Project Engineer Manager, Civil

Flint Hills Resources; Bedminster Township, Houston, Katy, Pleasanton (NJ, TX, TX, CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Project Engineering Manager, Civil, to own civil scope across estimating, engineering, construction, environmental, safety, quality, and commercial functions for utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. The role requires translating site data and contract requirements into executable scope for pricing, subcontracting, and field execution.

The position can be based in Pleasanton, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Katy, TX; or Bedminster, NJ,

Qualifications

• Experience supporting civil engineering, civil construction, project engineering, estimating, pre-construction, or field execution.
• Experience interpreting civil drawings, specifications, scope documents, design assumptions, quantity information, and technical requirements.
• Experience coordinating work across engineering, estimating, construction, subcontractors, vendors, or other project stakeholders.
• Experience identifying, documenting, communicating, and escalating project risks, open items, scope gaps, or changes.
• Experience using project data and technical information to support decisions affecting cost, schedule, constructability, quality, safety, environmental compliance, or field execution.
• Ability to travel (25%) to project sites as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Own clear, complete, traceable civil scope across estimating, engineering, construction, environmental, safety, quality, and commercial functions.
• Translate site data, customer and contract requirements, design assumptions, estimates, and permit requirements into executable scope for pricing, subcontracting, design release, handoff, and field execution.
• Identify, assign, communicate, and upscale material civil risks, missing inputs, assumptions, scope gaps, dependencies, exclusions, quantity variances, and unresolved decisions before they affect safety, compliance, procurement, cost, schedule, quality, or field productivity.
• Support high-priority targets by reviewing site and design information and developing civil bid forms, estimate assumptions, customer clarifications, subcontract exhibits, and scope splits.
• Coordinate with engineers of record to review design inputs and deliverables for scope alignment, owner and permit requirements, quantity impacts, constructability, field readiness, and commercial expectations.
• Track civil quantities and cost drivers, and support timely resolution of RFIs, field questions, submittals, design clarifications, test results, nonconformances, as-built reviews, and sequencing concerns.
• Lead civil handoffs by communicating scope, assumptions, exclusions, quantities, risks, permit requirements, subcontractor boundaries, customer commitments, and open items; capture lessons learned to improve future scope definition and execution.

Skills

Civil scope management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Field execution

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering (preferred)

Professional Engineer licensure or Engineer-in-Training

Job description

Bedminster, New Jersey | Houston, Texas | Katy, Texas | Pleasanton, California

DEPCOM Power has an immediate need for a Project Engineering Manager, Civil. This role is responsible for managing civil scope across utility-scale solar and energy storage projects from development through construction.

The position serves as a key liaison between customers, engineering, project management, and construction teams to drive scope alignment, manage risk, and ensure successful project delivery. Serving as the bridge between customers, engineering, project management, and field teams, this individual drives scope clarity, translates technical requirements into executable plans, and closes communication and knowledge gaps that can impact project success.

Operating with a Field First mindset, the Project Engineering Manager ensures our offering, estimates, designs, and plans are understood, aligned, and executable by the field while meeting customer commitments and project objectives.

This position can be based out of any of the following DEPCOM locations: Pleasanton, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Katy, TX (Greater Houston area); or Bedminster, NJ.

Our Team

At DEPCOM, we are a field-first company that puts safety and environmental compliance first—always. We are committed to delivering superior, mutually beneficial customer experiences. Join us as we transform the future of utility-scale solar and energy storage and pursue our vision of becoming the industry’s most competitive EPC and services provider.

At Koch Industries, our Principle Based Management philosophy is at the center of how we do business, and as an employee, you will begin your journey of understanding and applying the way we do business in your everyday work.

What You Will Do

• Own clear, complete, traceable, and field-ready civil scope across estimating, engineering, construction, environmental, safety, quality, and commercial functions.
• Translate site data, customer and contract requirements, design assumptions, estimates, and permit requirements into executable scope for pricing, subcontracting, design release, handoff, and field execution.
• Identify, assign, communicate, and upscale material civil risks, missing inputs, assumptions, scope gaps, dependencies, exclusions, quantity variances, and unresolved decisions before they affect safety, compliance, procurement, cost, schedule, quality, or field productivity.
• Support high-priority targets by reviewing site and design information and developing civil bid forms, estimate assumptions, customer clarifications, subcontract exhibits, and scope splits.
• Coordinate with engineers of record to review design inputs and deliverables for scope alignment, owner and permit requirements, quantity impacts, constructability, field readiness, and commercial expectations.
• Track civil quantities and cost drivers, and support timely resolution of RFIs, field questions, submittals, design clarifications, test results, nonconformances, as-built reviews, and sequencing concerns.
• Lead civil handoffs by communicating scope, assumptions, exclusions, quantities, risks, permit requirements, subcontractor boundaries, customer commitments, and open items; capture lessons learned to improve future scope definition and execution.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience supporting civil engineering, civil construction, project engineering, estimating, pre-construction, or field execution.
• Experience interpreting civil drawings, specifications, scope documents, design assumptions, quantity information, and technical requirements.
• Experience coordinating work across engineering, estimating, construction, subcontractors, vendors, or other project stakeholders.
• Experience identifying, documenting, communicating, and escalating project risks, open items, scope gaps, or changes.
• Experience using project data and technical information to support decisions affecting cost, schedule, constructability, quality, safety, environmental compliance, or field execution.
• Ability to travel (25%) to project sites as business needs require.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an Engineering discipline – Civil engineering degree preferred
• Professional Engineer licensure or Engineer-in-Training certification
• Experience with utility-scale solar, battery energy storage, power generation, heavy civil, or EPC projects
• Experience coordinating with an engineer of record and reviewing civil design deliverables for scope alignment and constructability
• Experience with civil estimating, quantity tracking, subcontract scope development, contract exhibits, or change management
• Knowledge of earthwork, grading, roads, drainage, stormwater, erosion control, underground utilities, survey, testing, and site restoration.
• Experience supporting projects from pre-construction through design, construction, and closeout.

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $170,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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.

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.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistanceinfertility 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.

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.

Bedminster, New Jersey | Katy, Texas | Pleasanton, California | Scottsdale, Arizona