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 ensures projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with laws, codes, and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Cover all engineering disciplines to support project design, drawing updates, permitting, environmental and safety excellence, and resolve engineering issues.
• Facilitate weekly internal engineering meetings during pre-construction to ensure alignment across disciplines and project stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships by participating in meetings and presentations, responding to questions & requests, and identifying opportunities for long-term partnership.
• 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.

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.