Facilities Engineer Jobs in Ohio
Facilities Engineer jobs in Ohio are consistently in demand, concentrated in manufacturing, healthcare, and higher education, with openings for candidates at every level from entry-level technician to senior facilities director. The busiest hiring markets are Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, where employers like Nationwide, Cleveland Clinic, and Procter & Gamble maintain large campuses and ongoing facilities operations. The most sought-after specialties in Ohio are preventive maintenance management, building automation systems, and energy efficiency compliance. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Ultium Cells Overview:
Ultium Cells is a joint venture Lithium-Ion Automotive Battery Cell Manufacturing plant between LG Chem and General Motors. This new construction high-technology plant will have the latest Battery Cell manufacturing technology. The investment in this new business venture represents a commitment of more than $2.3 Billion. It will be among the largest Battery Cell Manufacturing plants in the world. Ultium Cells will produce Battery Cells for General Motors North American electric vehicle applications.
The Ultium Cell partners include LG Chem; the world's largest manufacturer of Automotive Battery Cells in the world and General Motors a global company committed to delivering safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around.
Purpose of the Role:
The Project Engineer is responsible for coordinating project elements including engineering design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and final buy-off phases as well as ensuring the project remains within budget in order to meet the requirements of the customer’s needs. Work on many phases or sub-tasks of projects or entire projects of moderate complexity, with results impacting on project completion. Work under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.
The facilities engineering group will be required to support the Project Engineer ensuring their areas deliverables are met.
Key Responsibilities:
General and Task Management
- Coordinate all project elements including engineering design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and final buy-off phases
- Manage the project within budget
- Plan project requirements and resources, including the sourcing of sub- contract elements, etc.
- React promptly and effectively to changing client and product needs
- Anticipate any potential project risks, identifying and establishing corrective actions
- Produce deliverables on-time to customer requirements, clarifying these requirements where necessary
- Define the customer specification into either a departmental action or sub- contractor order
- Accurately record cost for any changes in specifications
- Effectively analyze customer and internal changes, including feasibility study
- Produce clear, focused and understandable explanations for change requests
- Track project scope changes and participate in meetings when required
- Participate in Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEAs), Quality history reviews, robustness studies, etc.
- Participate in safety MOC meetings to introduce new projects ideas for approval
- Track tasks against the project timing plan
- Assist with design verification and G-Comply sign off process
- Apply specific technical skills as required to support other colleagues
- Be willing and available to travel to other Ultium sites and suppliers as needed to support projects and lessons learned
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities
- Quality control of work by appropriate reviews as needed
- Write reports and present progress at project meetings to management and production planning
- Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/ future trends
- Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented
- Manage the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Attend various meetings of multi-functional groups to support the business needs
- Undertake continuous training and development
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
- Independently determine approach and assigned tasks
- Support safety PSM program for covered processes as needed
People Management
- Lead and/or support technicians and trainee engineers
- Train people within own work group
Relationship Management
- Work and communicate with other internal departments, contractors, and suppliers
- Be an effective team member, working with supervisor and colleagues to ensure smooth workflow with maximum output
Self-Management
- Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
- Assertive, Optimistic, resilient and welcomes change
- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
- Proactively contributes to the team
- Is self-aware
- Self-confident and determination
- Shows moral courage, openness and honesty
Skills and Attributes
- Responsible for project planning involving multiple people
- Able to read and understand mechanical and electrical engineering drawings
- Ability to understand and translate product drawings into process information
- Ability to track budget spend, including sub-contract hours
- Ability to make and manage good relationships
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong administrator
- Analytical skills and good judgement
- Initiative and results/target focused
- Quality conscious
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to promote and drive continuous improvement
Qualifications and Experience Levels:
- Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred
- Good understanding of engineering principles
- Mechanical, electrical, electronic or software background
- Proven Project Engineering/Project Management experience
- Advanced Microsoft user to include Project and Excel software
- Experience in creating project plans in Microsoft Project
- Experience in Bill of Material (BOM) structures
- Understanding of legislation and standards
- An understanding of Lean Manufacturing
- Understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work
- Understand Lean principles
- Exercises latitude and technical judgement in deciding work methods
- Good understanding of customer expectations and deliverables with an awareness of the impact of failure/cost of poor quality
This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the company.
