Senior Controls Engineering Leader: Strategy

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

Job summary

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Controls Engineering Leader to shape the future of our Controls Engineering team. This role will guide a team of engineers and drive the evolution of our control strategy, technical capabilities, and ways of working to position the business for long-term growth and customer value.

The ideal candidate is a proven people leader who thrives on continuous improvement, innovation, and transformation, and who can partner across engineering,

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading engineering teams or technical organizations.
• Experience with industrial control systems, automation, or process controls.
• Proven ability to drive change, continuous improvement, or organizational transformation.

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

Engineering leadership

Industrial controls

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Controls Engineering Leader to shape the future of our Controls Engineering team. This role will guide a team of engineers and drive the evolution of our control strategy, technical capabilities, and ways of working to position the business for long-term growth and customer value.

The ideal candidate is a proven people leader who thrives on continuous improvement, innovation, and transformation, and who can partner across engineering,