Building Automation HVAC Systems Project Manager
Rolling Meadows, ILFull-time$78–134K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Project Manager coordinates and delivers multiple building automation projects, overseeing project finances, resources, schedules, and client satisfaction. The role supports Siemens’ Rolling Meadows branch and its customers across the greater Chicago area. Responsibilities span procurement, subcontractor coordination, technician orientations, project tracking, billing, commissioning, and close-out documentation. Candidates need HVAC controls project management experience and familiarity with HVAC applications and related drawings, diagrams, and communication protocols.
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Job Family: Buildings
Req ID: 528736
Position Location: This role supports our Rolling Meadows, IL branch location, which serves customers throughout the greater Chicago, IL area.
Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. We are improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?
Our Smart Buildings help to create efficient, safe, adaptable, and responsible environments. Our aim isn’t just about improving buildings; it’s about creating perfect places that improve people’s lives.
Transform the everyday with us !
Project Managers coordinate and deliver multiple, simultaneous building automation projects of various complexities, which contributes to creating safer environments in critical institutions such as hospitals, universities, and industrial facilities. As a Project Manager, your fiscal and managerial oversight across all project facets ensures client satisfaction, effective resource allocation, and safe, timely completion of projects.
As a Project Manager , you will:
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Evaluate project specifications, drawings, and related documents to understand project intentions, establishing comprehensive project schedules in coordination with the team while identifying crucial installation timelines
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Oversee the procurement of supplies and materials required for project completion, and actively participate in project cost reviews to ensure financial efficiency
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Assist the Operations Manager in contracting subcontractors, coordinating their activities to align with the project scope, schedules, and fiscal requirements while ensuring adherence to safety regulations
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Conduct orientations for project technicians, providing all necessary project documentation such as scope of work, technical drawings, project contacts, and application-engineered diagrams
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Diligently track project resources and progress, documenting any events impacting the schedule, scope, and overall efficiency; identify and pursue opportunities for project-specific change orders
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Manage project-specific billing coordination with the accounting team and Operations Manager, schedule commissioning resources, expedite the return of mark-ups for as-built development, and ensure timely completion of project-specific close-out documentation
You will make an impact with these qualifications:
_Basic Qualifications: _ _ _
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High School Diploma or state-recognized GED
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On-the-job experience with:
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Project management in the HVAC controls industry
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HVAC industry applications; Must be able to demonstrate the ability to read and understand MEP drawings and specifications, and electrical, network, and control wiring diagrams; prior exposure to industry-standard communication protocols such as Ethernet, Modbus, and BACnet
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Experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
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Must be 21 years of age and possess a valid driver's license with limited violations; must meet eligibility requirements to participate in Siemens' fleet vehicle program
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Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship
_Preferred Qualifications: _ _ _ _ _
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Associates Degree or Bachelor of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree preferred
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5+ years project management experience in the HVAC controls industry
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About Siemens
We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers.
Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce
We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.
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You’ll Benefit From
Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
The pay range for this position is $77,955 - $133,636 annually with a target incentive of 10% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.
Organization: Smart Infrastructure
Job Type: Full-time
Category: Engineering
How this job compares
Set against the 22,803 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$78–134K/yr
- Illinois median$105–160K/yr531 salary ranges
- US median$108–172K/yr14,370 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $106K, is 20% below the Illinois median midpoint ($133K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Manager salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 662 open Project Manager jobs in Illinois and 22,803 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 9 years (19,650 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 12,721 of the 22,803 open Project Manager jobs (56%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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