Industrial Controls Program Lead for Complex Projects

ARCO Companies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry bonus program

ESOP

401k

Tuition reimbursement for associates

Scholarship

Job summary

ARCO Companies is seeking an Industrial Controls Project Manager to lead large, complex projects in advanced manufacturing and other demanding environments. You will coordinate engineers, contractors, and clients to deliver integrated control solutions from design through commissioning.

The role requires strong technical knowledge of process and utility systems, PLC/SCADA, instrumentation, and field devices, with travel to sites up to 50% and a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in industrial controls, process systems, or a closely related industrial discipline.
• Experience managing large, complex projects from design through construction and commissioning.
• Strong technical understanding of industrial process and utility systems including distribution, bulk gas, monitoring, and exhaust.
• Familiar with PLC/SCADA, instrumentation, field devices, and control panels; hands-on programming not required.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors, equipment suppliers, and clients while managing project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management.
• Willingness to travel 30–50% and spend time at construction job sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrial controls and process-utility projects from preconstruction through closeout.
• Coordinate engineering, construction, vendors, and client teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Review narratives, drawings, submittals, installation and commissioning plans.
• Coordinate procurement, installation, and interfaces among processes utilities and systems.
• Lead commissioning and troubleshooting to final resolution.

Skills

Project management

Industrial controls

Process systems

Team coordination

Problem solving

Tools

PLC/SCADA systems

HMI/SCADA

Instrumentation

Electrical control panels

Electrical drawings

Job description

ARCO Companies is seeking an Industrial Controls Project Manager to lead large, complex projects in advanced manufacturing and other demanding environments. You will coordinate engineers, contractors, and clients to deliver integrated control solutions from design through commissioning.

The role requires strong technical knowledge of process and utility systems, PLC/SCADA, instrumentation, and field devices, with travel to sites up to 50% and a focus on safety and quality.