Information Technology Director

Equipment & Controls, Inc. • Full-time • Lawrence, PA, US • 1w ago

Description

Equipment & Controls, Inc. is a successful and innovative Emerson Impact Partner. ECI provides an entrepreneurial opportunity for each employee to achieve our common mission of Delivering Successful Customer Outcomes 100% of the Time. Our customer base includes oil and gas, chemical, power, food and beverage, mining and metals, life sciences, pulp and paper, refining, petrochemical, OEM and nuclear industries. With offices in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, ECI is the region’s leader in process control and industrial automation products and solutions. We seek individuals that share our passion for excellence.

Department: Information Technology

Location: Lawrence, PA

Job Summary

The IT Director provides strategic and operational leadership for all information technology functions, ensuring technology capabilities directly support business objectives, growth, and operational resilience. This role partners closely with executive leadership and business stakeholders to define and execute a multi-year IT strategy that sustains alignment with current technological standards & digital modernization, strengthens security, improves scalability, and delivers measurable business value.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership for all information technology functions, ensuring IT capabilities directly support business objectives, growth, and operational resilience.
Define and execute a multi-year IT strategy and roadmap that balances modernization, security, scalability, cost optimization, and user experience.
Partner with executive leadership and business stakeholders to translate business needs into pragmatic technology, data, and platform solutions with clear value and measurable outcomes.
Establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards, technology principles, and governance to ensure systems are secure, scalable, integrated, and fit for purpose.
Lead the evaluation, selection, and lifecycle management of enterprise platforms, infrastructure, applications, and cloud services, including licensing and vendor contracts.
Oversee IT financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, vendor spend, and ROI analysis across internal services and third-party providers.
Build and mature vendor management practices, including performance metrics, service level expectations, risk management, and continuous improvement.
Ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing IT operations in a hybrid environment, including networks, systems, communications platforms, and business-critical applications.
Establish and enforce IT policies, standards, and controls aligned with security, compliance, and risk management requirements.
Drive continuous improvement in quality through disciplined testing, quality assurance, automation, and operational excellence practices.
Develop and lead IT talent, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and customer-oriented service.
Improve end user effectiveness by enabling strong adoption, training, and support models that emphasize system value, usability, and business outcomes.

Requirements

The Ideal Candidate:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
IT leadership experience, including responsibility for enterprise systems, platforms, and cross-functional technology initiatives.
Demonstrated success leading enterprise technology modernization projects (e.g., ERP, data platforms, analytics, cloud, or infrastructure) with measurable business impact.
Experience establishing and managing cloud-based end-to-end analytics and management platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric).
Experience establishing and operating IT governance, architecture standards, and data governance practices.
Experience with common cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, etc.).
Strong understanding of enterprise IT domains including applications, infrastructure, networking, security, and data platforms.
Proven ability to partner effectively with executive leadership and business stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business language.
Track record of building, leading, and developing high-performing IT teams and managing external vendors and service providers.
Experience operating in complex, multi-system environments and delivering integrated, scalable solutions.
Prior experience with ERP, CRM, or enterprise business platforms (e.g., IFS or similar systems) is strongly preferred.

Required Competencies

STRATEGIC COLLABORATION - Builds strong, trust-based relationships across the organization to align technology initiatives with business priorities. Encourages collaboration, shared accountability, and constructive problem-solving at all levels.
BUSINESS & CUSTOMER FOCUS - Understands internal customer needs and delivers technology solutions that improve productivity, reliability, and user experience. Balances service quality, cost, and risk while maintaining clear communication and transparency.
INTEGRITY & ACCOUNTABILITY - Acts with professionalism, ethical judgment, and transparency. Takes ownership of decisions and outcomes, upholds governance and compliance standards, and models responsible leadership.

Core Competencies

WORK COLLABORATIVELY - Promotes an inclusive and positive environment that encourages collaboration and teambuilding across all levels of the organization and seeks opportunities to work with others to resolve obstacles that may prevent the organization from achieving its goals.
CUSTOMER FOCUS - Demonstrates the desire and knowledge of customer needs by providing personalized, professional and courteous service, accurate information, continuous communication, and ability to accept criticism and handles customer complaints in an appropriate manner.
INTEGRITY - Behaves ethically, acts fairly, and takes responsibility – Choosing an ethical course of action through a strict code of ethics, treating others with honesty, fairness, and respect, taking and accepting responsibility for ones decisions and actions.

Additional Details

We provide our team with everything needed for success, including world-class products, excellent initial and ongoing training and top-notch work equipment. We reward hard work and success with a competitive base salary and benefits package, as well as a retirement savings program, which includes 401(k) with company match and profit sharing. Salary is based on experience. EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disability