Manager of Controls Engineering – Gas Turbines

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Texas; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks a Manager of Controls Engineering – Gas Turbines to lead controls engineering activities supporting turbine refurbishment, modernization, and redeployment for data center, industrial power, and other mission-critical applications.

This leadership role emphasizes establishing engineering direction, developing standards, and overseeing project execution with OEMs and contractors. Travel up to 50% is required; remote work for US-based projects is supported.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in controls engineering within gas turbine, power generation, or related industrial energy sectors.
• Strong understanding of gas turbine control systems and instrumentation.
• Experience with turbine control platforms such as GE Mark IV, V, VI, Mark VIe or Siemens systems.
• Familiarity with PLC, DCS, HMI, instrumentation, and plant control interfaces is preferred.
• Experience leading controls engineering teams and coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide technical direction for controls engineering activities involving gas turbine refurbishment, upgrades, modernization, and redeployment.
• Develop and establish engineering scopes, technical specifications, design standards, and controls requirements for gas turbine projects.
• Provide technical oversight of turbine control system assessments, upgrades, modifications, and integration activities.
• Review engineering designs, drawings, submittals, and vendor documentation for compliance with standards.
• Direct and coordinate internal resources, OEMs, subcontractors, and external technical partners.
• Provide technical dispositions to resolve controls-related issues and project challenges.
• Establish testing, commissioning, and acceptance criteria for turbine controls systems and instrumentation.
• Support modernization of legacy turbine control platforms and plant control systems.
• Coordinate controls engineering with electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and power generation teams.
• Provide technical guidance throughout planning, execution, and startup phases.

Skills

Controls engineering leadership

Gas turbine control systems

Project coordination

Technical direction

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Process standards

Tools

GE Mark IV

GE Mark V

GE Mark VI

GE Mark VIe

Siemens turbine controls

GE ToolboxST

Job description

Manager of Controls Engineering – Gas Turbines

Location: Remote – United States
Travel: Up to 50%

Position Overview

We are seeking a Manager of Controls Engineering – Gas Turbines to lead controls engineering activities supporting gas turbine refurbishment, modernization, and redeployment projects for data center, industrial power, and other mission‑critical applications.

This individual will serve as a technical leader responsible for establishing engineering direction, developing technical standards, defining project scopes, and overseeing controls engineering execution. The role requires strong knowledge of gas turbine control systems, instrumentation, and power generation applications, along with the ability to guide engineering teams and coordinate with OEMs, contractors, and other technical stakeholders.

The position is focused on engineering leadership and technical oversight rather than hands‑on installation, wiring, or routine PLC programming.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and provide technical direction for controls engineering activities involving gas turbine refurbishment, upgrades, modernization, and redeployment.

Develop and establish engineering scopes, technical specifications, design standards, and controls requirements for gas turbine projects.

Provide technical oversight of turbine control system assessments, upgrades, modifications, and integration activities.

Review engineering designs, drawings, technical submittals, and vendor documentation to ensure compliance with project requirements and applicable standards.

Direct and coordinate internal engineering resources, OEMs, subcontractors, and external technical partners.

Provide technical dispositions and engineering recommendations to resolve controls‑related issues and project challenges.

Establish testing, commissioning, and acceptance criteria for turbine controls systems and associated instrumentation.

Support the evaluation and modernization of legacy turbine control platforms and related plant control systems.

Coordinate controls engineering with electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and power generation teams.

Provide technical guidance throughout project planning, engineering, execution, and startup phases.

Develop and maintain engineering processes, documentation, and standards to support consistent project execution.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in controls engineering within the gas turbine, power generation, or related industrial energy sectors.

Strong understanding of gas turbine control systems, instrumentation, and associated electrical and plant control interfaces.

Experience with turbine control platforms such as GE Mark IV, Mark V, Mark VI, Mark VIe, or Siemens systems.

Familiarity with GE ToolboxST and other turbine controls engineering tools is preferred.

Knowledge of PLC, DCS, HMI, instrumentation, generator interfaces, and plant control systems.

Experience developing engineering specifications, scopes of work, technical standards, and design requirements.

Demonstrated ability to review engineering deliverables and provide technical direction to internal and external engineering teams.

Experience managing or leading controls engineering personnel and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams.

Strong technical problem‑solving, communication, and project coordination skills.

Ability to travel up to 50% as project requirements dictate.

Ideal Background

The ideal candidate is a senior‑level controls engineering professional with substantial gas turbine and power generation experience who has progressed into an engineering leadership or management role. This person should understand turbine controls at a deep technical level and be capable of directing engineering work, establishing technical requirements, evaluating solutions, and ensuring projects are executed to the appropriate engineering standards.

This is not a traditional hands‑on controls programming or field installation position. The focus is on managing controls engineering, providing technical authority, and guiding the engineering execution of gas turbine projects.