Controls Engineering Leader: Strategy & Transformation

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Controls Engineering Leader to guide a team of engineers and shape the future of our control strategy and capabilities. You will drive evolution across organizational processes and digital tools to deliver customer value and long-term growth.

The role requires strong people leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record of influencing across engineering, product, and operations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Experience with industrial control systems, automation, process controls, or related engineering disciplines.
• Experience driving change, continuous improvement, or organizational transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for a team of Controls Engineers.
• Help develop and execute a long-term controls engineering strategy aligned with business and customer needs.
• Challenge existing processes and paradigms - drive improvements in execution, standardization, digital tools, knowledge sharing, and engineering productivity.
• Build organizational capability by coaching, developing, and empowering engineers.
• Partner with commercial, operations, service, and product teams to improve outcomes across the business.
• Establish scalable engineering practices that improve quality, reliability, safety, and speed of execution.
• Identify future capability needs and drive workforce development plans to support business growth.
• Serve as a champion of innovation, continuous improvement, and Principle Based Management.
• Lead technical and organizational transformation initiatives that improve how the team works and delivers value.
• Ensure successful execution of engineering deliverables while balancing customer needs, business priorities, and resource allocation.

Skills

Leadership experience

Industrial controls

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Controls Engineering Leader to guide a team of engineers and shape the future of our control strategy and capabilities. You will drive evolution across organizational processes and digital tools to deliver customer value and long-term growth.

The role requires strong people leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record of influencing across engineering, product, and operations.