Koch Business Solutions, LP
Director, Interconnection Engineering
Koch Business Solutions, LP, Bedminster, New Jersey, United States
Your Job
DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Director, Interconnection Engineering. This position can be based in any of the DEPCOM offices or remotely within the U.S. and will require up to 50% travel between project sites, vendors, and various DEPCOM offices to help kickstart business capability. This position will play a pivotal role in the design and implementation of interconnecting facilities to support Solar (PV) and Energy Storage Power Plants. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop a business strategy for engineering project substations and utility-owned switchyards. This will involve both solidifying near-term strategies to support DEPCOM's pipeline of projects and substations over the next 18 months, and also work to develop internal capabilities around substation design/engineering. This role will benefit from a solid base of engineering talent, while offering opportunity to build out a self-sufficient in-house substation engineering team.
This role does not provide VISA sponsorship.
Our Team
This role will report into the broader Systems Engineering team, which is focused on value-driven engineering solutions to support DEPCOM's projects. DEPCOM's share engineering capability supports the broader organization by preparing construction-ready plan sets, as well as lending consistent support and solutions to our construction, commissioning, and operations teams.
What You Will Do
First 12 months
Assist with Current Projects/Backlog: Oversee electrical designs for Solar and Energy Storage Power Plants from inception to completion, managing multiple projects simultaneously. Develop a Business Strategy: Partner with Upper Management and other Engineering leadership to create a vision and execution strategy to bring HV/Substation Engineering in-house. Substation Expertise: Be the DEPCOM HV Technical SME. Initiate Building Standard Process: Begin developing standard procedures to support accurate and efficient design workflow. Training Current Staff: Leverage current/existing resources to maximize business results and expand current capabilities.
Future Lead a team: Manage and develop team members to drive excellence in HV engineering practices, through value engineering, timely delivery, and meeting code and contract requirements. Be the HV Engineering capability leader: Be a thought leader in creating robust processes and optimizing design practices to support business needs for substations. Partner with Internal Stakeholders: Partner with Estimating, Subcontracts, Procurement and Project Delivery teams to seamlessly integrate designs with executions plans. Establish Vendor/Subcontractor Relationships: Foster and maintain new and current vendor relationships for key equipment and construction labor to precisely execute full scope substation builds. Support Business Development: Assist Business Development in establishing new and existing relationships, developing further potential value. Develop Strategies: Create long-term, durable and reliable solutions for both Engineering and Procurement to ensure HV value-chain is never a constraint for DEPCOM or its customers.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering. Experience in power systems and substation engineering. Proficiency in substation specific engineering aspects, including electrical, P&C, and physical layout. Knowledge of National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, and NFPA 70E. Experience with power systems software suites (e.g. SKM/ETAP, WinIGS/CDEGs).
What Will Put You Ahead Experience in problem solving on active substations builds. General experience with PV and BESS power plant substations. Active PE licensure and eligibility for licensure in multiple states.
For this role, we anticipate paying $180,000- $200,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Director, Interconnection Engineering. This position can be based in any of the DEPCOM offices or remotely within the U.S. and will require up to 50% travel between project sites, vendors, and various DEPCOM offices to help kickstart business capability. This position will play a pivotal role in the design and implementation of interconnecting facilities to support Solar (PV) and Energy Storage Power Plants. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop a business strategy for engineering project substations and utility-owned switchyards. This will involve both solidifying near-term strategies to support DEPCOM's pipeline of projects and substations over the next 18 months, and also work to develop internal capabilities around substation design/engineering. This role will benefit from a solid base of engineering talent, while offering opportunity to build out a self-sufficient in-house substation engineering team.
This role does not provide VISA sponsorship.
Our Team
This role will report into the broader Systems Engineering team, which is focused on value-driven engineering solutions to support DEPCOM's projects. DEPCOM's share engineering capability supports the broader organization by preparing construction-ready plan sets, as well as lending consistent support and solutions to our construction, commissioning, and operations teams.
What You Will Do
First 12 months
Assist with Current Projects/Backlog: Oversee electrical designs for Solar and Energy Storage Power Plants from inception to completion, managing multiple projects simultaneously. Develop a Business Strategy: Partner with Upper Management and other Engineering leadership to create a vision and execution strategy to bring HV/Substation Engineering in-house. Substation Expertise: Be the DEPCOM HV Technical SME. Initiate Building Standard Process: Begin developing standard procedures to support accurate and efficient design workflow. Training Current Staff: Leverage current/existing resources to maximize business results and expand current capabilities.
Future Lead a team: Manage and develop team members to drive excellence in HV engineering practices, through value engineering, timely delivery, and meeting code and contract requirements. Be the HV Engineering capability leader: Be a thought leader in creating robust processes and optimizing design practices to support business needs for substations. Partner with Internal Stakeholders: Partner with Estimating, Subcontracts, Procurement and Project Delivery teams to seamlessly integrate designs with executions plans. Establish Vendor/Subcontractor Relationships: Foster and maintain new and current vendor relationships for key equipment and construction labor to precisely execute full scope substation builds. Support Business Development: Assist Business Development in establishing new and existing relationships, developing further potential value. Develop Strategies: Create long-term, durable and reliable solutions for both Engineering and Procurement to ensure HV value-chain is never a constraint for DEPCOM or its customers.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering. Experience in power systems and substation engineering. Proficiency in substation specific engineering aspects, including electrical, P&C, and physical layout. Knowledge of National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, and NFPA 70E. Experience with power systems software suites (e.g. SKM/ETAP, WinIGS/CDEGs).
What Will Put You Ahead Experience in problem solving on active substations builds. General experience with PV and BESS power plant substations. Active PE licensure and eligibility for licensure in multiple states.
For this role, we anticipate paying $180,000- $200,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr