Top Project Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

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.

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.

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

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.

Develop and maintain TeamFicient’s website in a solo, fixed-scope engagement. Responsibilities include fixing real-time availability functionality, proposing and staging a roles-page redesign, building an internal services page, performing website health checks, resolving technical issues, improving technical and on-page SEO, and safely managing staging and production environments. The contractor must submit an RFQ with approach, timeline, hours, costs, assumptions, and risks, and complete an NDA and background check.

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.

As a Sr. Project Engineer, you will design and manage natural gas infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards while collaborating with clients and project teams.

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.

The Project Engineer will manage design and construction coordination for water and wastewater improvement projects while ensuring regulatory compliance and project financial oversight.

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.

Manage projects after contract signing as primary customer contact: coordinate stakeholders and engineering disciplines, ensure technical/quality standards, control budgets and schedules, generate IMS for visibility, run customer status meetings, and own project profitability.

Lead traffic engineering project delivery including design of traffic projects and traffic elements, prepare reports and memos, ensure QA/QC, pursue business development, research emerging technologies, and incorporate sustainable practices. Coordinate across functional groups and support occasional field visits.

Design and deliver electrical systems for transportation infrastructure (roadway, bridge, transit, airport). Produce calculations, plans, specs, cost control, and quality reviews. Coordinate with project teams, contractors, utilities, and mentor junior staff to meet schedule and budget.

As Robotics & Automation Project Engineer, you will ensure reliability of robotic systems, diagnose failures, implement improvements, and support operations across manufacturing environments.

The Project Engineer Offshore is responsible for engineering, preparation, and execution of offshore projects, including method statement development, project monitoring, and coordination of activities on-site.

Lead mechanical engineer responsible for complex HVAC design (ductwork, piping, equipment selection), Revit/BIM modeling, QA/QC review, mentoring staff, interfacing with clients, construction administration, value engineering, site visits, and project coordination across large building projects.

Lead electrical engineer responsible for building systems design (lighting, power, communications) across new construction and renovation projects. Prepare drawings and specifications, mentor staff, perform QA/QC, manage project engineering tasks, coordinate with clients and teams, conduct site visits, review submittals/RFIs, and ensure code compliance and project delivery.

Lead mechanical engineering for large-scale HVAC systems including ductwork, piping, equipment selection, and specification. Perform Revit/BIM modeling, energy modeling, QA/QC, mentor designers, manage multiple projects, interface with clients and design teams, conduct site visits, respond to RFIs and change orders, and support construction administration and value engineering.