Workforce Manager

Your Job Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS), a Koch Engineered Solutions Company, is adding a Workforce Manager to our team. This role will report to the Director of Project Services and will be based at our facility in Houston, TX or Baton Rouge, LA. This high-visibility leadership role will focus on evolving our workforce forecasting, utilization, and dispatch processes to meet the rapidly changing demands of our projects and business goals. This person must thrive in dynamic environments and excel in guiding teams through transformational change and innovative experimentation. This role is not open to Visa sponsorship. Our Team KSPS is the industry expert in installation, inspection, and technical project services for tower, vessel, combustion, and mass transfer equipment in the refining and chemicals industry. We support customers across the full lifecycle of construction and turnaround projects—helping reduce downtime, improve reliability, and drive long-term operational performance. What You Will Do Lead, develop, and coach a team of workforce coordinators, building capability in forecasting, mobilization, and execution excellence. Create a high-performing, accountable team culture aligned with Principle Based Management, focused on ownership, continuous improvement, and results. Establish clear roles, expectations, and performance metrics, and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and development planning. Guide the team through process and capability improvements, helping individuals adopt new tools and ways of working. Partner closely with Project Management and Operations leaders to align workforce plans with project needs and priorities. Oversee workforce forecasting, utilization, and mobilization processes, ensuring the team can respond quickly to changing demands. Enable the team to leverage data and analytics to improve decision-making, resource optimization, and overall effectiveness. Provide leadership with insight into team performance, workforce trends, and capacity gaps, while developing your team’s ability to interpret and act on data. Support and evolve workforce development programs, including apprenticeship and IRA initiatives, to build future capability. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Proven experience leading, developing, and coaching teams, particularly in dynamic or changing environments. Demonstrated ability to build strong, accountable teams and elevate individual and team performance. Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Ability to manage operational priorities, resources or workflows while maintaining responsibility for team leadership and employee support. Demonstrated ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and implement solutions to address operational, business, or team-related challenges. What Will Put You Ahead Experience in workforce planning, staffing, or resource coordination, with a track record of improving team effectiveness. Experience leading teams through process improvement or transformation initiatives. Familiarity with Principle Based Management. Background in industrial construction, turnarounds, or field operations. Experience working with apprenticeship, IRA, or workforce development programs. Exposure to employee relations and team performance management. 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, Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) provides code welding work related to repair, revamp, replacement and field fabrication of towers and vessels, piping and specialty welding, mass transfer equipment installation, inspection and professional project services. 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). #J-18808-Ljbffr