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Civil Scope Engineer

Location(s)

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

Company

DEPCOM Power

Career Field

Engineering

Job Number

194554

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DEPCOM Power has an immediate need for a Civil Scope Engineer. This role sits within DEPCOM's Civil & Structural Engineering capability and supports utility-scale solar and energy storage projects from target development through construction. The primary function of this role is to provide civil scope certainty by translating engineering requirements, site constraints, estimates, design assumptions, owner commitments, obtained permit requirements, and field needs into clear, executable scope.

The role is field-first, safety- and environmentally-compliance focused, commitment-driven, cost-conscious, and customer-aware. The selected individual will create value by contributing to the clarity, completeness, traceability, and field readiness of civil scope across estimating, engineering, project engineering, construction, environmental, and commercial interfaces.

Join our team and leverage your technical experience in civil engineering judgment, pre-construction scope discipline, and project engineering follow-through to reduce project & scope ambiguity and risk to ensure constructability, quality, and project execution readiness.

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.

The preferred location for this role is Katy, TX. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

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 escalate 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 discpline - 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 $120,000 - $160,000 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. 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 work 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 our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and 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, aquí, or tu).

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