SkyWater is partnering with one of the country’s leading mechanical contractors who’s looking for an Estimator to join their growing office in Southern Minnesota! This company is privately held, has been in business for over 75 years, operates out of 20 regional offices across the US, and has been recognized as a Top Workplace multiple years running. The Rochester MN office is experiencing significant growth driven by large-scale commercial construction projects in the region, and they need an experienced Estimator who can own the estimating process for large, complex mechanical projects. The Estimator will mainly be working on projects within healthcare, medical, data centers, etc. and will focus on projects around the Southern Minnesota region. Our client is offering a competitive base salary, strong bonus potential, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to grow your career as they scale their business!
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Estimating Manager
SkyWater is partnering with one of the country’s leading mechanical contractors who’s looking for an Estimating Manager to join their growing field office in Southern Minnesota! This company is privately held, has been in business for over 75 years, operates out of nearly 20 regional offices nationwide, and has been recognized as a Top Workplace multiple years running. The Rochester MN office is experiencing significant growth driven by large-scale commercial construction projects in the region, and they need an experienced estimating leader to own the function and develop a talented estimating team. This is a high-impact, working manager role where you’ll be working on complex mechanical estimates and setting the strategic direction for the department. Our client offers a competitive base salary, strong bonus potential, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to grow your career as they scale their business!
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SkyWater is partnering with a small, privately held engineering company in the Minneapolis area who’s looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their team! Our client has been in business for over 40 years and designs precision hardware for applications in the aerospace & defense industries. The Sr. Mechanical Engineer will be involved across the full product development lifecycle, from initial concept & design through analysis, testing, and hardware delivery. This is a technically challenging role that offers the opportunity to work on mission-critical products alongside a collaborative team of experienced engineers. Our client is offering a competitive salary, full benefits package, and the opportunity to grow your career with their business!
Production Planner
Skywater is seeking an experienced, strategic Planner for a newly created role. Working with the Ops Manager and CEO, this individual will be building the production planning systems and processes from the ground up, so a demonstrable knowledge of production planning/scheduling is required.
You will own the production schedule, coordinating with manufacturing, engineering, and purchasing to schedule jobs in a low volume, custom shop tracking deliverables and deadlines, constraints such as materials and capacity, to projects enter production on time to ensure on time deliverability
This person will also play a key part in a new ERP system implementation. Prior implementation experience is desirable but not required.
Purchaser
Skywater is seeking an experienced, strategic Purchasing Specialist to lead the purchasing functions of a rapidly expanding custom manufacturer. This role will build upon an existing purchasing framework while also, due to growth of the organization, require you to improve purchasing processes, sourcing strategies, expand vendor options and vendor management systems while running the day to day procurement functions
You will coordinate heavily with manufacturing, engineering, and the planner to source materials for multiple concurrent projects with customized BOMs, timelines, and vendor requirements. This person will also play a key part in a new ERP system implementation.
Primary categories include metals, electrical and controls parts, hydraulic and fluid power components, automation and industrial equipment components, as well as outsourced services at times.
Construction Technology Director
A leading building?materials company headquartered in Minneapolis is hiring a Construction Technology Director — a high?visibility leadership seat for someone who wants technology to drive the business, not sit behind it.
This is a business?partner role, not a back?office IT post. You’ll own the digital?technology strategy and roadmap across the construction lifecycle, partner directly with operating leaders, and lead a team of 10+. The mandate is real influence: turning technology from an “order?taker” into a trusted advisor with a seat at the table — backed by a company genuinely investing in tech to grow.
Why it stands out: Base + bonus, company vehicle, and comprehensive benefits including 401k match and others. Minneapolis?based, ~10% travel. No visa sponsorship.
Apply in confidence here or contact Zac Kallas.
VP, Financial Reporting
Leadership opportunity with one of the fastest growing and best known asset management firms in the US — if you are in Big 4 public accounting with 7-10 years of experience and want to be part of a high-pedigree team with a fantastic household name, this is the role for you.
The VP, Financial Reporting will be involved in all aspects of financial reporting for a key asset class within the organization — This team is centralized in Chicago and will offer significant headroom and growth opportunities. With well-above-market compensation, the firm is seeking an A-player who can continue to professionalize and scale the financial reporting function for a growing business.
Ideal candidates have 7-10 years of Big 4 public accounting audit experience, with public company clients. Perks include breakfast & lunch catered in daily, fantastic office space in downtown Chicago, and a robust benefits package.
Experience with financial services/investment/asset management/real estate clients a plus.
Technical Accounting Lead
SkyWater is thrilled to be partnering with one of its favorite clients on a Technical Accounting Lead opportunity!
This company truly knows how to take care of its employees. Free lunch every day. Beautiful office space. 100% covered health insurance for employees and families. 8% 401(k) match. Unlimited PTO. I could go on and on. We’ve placed multiple people with this team over the years, and the retention speaks for itself – people genuinely love working here.
From a role perspective, this is a great opportunity for someone with an active CPA and strong technical accounting / public company accounting experience who enjoys digging into accounting research and memo writing. The role will support technical accounting matters across the business, including GAAP research, SEC / SOX support, accounting policy, financial reporting, and special projects, with exposure to more complex areas like derivatives and consolidations.
We are open on industry and would absolutely consider someone coming straight out of public accounting if the technical skill set is there.
Reach out if you’d like to hear more: CRabon@skywatersearch.com | 952.767.9025
Sr. Project Manager
The Opportunity
An established and highly profitable infrastructure services company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join its leadership team during an exciting period of growth.
This is not simply a project management position—it is an opportunity to become a future operational leader within the organization. Working directly with the President, you will initially focus on leading complex projects, supporting field operations, and strengthening execution across the business. As you become immersed in the organization, you will progressively assume broader operational responsibilities, allowing the President to focus on strategic growth initiatives.
The company is seeking someone who wants to build a long-term career, influence how the business operates, and ultimately grow into a larger leadership role as the organization continues to expand. This role offers significant visibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to participate in the company’s long-term success through an equity incentive program.
Position Summary
The Senior Project Manager serves as the operational right hand to the President, overseeing customer projects while helping improve the systems, processes, and operational discipline needed to support a growing organization.
Success in this role will be measured not only by project execution, but by the ability to develop people, improve operations, build scalable processes, and take on increasing leadership responsibility over time.
Senior Finance Manager
SkyWater Search Partners is partnering with a fast-growing, privately held Midwest food manufacturer on a confidential Senior Finance Manager search.
This isn’t just another finance leadership role. It’s an opportunity to join a company that has built an incredibly loyal customer following, is expanding across major retail channels, and is investing heavily in its systems, processes, and financial infrastructure to support its next phase of growth.
The Senior Finance Manager will serve as a key business partner across accounting, FP&A, and operations, leading month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, KPI development, pricing analysis, and operational decision support. This role will have the opportunity to influence how the business scales over the coming years.
We’re looking for someone with 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience within manufacturing. Food manufacturing or CPG experience is highly preferred, along with a hands-on leadership style and a passion for partnering with operations to drive better business decisions.
