Top Project Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Plans and manages automated material handling projects from quoting through installation, commissioning, acceptance, and client training. Responsibilities include coordinating vendors, purchase orders, schedules, budgets, risks, resources, drawings, software implementation, change orders, documentation, and stakeholder updates. The role also supervises on-site installations, supports client relationships, and ensures systems meet design, operational, maintenance, and safety requirements.

Lead the technical execution of complex process information and control system projects from initiation through delivery. Define scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, quality plans, and testing processes; coordinate cross-functional teams and end-users; host factory acceptance tests; communicate project status; manage risks and issues; and mentor junior engineers. The role supports Honeywell UOP Process Technologies and requires expertise in industrial control systems, project engineering, and relevant engineering disciplines.

Lead the technical execution of complex process information and control system projects from initiation through delivery. Responsibilities include defining scope and deliverables, developing project and quality plans, coordinating cross-functional teams, communicating with end users, hosting factory acceptance tests, managing risks, ensuring ISO 9001 work-process adherence, and mentoring junior engineers.

Leads medium-complexity manufacturing engineering projects, including equipment design, process improvements, automation, machine rebuilds, and manufacturing line installations. Develops technical requirements, budgets, schedules, layouts, documentation, and handover packages. Provides hands-on troubleshooting and technical support for mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems. Collaborates with plants, maintenance teams, vendors, and EH&S to improve safety, reliability, productivity, and profitability. Extensive travel is required.

Manages and performs traffic and transportation engineering projects, including traffic and parking studies, transportation planning, event management, traffic signal, roadway design, permitting, and land development work. Oversees budgets, schedules, billing, reports, proposals, client relationships, business development, and junior staff. Requires coordination with clients, contractors, and internal teams, along with occasional field work and travel.

Manages technical aspects of current-product engineering projects from design changes through production implementation. Leads product enhancements, validation, testing, lifecycle management, cost reduction, and resolution of manufacturing and field issues. Coordinates cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers; maintains drawings, specifications, BOMs, and engineering change documentation; supports manufacturing and continuous improvement; monitors risks and project performance; and mentors engineering staff.

Leads quality readiness for a greenfield manufacturing facility from planning and process validation through launch, ramp-up, stabilization, and handoff. Establishes quality systems, procedures, control plans, inspection methods, supplier readiness, customer approvals, launch containment, KPIs, and SAP quality workflows. Coordinates cross-functional teams, trains site personnel, resolves quality risks, and transitions validated processes to the plant quality leader. Requires significant domestic travel and possible international travel.

Lead design efforts for gas distribution and transmission systems, meter/gate stations, and pipelines. Mentor junior engineers, coordinate design teams, ensure technical accuracy and compliance, review drawings, support quality control and business development, and drive process improvements to deliver safe, efficient projects.

The Senior Project Engineer, Mechanical leads mechanical design projects, oversees project engineers, ensures quality adherence, and mentors the engineering team.

The Mechanical Project Engineer manages project requirements, develops system designs, prepares deliverables, and ensures quality control while advising clients and coordinating project timelines.

The Project Engineer will manage electrical engineering projects, develop solutions to production issues, and support equipment safety upgrades while ensuring adherence to project specifications and compliance with regulations.

Manage multidisciplinary engineering projects from proposal through completion: coordinate teams, maintain client relationships, control schedules and budgets, mitigate risks, oversee design quality, and support project planning, reporting, and on-site activities.

Support planning, coordination, and execution of civil construction projects under supervision. Assist with schedules, budgets, technical analyses, documentation (RFIs, submittals, change orders), quality control, construction oversight, and collaboration with designers, contractors, and field personnel to ensure compliance with plans and project objectives.

Lead and manage civil infrastructure projects from design through construction. Prepare and review project documentation, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, monitor quality and compliance, track budgets and schedules, and perform field inspections using PM and CAD/CADD tools.

Perform electrical design and project support under senior supervision, prepare deliverables, coordinate with multi-discipline teams, ensure QA/QC, assist project management tasks (scheduling, budgeting, client communication), and contribute to business development and professional growth.

Lead municipal infrastructure projects end-to-end including planning, construction plans/specifications, construction layout, resident engineering, stakeholder coordination, and managing multiple projects concurrently.

Serve as LG’s on-site technical authority for DirectView LED installations. Coordinate with project managers, system integrators, customers, vendors, and engineering teams; assess site readiness; validate materials; train installation teams; configure, commission, calibrate, and troubleshoot LED display systems; document progress; provide remote support; support demonstrations and events; and provide product improvement insights. Extensive travel, physical equipment handling, and adherence to job-site safety procedures are required.

Prepare, schedule, and coordinate design documents and calculations for site development projects including grading, utilities, stormwater management, permits, and construction documents. Support project managers, communicate with clients and municipalities, coordinate subconsultants, track schedules and deadlines, attend meetings/hearings, and mentor junior staff while ensuring quality deliverables and project progress.

Support the Project Manager in planning, organizing, and controlling engineering projects. Define scope, develop schedules and budgets, coordinate discipline engineering activities, review drawings and reports, manage communications, track hours and change notices, prepare progress reports, and support quality control and staff performance evaluations. Work includes office, field, and construction-site visits.

Perform mid-level project management and electrical design for roadway lighting, ITS, toll facilities, EV charging, and traffic signals. Prepare plans, calculations, estimates, QA/QC reviews, scope and fee proposals, coordinate with utilities, support construction, and mentor junior staff while ensuring adherence to CDOT/IDOT/Illinois Tollway standards.

The Project Engineer is responsible for managing complex projects including equipment procurement, facility upgrades, and process improvements while collaborating with various teams and ensuring project success.

Support planning, design, reporting, construction oversight, and construction management for municipal infrastructure projects (water, wastewater, transportation, stormwater). Participate on project teams, communicate with stakeholders, and ensure project collaboration and teamwork.

The Sr. Project Engineer role involves onboarding clients, delivering technical projects, assessing infrastructures, and improving processes in a collaborative environment. Responsibilities include architecting solutions, creating work plans, and mentoring other engineers.

Lead technical delivery of heavy industrial projects covering MV/LV electrical systems, VFDs, PLC/SCADA automation, FAT/SAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, optimisation, and client handover across North America. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient project completion and performance improvements.

Install, configure, integrate, and support TRUMPF Oseon and TruTops Boost for Smart Factory automation. Plan with customers, configure machinery for data exchange, perform upgrades, troubleshoot remotely and onsite, and provide local support in Chicago and Farmington with up to 50% travel.