Director of Engineering and Controls, Systems Integration

Jobot; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 240,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in Dallas seeks a Director of Engineering and Controls, Systems Integration to lead a PE-backed group building and delivering industrial control systems. You will own the P&L, drive growth with the sales team, and lead engineering, panel building, and controls teams to meet customer needs.

You will serve as the technical voice for architecture and design, ensure compliance with NEC/NFPA/IEEE/ISA/UL, and mentor a high-performing team across multiple offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or controls.
• 12+ years in industrial controls and automation with systems integration experience.
• Experience owning a P&L of $20M+ and growing a business, not just delivering.
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial networks.
• Experience in oil & gas, midstream, or semiconductor manufacturing.
• Experience with low-voltage electrical systems in industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Own a multi-million-dollar P&L, including revenue, margin, EBITDA, budgets, and headcount.
• Set and execute a growth strategy for the group alongside the sales team.
• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing engineering and controls team.
• Serve as technical authority for control system architecture and design: PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, DCS interfaces, industrial networks, and cybersecurity.
• Establish engineering standards and design practices across projects and offices.
• Ensure work meets applicable codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ISA, UL) and customer requirements.
• Balance engineering resources across projects and support commissioning and startup on complex work.
• Support proposals, scoping, and estimates, and build long-term customer relationships.

Skills

P&L ownership

Engineering leadership

Industrial controls

SCADA/PLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or controls

Tools

PLC programming

SCADA software

HMI development

Job description

Director of Engineering and Controls, Systems Integration

$250000 - $260000 per year | Dallas, TX | On-site | Permanent

Lead and Build Out a PE-Backed Controls and Systems Integration Group in Texas

A bit about us:

Our client is one of the largest independent electrical testing and engineering services companies in North America, backed by one of the world's largest private equity firms. The company is growing quickly and expanding what it offers customers across the full life of their electrical and control systems.

This role leads its systems integration group, a controls and panel building business in North Texas that serves midstream, oil and gas, and semiconductor manufacturing customers. The group has an established customer base, a dedicated sales team, and its own panel shop. What it needs now is a business leader to build it out.

Why join us?

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Job Details

Director of Engineering and Controls, Systems Integration

North Texas | Full relocation available

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing, private-equity-backed electrical services company with a national footprint. Its systems integration group designs, builds, and commissions industrial control systems, with its own panel shop and an established base of midstream, oil and gas, and semiconductor manufacturing customers. The group has the customers, the sales team, and the margins in place. It now needs a leader to build it out.

The role

This is a business leadership role with technical authority. You will own the group's P&L, set its growth strategy, and lead the engineering, panel building, and controls teams that deliver its work. You will partner with sales, project management, and field services, and you will be the senior technical voice in front of customers.

What you will do

• Own a multi-million-dollar P&L, including revenue, margin, EBITDA, budgets, and headcount
• Set and execute a growth strategy for the group alongside the sales team
• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing engineering and controls team
• Serve as technical authority for control system architecture and design: PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, DCS interfaces, industrial networks, and cybersecurity
• Establish engineering standards and design practices across projects and offices
• Ensure work meets applicable codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ISA, UL) and customer requirements
• Balance engineering resources across projects and support commissioning and startup on complex work
• Support proposals, scoping, and estimates, and build long-term customer relationships

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, or a related technical field
• 12 or more years in industrial controls and automation, with significant time in systems integration
• A record of owning a P&L of $20M or more and growing a business, not only running delivery
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams
• Strong working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial networks
• Experience in oil and gas, midstream, or industrial or semiconductor manufacturing
• Experience with low-voltage electrical systems in industrial settings

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer license
• Experience integrating acquired businesses
• Background in a service-based or EPC-adjacent company
• Familiarity with industrial cybersecurity standards

Location

The group's hub is in North Texas. You can relocate with full support, or live elsewhere in the region and travel to the hub at least every two weeks.

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