Koch Industries

Civil Estimator

Koch Industries$110K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in heavy civil construction, estimating, or project management.
  • Proficiency in cost estimating practices and software like InEight.
  • Experience with takeoff tools such as Bluebeam or AgTek.
  • