Project Manager, Industrial Controls

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.

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of a project from earliest stages of preconstruction through project closeout, including 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.
• Troubleshoot issues from discovery through root cause analysis to final 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.
• Make the construction process fun for clients and trade partners without sacrificing quality or safety.

Requirements

• 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 spending 25-40% of time on construction jobsites.
• Familiar with construction practices and principles.

Benefits

• 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.