Senior Facilities Mechanical Engineer

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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.

Are you ready to lead complex, high-impact facilities projects that shape the future of one of the world's most recognized industrial companies?

Caterpillar is seeking an experienced Facilities Mechanical Engineer to join our corporate Global Facilities Planning team. This role offers the unique opportunity to be subject matter expert with deep technical skills and lead the planning, design, and construction of major capital projects across North America and around the world. From advanced manufacturing facilities and distribution centers to innovative office environments, you will play a critical role in delivering projects that directly support Caterpillar's global business strategy.

As a trusted advisor and technical expert, you will work alongside senior leaders, internal stakeholders, and industry partners to solve complex challenges, implement innovative facility solutions, and help define the future workplace and manufacturing environments of Caterpillar.

This position can be based in Peoria, Illinois or Dallas, Texas and offers exposure to a diverse portfolio of domestic and international projects.

• Lead projects that have visible enterprise-wide impact.
• Manage multimillion-dollar capital investments across a global portfolio.
• Collaborate with experienced project managers and engineering professionals recognized as subject matter experts throughout Caterpillar.
• Define and document facility standards, engineering best practices, and project delivery strategies across the enterprise.
• Work on projects spanning manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, research, and office facilities.
• Gain international experience while partnering with teams around the world.
• Help drive innovation, sustainability, workplace transformation, and operational excellence.

As a Senior Facilities Mechanical Engineer, you will serve as both a project management leader and technical expert, overseeing complex facility initiatives from concept through occupancy.

• Lead multiple concurrent facilities capital projects ranging from renovations to large-scale new construction projects, including investments exceeding $10 million.
• Direct all phases of project delivery including planning, programming, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Establish project scope, budgets, schedules, risk mitigation plans, and performance expectations.
• Drive successful project outcomes while balancing business needs, lifecycle costs, operational impacts, and long-term value.

• Serve as a recognized internal expert in mechanical engineering.
• Provide engineering guidance and strategic recommendations for office, warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing facilities.
• Apply deep knowledge of facility systems, engineering principles, construction practices, and building operations to solve complex challenges.

• Partner with Business Units, Real Estate, Environmental Health & Safety, Purchasing, Maintenance, Risk Management, and executive leadership.
• Build strong relationships with consultants, contractors, suppliers, and regulatory authorities.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment and informed decision-making.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project execution, governance, and facilities engineering processes.
• Promote Caterpillar standards for safety, quality, sustainability, compliance, and financial stewardship.
• Share knowledge and mentor others through technical leadership and best-practice development.

You are a strategic thinker, influential leader, and experienced project professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Expert-level mechanical engineering experience for corporate office and industrial facilities projects.
• Expert-level project management experience…