Total Rewards Information:
We offer market-competitive compensation including base pay and incentive compensation opportunities based on the achievement of Company goals. We offer employees paid time off to refresh and recharge. Our total rewards program is designed to enrich your life at work and includes the following benefits.
- 100% Employer paid medical, dental and vision
- Generous Holidays Scheduled
- Tuition Assistance for continuing education
- Vehicle Discount Program on General Motors branded vehicles
- Communication Stipend for Personal Cell Phone
Ultium Cells LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We extend equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.
Ultium Cells will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which Visa-sponsorship will be provided. Individuals who need sponsorship for work authorization, now or in the future, are not eligible for hire for this role.
Employee may be exposed to or working with hazardous materials and/or hazardous waste. Upon hire, employee will receive initial Environmental training over RCRA, SWPPP, SPCC, and emergency escalation. Annual refresher training will be completed every year after to fulfill the requirements of 40 CFR. Other training to be provided as required.
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Ultium Cells Overview:
Ultium Cells is a joint venture Lithium-Ion Automotive Battery Cell Manufacturing plant between LG Chem and General Motors. This new construction high-technology plant will have the latest Battery Cell manufacturing technology. The investment in this new business venture represents a commitment of more than $2.3 Billion. It will be among the largest Battery Cell Manufacturing plants in the world. Ultium Cells will produce Battery Cells for General Motors North American electric vehicle applications.
The Ultium Cell partners include LG Chem; the world's largest manufacturer of Automotive Battery Cells in the world and General Motors a global company committed to delivering safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around.
Purpose of the Role:
The Project Engineer is responsible for coordinating project elements including engineering design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and final buy-off phases as well as ensuring the project remains within budget in order to meet the requirements of the customer’s needs. Work on many phases or sub-tasks of projects or entire projects of moderate complexity, with results impacting on project completion. Work under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.
The facilities engineering group will be required to support the Project Engineer ensuring their areas deliverables are met.
Key Responsibilities:
General and Task Management
- Coordinate all project elements including engineering design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and final buy-off phases
- Manage the project within budget
- Plan project requirements and resources, including the sourcing of sub- contract elements, etc.
- React promptly and effectively to changing client and product needs
- Anticipate any potential project risks, identifying and establishing corrective actions
- Produce deliverables on-time to customer requirements, clarifying these requirements where necessary
- Define the customer specification into either a departmental action or sub- contractor order
- Accurately record cost for any changes in specifications
- Effectively analyze customer and internal changes, including feasibility study
- Produce clear, focused and understandable explanations for change requests
- Track project scope changes and participate in meetings when required
- Participate in Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEAs), Quality history reviews, robustness studies, etc.
- Participate in safety MOC meetings to introduce new projects ideas for approval
- Track tasks against the project timing plan
- Assist with design verification and G-Comply sign off process
- Apply specific technical skills as required to support other colleagues
- Be willing and available to travel to other Ultium sites and suppliers as needed to support projects and lessons learned
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities
- Quality control of work by appropriate reviews as needed
- Write reports and present progress at project meetings to management and production planning
- Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/ future trends
- Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented
- Manage the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Attend various meetings of multi-functional groups to support the business needs
- Undertake continuous training and development
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
- Independently determine approach and assigned tasks
- Support safety PSM program for covered processes as needed
People Management
- Lead and/or support technicians and trainee engineers
- Train people within own work group
Relationship Management
- Work and communicate with other internal departments, contractors, and suppliers
- Be an effective team member, working with supervisor and colleagues to ensure smooth workflow with maximum output
Self-Management
- Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
- Assertive, Optimistic, resilient and welcomes change
- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
- Proactively contributes to the team
- Is self-aware
- Self-confident and determination
- Shows moral courage, openness and honesty
Skills and Attributes
- Responsible for project planning involving multiple people
- Able to read and understand mechanical and electrical engineering drawings
- Ability to understand and translate product drawings into process information
- Ability to track budget spend, including sub-contract hours
- Ability to make and manage good relationships
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong administrator
- Analytical skills and good judgement
- Initiative and results/target focused
- Quality conscious
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to promote and drive continuous improvement
Qualifications and Experience Levels:
- Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred
- Good understanding of engineering principles
- Mechanical, electrical, electronic or software background
- Proven Project Engineering/Project Management experience
- Advanced Microsoft user to include Project and Excel software
- Experience in creating project plans in Microsoft Project
- Experience in Bill of Material (BOM) structures
- Understanding of legislation and standards
- An understanding of Lean Manufacturing
- Understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work
- Understand Lean principles
- Exercises latitude and technical judgement in deciding work methods
- Good understanding of customer expectations and deliverables with an awareness of the impact of failure/cost of poor quality
This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the company.
