Director of Engineering and Controls, Systems Integration

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? ... 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. 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