Solar Construction Performance Engineer

Koch; East Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily per diem

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Job summary

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Construction Performance Engineer to drive data-informed decision making across utility-scale solar construction projects. You will develop actionable reporting, dashboards, and forecasts to improve productivity, costs, and schedules at the jobsite.

You will join the Project Controls and Scheduling team, collaborating with field teams to enhance forecasting accuracy, reporting quality, and operational transparency while coaching field

Qualifications

• Experience in construction, project controls, estimating, scheduling, or project management within energy projects.
• Experience performing data analysis using Microsoft Excel or similar tools.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Analyze construction performance data to identify productivity trends, risks, and opportunities across utility-scale solar projects.
• Develop and deliver actionable reporting and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into installation progress, productivity, labor performance, and project execution.
• Track labor productivity, installation rates, labor costs, and workforce utilization across subcontracted and self-perform scopes to support informed decision-making.
• Ensure accurate labor charging, timekeeping, progress tracking, and project data integrity to strengthen cost and performance visibility.
• Build forecasts and predictive analytics that identify emerging schedule, productivity, staffing, and cost risks, enabling proactive mitigation.
• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to evaluate cost and schedule performance and support project controls activities.
• Conduct time studies, workflow assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives to identify inefficiencies and drive productivity gains.
• Partner with project management, construction, field engineering, and project controls teams to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting quality, and operational transparency.
• Train and coach field personnel on productivity measurement, reporting tools, and performance management best practices.
• Standardize performance reporting processes and best practices to drive consistency, scalability, and continuous improvement across projects.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Dashboard reporting

Forecasting

Communication

Tools

Procore

P6

Power BI

InEight

Job description

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Construction Performance Engineer to drive data-informed decision making across utility-scale solar construction projects. You will develop actionable reporting, dashboards, and forecasts to improve productivity, costs, and schedules at the jobsite.

You will join the Project Controls and Scheduling team, collaborating with field teams to enhance forecasting accuracy, reporting quality, and operational transparency while coaching field