Solar Site Field Engineer — Midwest Portfolio Projects

Koch; Harrodsburg (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Education assistance

Paid vacation

Job summary

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Solar Site Field Engineer to support utility-scale solar and energy infrastructure projects across the United States. This project-site-based role involves on-site work at active construction sites with home-trip rotations typically every 3–4 weeks.

You will service the Mid-West portfolio, collaborating with project teams, performing field engineering, quality control, drone operations, RFIs, and inspections to ensure design conformance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a technical discipline.
• Experience operating drones or holding a UAS license.
• Experience in Field Engineering, Project Engineering, or Construction Management in Renewables.
• Experience in a leadership position.
• Experience communicating in multilingual environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate inspections with AHJs and local authorities.
• Create and conduct First Article Inspections (FAIs) to verify design conformance.
• Maintain and redline construction and engineering drawings.
• Manage RFIs between construction teams, engineers, vendors, and owners.
• Hold subcontractors and self-perform teams to their Scopes of Work.
• Review construction material submittals and specifications.
• Assist in preparing specifications, data sheets, and pre-construction planning.
• Maintain storm water documentation logs and remediation tracking.
• Proactively manage project constraints with project management and field teams.
• Operate drones to capture construction progress and issues.

Skills

Team collaboration

Deadline-driven

Data reporting

Drone operations

Field engineering

Leadership

Multilingual communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

UAS license

Job description

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, seeks a Solar Site Field Engineer to support utility-scale solar and energy infrastructure projects across the United States. This project-site-based role involves on-site work at active construction sites with home-trip rotations typically every 3–4 weeks.

You will service the Mid-West portfolio, collaborating with project teams, performing field engineering, quality control, drone operations, RFIs, and inspections to ensure design conformance,