Construction Performance Engineer

Your Job DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Construction Performance Engineer to drive data-informed decision making across utility-scale solar construction projects. This role plays a critical part in improving project outcomes by delivering actionable insights into productivity, cost, and schedule performance-enabling field teams to proactively address risks and optimize execution across the jobsite. Travel Requirements This is a full-time, site-based position that includes daily per diem and monthly home rotations. Visa Sponsorship This position is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship. Our Team You will join the Project Controls and Scheduling team within the Project and Construction Management organization. This team partners closely with field construction teams to provide visibility into project performance, enabling better decisions that improve productivity, schedule adherence, and overall project outcomes. What You Will Do Analyze construction performance data to identify productivity trends, risks, and opportunities across utility-scale solar projects. Develop and deliver actionable reporting and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into installation progress, productivity, labor performance, and project execution. Track labor productivity, installation rates, labor costs, and workforce utilization across subcontracted and self-perform scopes to support informed decision-making. Ensure accurate labor charging, timekeeping, progress tracking, and project data integrity to strengthen cost and performance visibility. Build forecasts and predictive analytics that identify emerging schedule, productivity, staffing, and cost risks, enabling proactive mitigation. Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to evaluate cost and schedule performance and support project controls activities. Conduct time studies, workflow assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives to identify inefficiencies and drive productivity gains. Partner with project management, construction, field engineering, and project controls teams to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting quality, and operational transparency. Train and coach field personnel on productivity measurement, reporting tools, and performance management best practices. Standardize performance reporting processes and best practices to drive consistency, scalability, and continuous improvement across projects. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Experience in construction, project controls, estimating, scheduling, or project management within industrial, infrastructure, or energy projects Experience performing data analysis using Microsoft Excel or similar tools (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, or data summarization techniques) Experience interpreting construction or project data (e.g., productivity, labor hours, installation rates, or quantities) to support decision making Valid U.S. driver's license What Will Put You Ahead Background in utility-scale construction or renewable energy projects, including field-based roles (e.g., Field Engineer, Superintendent, Project Engineer) Experience applying Earned Value Management (EVM) and developing forecasting models or predictive analytics to identify schedule, productivity, and cost risks Experience using construction or project controls software (e.g., Procore, P6, Power BI, SmartSheet, InEight) Experience leveraging data to drive process improvements, performance optimization, and better project outcomes 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. 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. Employee Philosophy 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. 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 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Koch Business Solutions, LP