Project Manager, Industrial Controls

About the role

We are Second Order Controls, a division of ARCO/Murray National Construction, seeking a highly-motivated Industrial Controls Project Manager based in Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of a project from 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, identify root causes, and guide resolution processes.
• Manage project types including Mission Critical, Advanced Manufacturing, Power & Gas Infrastructure, Municipal and Private Water Treatment, Waste-to-Value, Commercial, Controlled Environments Agriculture, and more.

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, 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 with spending time on construction jobsite - 25-40%.
• Familiar with construction practices and principles.

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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
• One-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• One-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave

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