Total Rewards Information:
We offer market-competitive compensation including base pay and incentive compensation opportunities based on the achievement of Company goals. We offer employees paid time off to refresh and recharge. Our total rewards program is designed to enrich your life at work and includes the following benefits.
- 100% Employer paid medical, dental and vision
- Generous Holidays Scheduled
- Tuition Assistance for continuing education
- Vehicle Discount Program on General Motors branded vehicles
- Communication Stipend for Personal Cell Phone
Ultium Cells LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We extend equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.
Ultium Cells will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which Visa-sponsorship will be provided. Individuals who need sponsorship for work authorization, now or in the future, are not eligible for hire for this role.
Employee may be exposed to or working with hazardous materials and/or hazardous waste. Upon hire, employee will receive initial Environmental training over RCRA, SWPPP, SPCC, and emergency escalation. Annual refresher training will be completed every year after to fulfill the requirements of 40 CFR. Other training to be provided as required.
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Facilities Engineer Job Market in Ohio
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Energy
- Science & Research
- Technology & Software
- Electronics & Hardware
What Ohio Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in facilities engineer jobs across Ohio.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or facilities engineering or a related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) license issued or recognized by the Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
- Experience with CMMS platforms such as Maximo, Archibus, or Facilities Dude
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations, NFPA codes, and Ohio building codes
- Proven ability to manage contractors, maintenance staff, and capital improvement projects
- Familiarity with building automation systems and energy management controls
Facilities Engineer Jobs in Ohio: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a facilities engineer in Ohio?
The standard path is a bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or civil engineering, followed by gaining field experience in building systems or maintenance operations. Ohio requires Professional Engineers to register with the Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, which involves passing the Fundamentals of Engineering and Principles and Practice of Engineering exams. Many Ohio employers also value certifications from the International Facility Management Association, such as the Certified Facility Manager credential, as a supplement to licensure.
Which companies hire facilities engineers in Ohio?
Employers hiring facilities engineers in Ohio right now include American Honda Motor, Anduril, and RSI, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Ohio's dense concentration of large hospital systems, university campuses, and manufacturing headquarters means steady, year-round demand across multiple industries rather than hiring clustered in a single sector.
Which Ohio cities have the most facilities engineer jobs?
New Albany, Akron, and Ashville have the most facilities engineer openings in Ohio. Columbus leads because of its concentration of corporate headquarters, Ohio State University's large campus operations, and a growing healthcare sector, while Cleveland's strength in hospital systems and manufacturing and Cincinnati's base of consumer goods and chemical companies drive consistent demand in those metros.
Are there remote facilities engineer jobs in Ohio?
Yes, but they're rare. Facilities engineering is fundamentally a hands-on, on-site discipline tied to the physical operation of buildings and infrastructure, which limits full remote work. About 0% of facilities engineer openings tied to Ohio are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and those roles tend to involve project management oversight, capital planning, or energy auditing rather than day-to-day building operations.
How can I get hired as a facilities engineer in Ohio with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for facilities technician, maintenance coordinator, or building operations associate roles at large Ohio institutions such as university systems, major hospital networks, or manufacturing plants, which regularly hire and train candidates without direct engineering experience. Ohio State University, Cleveland Clinic, and large Ohio manufacturers often post associate-level facilities roles that provide structured on-the-job exposure. Completing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam early and earning a basic HVAC or electrical certification gives candidates a measurable edge when competing for these positions.
Where can I find and apply to facilities engineer jobs in Ohio?
You can find and apply to facilities engineer jobs in Ohio on Migrate Mate, which lists current Ohio openings across industries and experience levels. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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