Civil Engineer

Bedminster, New Jersey | Katy, Texas | Pleasanton, California | Scottsdale, Arizona

DEPCOM Power, a leading EPC company in the renewable energy industry, is seeking a Civil Engineer to join our growing team. This role is ideal for an engineer with strong civil design and construction experience who is passionate about solving complex site development challenges and influencing project execution from early development through construction.

As DEPCOM continues to expand its self-perform construction capabilities, this position will play a key role in strengthening our internal civil engineering expertise, improving constructability, and driving innovative site development solutions across utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. You will work closely with Engineering, Project Management, and Construction teams to help deliver safe, cost-effective, and high-quality project outcomes.

This position can be based out of any of the following DEPCOM locations: Pleasanton, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Katy, TX (Greater Houston area); or Bedminster, NJ.

Our Team

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar, battery energy storage, and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction 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.

What You Will Do

• Develop large-scale project civil and site preparation designs
• Monitor construction phase activities, including contractor adherence to civil design plans, managing field adjustments, response for contractor RFI and CORs, and conducting onsite quality assurance for grading and site preparation
• Use critical thinking and engineering knowledge to comply with EPC Contract requirements while driving economic solutions that mutually benefit both DEPCOM and the customer
• Coordinate with other Engineering disciplines (Project, Structural, Electrical)
• Utilize third-party preferred partners to complete grading and erosion control plans, construction specifications, SWPPP, hydrology reports, etc.
• Complete project due diligence via site visits to evaluate grading and site preparation strategy, existing drainage conditions and general site conditions
• Report tasks and civil deliverables status to key internal customers including Project Engineering, Project Management, and Construction
• Review grading and drainage plans, drainage studies, ALTA/topo and other survey documents, and geotechnical reports to make recommendations for project site preparation design and identify schedule and cost constraints
• Organize and lead meetings related to Civil Engineering and site preparation with multiple internal and external project stakeholders.
• Address site challenges such as soil stabilization, foundation design, and erosion control on large-scale developments
• Balance cost, schedule, and quality considerations through value engineering and innovative approaches to civil design and construction
• Implement lessons learned and contribute to the development of standardized workflows and process improvements across civil engineering operations

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• Experience supporting land development and site preparation for large-scale construction projects
• Experience reviewing and applying civil engineering design principles in constructionnvironments
• Experience with stormwater management, drainage design, and erosion control practices
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% for project site visits and field support activities

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience supporting civil permitting and regulatory approval processes
• Experience working with geotechnical investigations, reports, and site recommendations
• Experience performing or reviewing hydrology and drainage analyses
• Experience supporting utility-scale solar PV and/or BESS projects
• Experience supporting land development projects exceeding 50 acres

For this role, we anticipate paying $110,000 - $140,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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 plan includes -

• 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.

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 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.

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