Midstream energy infrastructure operator across North America
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.
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.
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.
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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