PPS is seeking an experienced Controls Engineering Manager to lead its controls and automation function. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an experienced controls professional who can manage a technical team while also providing expertise in PLCs, HMI/SCADA, industrial networks, instrumentation, and automated piping/process systems. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in industrial controls, electrical systems, and automation, along with the leadership skills needed to manage engineers, technicians, programmers, contractors, and vendors. Key Responsibilities • Lead, mentor, schedule, and develop a team of controls engineers, automation technicians, and programmers. • Oversee the design, programming, integration, commissioning, and maintenance of PLC, HMI, SCADA, and control systems. • Support automated piping, fluid-handling, and process systems, ensuring reliable operation and system performance. • Provide technical leadership for new system installations, upgrades, retrofits, and modernization of legacy control systems. • Troubleshoot complex controls, electrical, instrumentation, and industrial-network issues while minimizing equipment downtime. • Develop and maintain controls standards, programming practices, documentation, electrical schematics, and system architectures. • Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, project management, and field teams to resolve technical issues and improve system reliability. • Manage controls-related projects, including scope development, budgeting, estimating, scheduling, procurement, and commissioning. • Coordinate contractors, integrators, equipment suppliers, and other external vendors. • Ensure control-system designs and installations comply with applicable UL, NFPA, OSHA, electrical, and industrial safety requirements. • Participate in critical troubleshooting and provide technical direction during system failures and production-impacting events. • Identify opportunities to improve automation, reliability, efficiency, maintainability, and overall system performance. Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Industrial Automation, or a related technical discipline. • 5–8+ years of controls/automation engineering experience, with at least 2–5 years in a supervisory or management capacity. • Strong hands-on experience with PLC programming and industrial automation systems. • Experience with platforms such as Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, or DeltaV. • Experience developing or supporting HMI and SCADA systems. • Working knowledge of industrial communication networks, including Ethernet/EtherNet/IP, Modbus, or similar protocols. • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, control drawings, instrumentation diagrams, and related technical documentation. • Experience troubleshooting both legacy and modern control systems. • Strong understanding of industrial electrical safety and applicable NFPA, UL, and OSHA standards. • Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and coordinating contractors or vendors. • Strong analytical, communication, project-management, and problem-solving skills. Job Number: 5191