Facilities Project Engineer

Facilities Project Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.

Job Description

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Career Area

Manufacturing

What You Will Do

• Lead facilities projects, maintenance, and services at multiple Global Facilities locations while delivering customer value and satisfaction.
• Develop and implement strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate building operational or equipment risks within Caterpillar facilities.
• Design and deliver operational improvements that lower long‑term maintenance costs and increase equipment or service efficiencies.
• Champion capital projects through end‑to‑end management of customer requirements and scope definition, timelines & milestones, and budget.
• Collaborate with contractors on projects and services to ensure delivery of scope and adherence to all Contractor Safety program requirements.
• Partner with Facilities Planning, Office Services, Corporate Real Estate, and others to provide outstanding occupant experience.

What You Have

• Experience:
  • A bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM discipline or 6 years of experience in facilities project management.
  • Proven track record of developing and implementing capital projects.
  • Experience managing and delivering upon customer requirements.
• Process Management:
  • Knowledge of business process improvement tools & techniques with the ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
  • Ability to scope and present business cases for new processes or process improvements, including cost‑benefit analysis and risk assessments.
• Service Excellence:
  • Deep understanding of customer service with the ability to meet/exceed customer needs & expectations by providing services in a direct or indirect manner.
  • Sense of urgency in response to unexpected customer requests while providing a quality of service that customers describe as excellent.
• Problem Solving:
  • Ability to apply various approaches, tools, and techniques to identify and resolve operational or process problems.
  • Leadership of problem resolution efforts through the organization of people, ideas, and strategies.
  • Analysis of information and data in order to devise alternative resolution strategies, develop standard practices, and capture lessons learned.
• Project Management:
  • Deep understanding of effective project management strategies with the ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects.
  • Excellent resource management skills, including the ability to plan, estimate, staff, and execute projects.
  • Effective and regular communication of risks, vulnerabilities, and contingency plans to project team, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Facilities & Emergency Management:
  • Knowledge of safety measures for physical facilities; ability to maintain, care for and develop commercial and physical facilities.
  • Professional approach to customer and vendor interactions with specific skills around resolving problems and ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Ability to apply emergency management tools and techniques to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from an emergency.
• Strategic & Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Expertise in problem‑solving, decision‑making, and overcoming resistance to change in complex environments.
  • Strong analytical skills to interpret performance metrics, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement.
• Troubleshooting Technical Problems:
  • Ability to anticipate, detect, isolate, and resolve technical problems in an office environment.
  • Effective evaluation of risk, criticality, business impact, and urgency of technical problems and proficiency in resolution plan development and execution.

What Will Set You Apart

• A master’s degree in engineering, business, or other related field.
• Experience managing facilities operations for…