Senior Controls & Automation Leader

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; Midland, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is seeking a Controls Manager to provide technical and people leadership for control systems, automation, and SCADA across the Midland basin facilities.

You will drive reliability, standardization, and strategic direction of DCS, PLCs, and networks while mentoring Controls Specialists. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, IT, and Reliability teams, develop training plans, lead upgrades, ensure safety and compliance, and promote a strong safety culture at

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in industrial controls and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and supervise Controls Specialists across basin operations.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and manage workload planning.
• Act as Midland basin-wide technical authority for automation and controls.
• Reduce reliance on third-party contractors.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture.
• Oversee design and lifecycle management of DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems (DeltaV, OPTO, Allen-Bradley).
• Establish standards, best practices, and documentation requirements.
• Provide escalation support for complex automation issues.
• Ensure failsafe design and ESD compliance.
• Oversee automated reporting and historian architecture.
• Lead root cause analysis for control system events.
• Develop and maintain training plans for controls personnel.
• Deliver technical training as required.
• Maintain SOPs and control documentation.
• Lead automation projects, upgrades, and integrations.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, IT, and vendors.
• Ensure projects align with standards and reliability goals.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Industrial controls & automation

Communication skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

DeltaV

OPTO

Allen-Bradley PLC

PLC ladder logic

Historian design

MS Word & Excel

Job description

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is seeking a Controls Manager to provide technical and people leadership for control systems, automation, and SCADA across the Midland basin facilities.

You will drive reliability, standardization, and strategic direction of DCS, PLCs, and networks while mentoring Controls Specialists. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, IT, and Reliability teams, develop training plans, lead upgrades, ensure safety and compliance, and promote a strong safety culture at