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Targa Resources Tech Stack

Midstream energy infrastructure operator across North America

Oil and Gas Houston, Texas 1,001–5,000 employees Founded 2005 Public Company

Targa operates critical natural gas and NGL pipeline and processing infrastructure across North America. The tech stack reveals a traditional industrial operations footprint—Allen-Bradley PLCs, Honeywell DCS, Maximo asset management, PI System for data collection—now adopting OPC UA and Ignition, signaling a modernization push toward smarter monitoring and automation. Active hiring is heavily weighted toward engineering and operations roles, with projects focused on station commissioning, mechanical integrity programs, and Python-based automation, reflecting a shift toward data-driven reliability and uptime optimization.

Tech Stack 95 technologies

Core StackAllen-Bradley Python Power BI DCS Microsoft Office ETAP Maximo PLC Allegro Excel Allen-Bradley Logix 5000 PI Vision PI Web API OPC UA PowerShell SQL VBScript Azure Machine Learning Seeq PI System Word Outlook Oracle Financial Cloud Controllogix CompactLogix Modicon Wonderware System Platform Rockwell FactoryTalk DeltaV Honeywell+65 more
AdoptingOPC UA Ignition

What Targa Resources Is Building

Challenges

  • Reducing equipment downtime
  • Optimizing station performance
  • Energy conservation
  • Compliance with ferc regulations
  • Ensuring safety training compliance
  • Stability of trading systems
  • Maintaining pipeline integrity
  • Maximizing on-stream time of major equipment
  • Ensuring equipment reliability
  • Resolving electrical design problems

Active Projects

  • I&e construction completion
  • Inspection program development
  • Commissioning new stations and units
  • Mechanical integrity and reliability program execution
  • Developing rbi programs
  • Python scripts for automation
  • Construction support for new stations
  • Process simulations for cryogenic gas plants
  • Badlands central crude and natural gas pipeline and facility projects
  • Root cause failure analysis

Hiring Activity

Accelerating270 roles · 130 in 30d

Department

Engineering
117
Ops
90
Operations
9
Logistics
8
Construction
7
Finance
5
Support
5
Legal
4

Seniority

Mid
153
Senior
46
Junior
39
Manager
10
Lead
6
Director
1
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About Targa Resources

Targa Resources is a publicly traded midstream company headquartered in Houston, with operations connecting natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) to domestic and international markets. The company operates one of North America's largest independent midstream infrastructure networks, including natural gas processing plants, transportation pipelines, and related facilities. With 1,001–5,000 employees, Targa is actively scaling engineering and operations capacity—268 open roles with 129 posted in the last 30 days. Current project activity centers on station commissioning, mechanical integrity program execution, process simulation for cryogenic plants, and failure analysis, alongside Python automation development to improve operational efficiency.

HeadquartersHouston, Texas
Company Size1,001–5,000 employees
Founded2005
Hiring MarketsUnited States

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does Targa Resources use?

Industrial automation (Allen-Bradley PLCs, Honeywell DCS, FactoryTalk), asset management (Maximo), real-time data (PI System, PI Vision, PI Web API), cloud (Azure Machine Learning), analytics (Power BI), and process control (Wonderware, DeltaV, Modicon). Currently adopting OPC UA and Ignition.

Where is Targa Resources headquartered?

Houston, Texas. The company is a publicly traded midstream operator founded in 2005, with 1,001–5,000 employees and hiring exclusively in the United States.

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