Project Engineer

About the role

The Project Engineer at DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, supports utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects ranging up to 600MW. This role involves coordinating with all engineering disciplines, facilitating internal meetings, building customer relationships, collaborating with permitting agencies, and maintaining engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Cover all engineering disciplines to support project design, drawing updates, permitting, environmental and safety excellence, and resolving engineering issues.
• Facilitate weekly internal engineering meetings during pre-construction to ensure alignment across disciplines and project stakeholders.
• Participate in meetings and presentations, respond to questions & requests, and identify opportunities for long-term partnerships with customers.
• Collaborate with permitting agencies nationwide to obtain construction permits aligned with project schedules, environmental & safety standards, and contractual requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally with procurement, scheduling, construction, quality, and commissioning teams to ensure design criteria and requirements are clearly documented and executed.
• Maintain engineering and design documentation, including revisions, transmittals, RFIs, submittals, and change requests, using project document control systems such as Procore.
• Identify project constraints, develop mitigation plans, ensure regulatory compliance, and supervise 1-2 Field Engineers.

Requirements

• Utility solar or large-scale construction experience or an employee of a Koch company with engineering experience.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in an Engineering discipline and/or Construction Management.
• Valid US Driver’s License.
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Engineering experience in capital projects and permitting.
• EPC experience.
• Civil/Stormwater design experience.
• Solar and/or Battery Energy Storage experience.

Benefits

DEPCOM Power offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Pay

$110,000 to $140,000 per year.

Schedule

Initially supporting a new project site in Burt County, Nebraska. This role offers flexibility to be based remotely (preferred mid-west area) in the U.S. with up to 50% travel. Travel is typically 2 times monthly, Monday-Friday, contingent to business needs.