontractor scopes and complete scope comparisons
4. Generate estimates by quantity takeoff and pricing of work
5. Write contracts and purchase orders
6. Maintain professional working relationships with subcontractors and vendors
7. Generate new bidding opportunities.

You have:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field of study
2. 7+ years of estimating or construction management experience
3. Background in takeoff and pricing of self-performed work including General Contracting: earthwork, excavation, site utilities, site, and structural concrete, and carpentry. Outside Electrical: street lighting, traffic signals, intelligent transportation systems, underground conduit systems, fiber optics
4. Experience in both Unit Price and Lump Sum bidding
5. HCSS HeavyBid Estimating Software
6. Computer skills including Microsoft Office
7. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
8. Ability to manage multiple concurrent bids and meet deadlines
9. Ability to assess risk
10. Teamwork orientated
11. Strong organizational skills

We Have:

1. A team-based culture that rewards collaboration, problem solving and process improvement
2. A commitment to your professional development
3. Varied career path opportunities across the different disciplines in the company
4. A new, robust enterprise resource planning software solution
5. Great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401K with company contribution, profit sharing, long-term disability
6. Team outings, and an opportunity to get involved and make a difference with various charities in the community

Position: Embedded QT/QML Engineer

Location: Oak Brook, IL

Must haves:

5+ years of experience, embedded systems

QT

QML

GUI development

CAN is a plus

Job Description

manufactures and develops tractors and construction equipment for the agriculture and construction/mining industries.

This team is responsible for the electronic displays and guidance systems for the tractor. This system controls many elements of the tractor including the implements connected to the back of the tractor and also controls many portions of the auto guidance autonomous functions

They have had an increase in work on this platform and do not have enough people on the team to come through on the timelines over the next few years.

The specific project that this team will be working on is setting up the foundation for the display to be changed over from an Android/Java based display to a QML/QT, C++, Linux Display.

Much of the work will be rewriting applications from Java to C++. A portion of the work is re-coding to C++ and other portion is re-architecting to C++. Much of the middle layers of the application must be redefined and redeveloped (from business logic to UI).

They are looking for Software engineers that can do object oriented and multithreaded embedded application development.

Responsibilities:

Work with Senior Engineers to establish goals for week

Design display and guidance systems in C++

Interface with Systems Engineers on refinement of requirements and solutions

Will be designing new feature sets for the platform.

Help with Linux Device development

If candidate has QT/QML, will help with architecture

Will perform unit-tests on code for bugs

Utilize networking for communication with the vehicle (CAN, LIN, etc)

Each day will be 60-80% development: some example things they will work on are:

c++ conversion from Java

customer facing code down to register

clock cycles

data on communication bus and transmission to tractor stability related to data latency issues

Regards,

Position - Cloud DevOps Engineer

Location - Chicago, IL ( Need Locals/Onsite )

Duration : 12 Months

Rate : $60/Hr on C2C (Max No rate)

Job Description:

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Build and manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Harness CI/CD to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Implement and maintain application performance monitoring using Dynatrace.
• Integrate security scanning tools such as Veracode, Wiz, and SonarQube within CI/CD processes.
• Ensure adherence to DevSecOps best practices and compliance standards.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting to maintain system reliability and operational visibility.
• Manage version control systems such as Git, including branching and merging strategies.
• Optimize cloud resources to enhance application performance and reduce infrastructure costs.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot build, deployment, and environment-related issues.
• Maintain high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies for production systems.
• Monitor system health and respond to production incidents in a timely manner.
• Document infrastructure architecture, deployment processes, and operational procedures.
• Ensure proper configuration management and consistency across environments.
• Participate in release planning and support deployment strategies.
• Implement automated testing and validation steps within the CI/CD workflow.

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