Civil Superintendent

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Rosebud (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Koch Business Solutions, LP (through DEPCOM Power) seeks a Civil Superintendent to lead field execution of civil work on utility-scale solar and BESS projects, coordinating with project leadership, subcontractors, safety, and environmental teams to deliver safe, high-quality outcomes.

Based in Rosebud, TX, this site-based role involves travel and rotating home trips every 3–4 weeks. You will drive safety, schedule, and cost performance while advancing PBM leadership across field teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading self-perform civil crews and coordinating civil subcontractors, enforcing standards and schedule adherence.
• Hands-on ability to read and interpret civil drawings, grading plans, and specifications to direct field work.
• Working knowledge of survey principles, elevations, benchmarks, grade stakes, and survey equipment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel) and a valid driver's license for travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety culture by modeling safe behaviors and proactively addressing field risks.
• Lead and oversee self-perform civil work and civil subcontractors on utility-scale solar and BESS projects.
• Apply Principle Based Management (PBM) to lead through influence and develop field teams.
• Plan and drive weekly execution with three-week look-ahead plans and cross-team coordination.
• Manage civil scope performance to schedule, budget, and contract requirements, verifying plans and conditions.
• Coordinate with Environmental and site leadership to meet environmental requirements.
• Maintain daily communication across crews, subcontractors and stakeholders to drive alignment.
• Identify and implement field innovations to improve safety, quality, schedule reliability and cost.

Skills

Self-perform civil crews

Civil subcontractor coordination

PBM leadership

Safety leadership

Reading civil drawings

Survey principles

MS Office

Driver's license

Job description

Your Job

As a Civil Superintendent with DEPCOM Power, you will lead field execution of civil work on utility-scale solar and battery energy storage (BESS) projects. You'll partner with project leadership, civil subcontractors, safety, and environmental teams to deliver safe, high-quality work while improving schedule predictability and field accountability.

Current Project Site Opportunities Southwest Portfolio

Potential Locations: Rosebud, TX

Location subject to change depending on business needs

Travel

Site based role with home trip rotations (typically every 3-4 weeks)

Compensation

$125,000 - $150,000 (flexible based on experience)

Our Team

DEPCOM's Project Delivery Organization executes full turnkey PV and BESS plants with collection substations and generations transmission lines. We utilize preferred partnerships with key vendors and subcontractors while coordinating with interconnection utilities across the nation.

What You Will Do

• Champion DEPCOM's safetyfirst culture by modeling safe behaviors, holding subcontractors accountable to expectations, and proactively identifying and addressing fieldlevel risks before they impact people or projects.
• Lead and execute self-perform civil work and oversee civil subcontractors on utility-scale solar and BESS project sites, reinforcing DEPCOM standards for safety, quality, and productivity.
• Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities by applying Principle Based Management (PBM) to lead through influence today and prepare for future people leadership responsibilities, including coaching, setting clear expectations, and developing field teams as the organization grows.
• Plan and drive weekly execution by building and communicating three-week look-ahead plans, tracking constraints, and coordinating priorities across teams.
• Manage civil scope performance to schedule, budget, and contract requirements while verifying work and site conditions align with approved plans, specifications, and civil scopes (grading, utilities, erosion control), escalating risks early and driving recovery actions
• Partner with DEPCOM Environmental and site leadership to support compliance with local, state, and project-specific environmental requirements.
• Maintain strong, daily communication and reporting across self-perform crews, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders to drive alignment, remove obstacles, and enable timely, informed decisions.
• Proactively identify, evaluate, and implement field-driven innovations that improve self-perform execution, reduce waste, and enhance safety, quality, schedule reliability, and cost performance.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience leading self-perform civil crews and managing civil subcontractors, with direct responsibility for coordinating scopes, enforcing standards, and driving schedule adherence
• Demonstrated experience executing civil scopes including site clearing, grading (cut/fill and mass excavation), soil balancing, erosion and sediment control, and installation of underground utilities
• Hands-on experience reading and interpreting civil drawings, grading plans, and specifications to direct field execution of work
• Working knowledge of survey principles, including elevations, benchmarks, grade stakes, and use of survey/layout equipment to verify installed work
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Valid driver's license with the ability to travel to and work on project sites

What Will Put You Ahead

• 3+ years of experience supporting utility-scale solar and/or BESS projects, including civil scope execution on active job sites
• Experience with SWPPP compliance, erosion control, grading plans, stormwater management, and site drainage, including supporting field execution
• Experience working on construction projects in Texas, including state and local permitting requirements, county-level inspection processes, and weather-related construction impacts
• Hands-on experience with concrete work, including foundations, equipment pads, and/or structural placements for energy or heavy civil projects

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering and operations and maintenance services. Our highly skilled team of conventional and renewable power industry experts work to deliver the lowest cost of energy and the highest rate of return.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).