O&M District Manager

Koch; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking an O&M District Manager to oversee BESS and solar operations across the West Region. You will lead site teams, mentor technicians and managers, and coordinate with regional leaders to drive reliable site performance.

You will travel between sites, champion safety, and ensure maintenance programs are executed with strong operational follow-through.

Qualifications

• Experience with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), PV, or related power generation equipment.
• Proven people leadership experience.
• Knowledge of batteries, cooling systems, inverters, substations, and related renewable power components.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Build team capability through leadership, coaching, mentoring, and regular site support.
• Partner with Regional Manager to support site performance and maintenance execution.
• Ensure work orders are completed and report maintenance productivity by site.
• Support safety procedures, compliance, and site cleanliness.
• Attend owner meetings to clarify operations, maintenance activities, and issue resolution.
• Oversee inventory, documentation, audits, and discrepancy follow-up across sites.
• Explain warranty work and required documentation for RCA performance.
• Travel between sites to support BESS and solar site technicians and managers.

Skills

BESS experience

People leadership

Batteries and power systems

Valid driver's license

Tools

SCADA knowledge

Job description

DEPCOM Power is looking for an O&M District Manager to support Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and Solar operations across the West Region. This role will support multiple sites and help build team capability through leadership, coaching, operational follow-through, and safety excellence. The ideal candidate will bring hands‑on renewable power generation experience, a strong field leadership mindset, and the ability to partner with site teams, customers, and regional leaders to support reliable site performance.

Our Team

At DEPCOM Power, we design, build, and operate some of the largest and most efficient solar plants for leading utility companies and asset owners. Our expert solar industry veterans have created an O&M service portfolio of 1.5+ GW across the United States. Our superior capabilities are continuously expanding to provide enhanced energy solutions across the broader energy industry sector. As part of Koch Engineered Solutions, and with locations across the United States, we are looking for ambitious and entrepreneurial‑spirited professionals to join us on our growth journey to transform one of America’s fastest‑growing energy sectors. To learn more about DEPCOM Power, visit www.depcompower.com.

What You Will Do

• Build team capability through leadership, coaching, mentoring, and regular support of site technicians and site managers.
• Partner with the Regional Manager to support site performance, maintenance execution, and communication across assigned West Region sites.
• Ensure assigned work orders are completed and report on maintenance program productivity by site.
• Support compliance with company safety procedures, compliance procedures, site security expectations, and cleanliness standards.
• Attend owner meetings as needed to provide clarification on site operations, maintenance activities, and field issue resolution.
• Oversee inventory storage, documentation, replacement, audits, and discrepancy follow‑up across assigned sites.
• Ensure site teams understand warranty work, extra work, pass‑through expenses, and required documentation for root cause analysis (RCA) performance.
• Travel between sites as needed to support BESS technicians, solar site technicians, and site managers.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), photovoltaic (PV), or related power generation equipment.
• People leadership experience.
• Knowledge of batteries, cooling systems, inverters, trackers, combiner boxes, substations, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), controls, direct current (DC) systems, wiring, or related renewable power generation applications.
• Valid driver’s license.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Knowledge of medium voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV) power distribution equipment.
• Customer‑facing experience providing updates on field issue resolution, schedules, or maintenance activities.
• Experience supporting both BESS and solar operations across multiple sites.
• Experience managing site‑level budgets, forecasting expenses, and monitoring financial performance across multiple locations.

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 works 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 ourbusiness philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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
• may also include infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• 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 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.