Senior Manager - Facilities Engineering & Maintenance


Chicago
Permanent
$150,000 - $205,000 USD a year
Building Services
PR/615297_1792517679
Senior Manager - Facilities Engineering & Maintenance

Senior Manager, Facilities Engineering & Maintenance

Salary: $150,000 - $205,000 + Annual Incentive Plan

Join a well-established, employee-owned organization at the forefront of infrastructure, manufacturing, and operational excellence. This company is known for its commitment to innovation, safety, continuous improvement, and long-term employee growth. With a strong investment in people, facilities, and technology, they provide an environment where leaders can make a visible impact while helping shape the future of critical operations and engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Leading facility engineering, maintenance, capital improvement, and construction projects aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Developing and executing strategic plans to improve safety, quality, operational efficiency, reliability, and cost performance.
  • Managing departmental budgets, capital expenditures, maintenance programs, and resource allocation to maximize ROI.
  • Partnering with operations, quality, maintenance, contractors, and executive leadership to deliver successful projects and operational improvements.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives through Lean principles, process optimization, standardization, and performance metrics.
  • Leading, mentoring, and developing engineering and facilities teams while fostering a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and safety.

What were looking for…

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in facilities engineering, maintenance, reliability, manufacturing, construction, or industrial operations, including leadership experience at the manager level or above.
  • Demonstrated success leading facility upgrades, capital projects, maintenance programs, and operational improvement initiatives.
  • Strong knowledge of engineering systems, construction management, utilities, mechanical and electrical infrastructure, life safety systems, automation, controls, and commissioning.
  • Experience managing budgets, KPIs, cross-functional teams, contractors, and large-scale projects in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or advanced degree preferred.

Benefits & Perks

  • Employee ownership program with company contributions to retirement savings.
  • Competitive annual incentive bonus opportunity.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous paid time off, holidays, company shutdown days, parental leave, and disability coverage.
  • Career development opportunities with a clear pathway toward advanced leadership roles.

Apply!

If you're an experienced facilities and engineering leader looking to drive strategic projects, lead high-performing teams, and make a lasting impact within a growing organization, we encourage you to apply today.

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