Facilities Engineer

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• Facilities Engineer
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• Date: Nov 12, 2026
• Location: ANKENY, Iowa, US, 50023-8896

Your Responsibilities

• As a
• Facilities Engineer for
• John Deere Des Moines Works located in
• Ankeny, Iowa

, you will:

• Provides engineering design for the facility infrastructure, grounds and the utilities that support production equipment and processes, through both internal and external resources. Projects are highly integrated across engineering disciplines.
• Analyzes facility systems, makes engineering design decisions and develops solutions to facility engineering problems in compliance with building codes and regulatory requirements.
• Creates and reviews construction documents, technical drawings and electrical one-line diagrams, and makes sure new and relocated production equipment has the utilities, floor space and building support it needs.
• Provides troubleshooting of the facility infrastructure and production equipment to support production, manufacturing, distribution and maintenance operations.
• Provides project management of facilities infrastructure projects from scope and budget through design, installation, commissioning and handoff. Projects are complex and integrate all areas of engineering, requiring management of skilled trades, outside design professionals and contractors.
• Builds and manages the annual budget for assigned systems and leads asset lifecycle and long-term capital planning, recommending what to repair, what to replace and when based on asset condition, risk and lifecycle cost, and building the business cases that support multi-year capital investment.
• Partners with Manufacturing Operations, Maintenance Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Safety, Environmental and Supply Management to improve infrastructure reliability, reduce energy and utility costs and limit disruption to production.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to others across the organization on facility engineering practices and standards.

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Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

What Skills You Need

• 4 or more years of facilities engineering experience supporting industrial or manufacturing facilities, including infrastructure design, construction, and project execution.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, civil, structural, building, and utility systems, including areas such as HVAC, compressed air, water and wastewater, plumbing, fire protection, roofing, building envelope, foundations, and site infrastructure.
• Experience applying building codes, engineering standards, safety requirements, and regulatory requirements to facility design and construction.
• Ability to create, review, and interpret construction documents, technical drawings, specifications, equipment layouts, and utility plans.
• Experience using AutoCAD and Revit for facility design, drafting, or modeling.
• Proven experience managing capital and expense projects from scope and budget development through design, construction, commissioning, and handoff.
• Experience developing cost estimates, project budgets, and capital plans, and managing spending against approved budgets.
• Strong engineering troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate infrastructure issues, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions.
• Experience coordinating and providing technical direction to skilled trades, contractors, suppliers, and outside engineering and design professionals.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills with the ability to influence across functions, mentor others, and work effectively with factory leadership.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Mechanical, Civil, Structural, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience with facility condition assessments, asset lifecycle planning, and multi-year capital planning.
• Experience with industrial mechanical and utility systems, including HVAC, compressed air, process water, wastewater, pumping, piping, ventilation, and fire protection.
• Civil or structural engineering experience with building structures, foundations, concrete, roofing, building envelope, pavement, stormwater, drainage, and site infrastructure.
• Experience with building automation systems (BAS/BMS) and facility controls.
• Design or installation experience with non-mobile material handling systems, including cranes, jibs, monorails, and conveyors.
• Knowledge of construction project delivery methods, contract administration, change management, construction controls, and commissioning.
• Experience developing business cases and long-term investment strategies for facility infrastructure repair, replacement, or modernization.
• Knowledge of financial principles related to facility projects, including capital versus expense spending, lifecycle cost, ROI, budgeting, forecasting, and purchase orders.
• Experience with Autodesk Forma or similar construction/project collaboration tools.

Education

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Architectural)

What You'll Get

• At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment.
• Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement.
• Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay

Savings & Retirement benefits

Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account

• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
• Vacation and Holiday Pay $77,628.00 - $116,436.00 + Benefits
• Follow this link to learn more about our Total Rewards Package
• Must be 18 years of age or older to apply

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.

The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants.

Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.

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