HVAC jobs in data centers in Chicago, IL

Chicago is one of the largest data center markets in the country. Hyperscale and colocation campuses keep expanding through Elk Grove Village, Aurora, and the O'Hare corridor, and every one of them runs massive chilled-water plants that need technicians around the clock.

Data center and critical facilities roles in Chicago

• Critical Facilities Controls Installation Superintendent - Chicago Metro, Chicago Metro, IL
• Critical Facilities Field Service Engineer, Chicago, IL
• Critical Facilities Project Engineer - Chicago Metro, Chicago Metro, IL
• Critical Facilities Project Manager - Chicago Metro, Chicago Metro, IL

Commercial HVAC jobs in Chicago with transferable skills

• Commercial HVAC Account Manager, Chicago Metro, IL
• Controls Application Engineer, Chicago Southland, IL
• Controls Project Manager, Chicago Southland, IL
• Controls Technician, Chicago Southland, IL
• HVAC Journeyperson - Service, Chicago Southland, IL
• HVAC Project Developer, Chicago, IL
• HVAC Project Manager, Chicago Southland, IL
• HVAC Service Manager, Chicago Southland, IL
• Journeyman HVAC Service Technician, Chicago Southland, IL
• Mechanical Construction Estimator II, Chicago Southland, IL
• Mechanical Estimator, Chicago, IL
• Senior Controls Technician, Chicago Southland, IL

The Chicago data center market

Chicago's climate cuts both ways: data centers here need cooling expertise for dense server halls and real heating and boiler knowledge for brutal winters. Technicians who can handle large central plants, cooling towers, and building automation systems are in steady demand, and new campus construction keeps adding commissioning and start-up work on top of ongoing service.

Real data center projects in the Chicago market

• AI campus in Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove Village, Cook County, Illinois · 36 MW, 263,000 sq ft · Reported announced, announced Mar 2025. Source: globenewswire.com
• Hyperscale campus in Grayslake, Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois · 1.2 GW IT capacity, 20 buildings · Reported under construction, announced Feb 2025. Source: datacenterdynamics.com

Data center projects nationwide

Where the work is: Elk Grove Village, Aurora, O'Hare corridor, Schaumburg, Downtown Chicago, Naperville.

See where new data centers are being built on the independent data center construction map.

All HVAC technician jobs in Chicago · Data center HVAC jobs nationwide