Project Engineer - Commercial Construction
GPAC
Oak Brook, IL · Posted November 4, 2026
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Where Oak Brook, IL ranks
Where Oak Brook, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Great Lakes2.2% · of 50
- #4Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Midwest2.2% · of 67
- #8Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes19% · of 39
- #8Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois30% · of 17
- #10Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest19% · of 54
- #19Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Great Lakes17% · of 53
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 323 open project engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $85,000 to $115,000 and the median is $99,500.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among engineers, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for engineers, all other: 7% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Great projects start with a team that pays attention to the details. A commercial general contractor in the Chicago area is looking for a Project Engineer who wants hands-on experience, meaningful res