Subcontract Manager - Mechanical

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability

Job summary

DEPCOM Power seeks a Subcontract Manager - Mechanical to lead mechanical subcontracting across our portfolio in Scottsdale, AZ. You will manage scope, bids, negotiations, and change orders, while building strong relationships with mechanical subcontractors.

Responsibilities include evaluating bids, negotiating terms, and coordinating with Project Management to align strategies with project estimates. This role advances DEPCOM's procurement, engineering and construction goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical or solar installation construction.
• Experience negotiating commercial terms with contractors.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications.
• Experience developing or evaluating scopes of work and pricing for mechanical construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate mechanical scopes of work and identify gaps before award.
• Evaluate subcontractor bids, pricing and execution capability, and provide award recommendations.
• Lead commercial negotiations with mechanical subcontractors on scope, terms, pricing and change orders.
• Own and develop DEPCOM's relationships with mechanical subcontractors, serving as their primary contact across the portfolio.
• Identify and qualify new mechanical contractors and maintain a capable partner base.
• Monitor work concentration across the mechanical partner base.
• Support Project Management on subcontract vs. self-perform strategy.
• Provide market intelligence on mechanical contractor capability, capacity and pricing.
• Escalate higher-risk commercial and contractual matters to the Director of Subcontracts.

Skills

Mechanical Subcontracts

Bid Evaluation

Contract Negotiation

Supplier Relationships

Drawings & Specs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Your Job

DEPCOM Power is seeking a Subcontract Manager - Mechanical scope. This is a discipline role covering mechanical subcontracting across our portfolio, from scope development and bid evaluation through negotiation and change management. Located in Scottsdale, AZ, this position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Our Team

You will join DEPCOM's Subcontracts function within Supply Chain, reporting to the Director of Subcontracts, and work daily with Project Managers, Field Operations Managers, Bidding & Estimating and Engineering. You will be one of a small group of discipline managers covering civil, mechanical and electrical, each responsible for their trade across the portfolio.

What You Will Do

• Develop and evaluate mechanical scopes of work and identify gaps before award
• Evaluate subcontractor bids, pricing and execution capability, and provide award recommendations to Project Management
• Lead commercial negotiations with mechanical subcontractors on scope, terms, pricing and change orders against the project estimate
• Own and develop DEPCOM's relationships with mechanical subcontractors, serving as their primary point of contact across the portfolio
• Identify and qualify new mechanical contractors and maintain a capable, resilient partner base
• Monitor work concentration across the mechanical partner base
• Support Project Management on subcontract versus self-perform strategy
• Provide market intelligence on mechanical contractor capability, capacity and pricing
• Escalate higher-risk commercial and contractual matters to the Director of Subcontracts

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in mechanical or solar installation construction gained with a contractor, as a subcontracts manager at an EPC, or in construction management, field engineering or project engineering at an EPC
• Experience negotiating commercial terms, pricing or change orders directly with contractors or suppliers
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications
• Experience developing or evaluating scopes of work and pricing for mechanical construction

What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Qualifications)

• Utility-scale solar construction experience
• Demonstrated success building and maintaining long-term contractor or supplier relationships
• Working knowledge of piling, racking and module installation at utility scale
• Experience on projects where in-house crews and subcontractors share scope on the same site
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Business or a related field

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

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. 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

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.

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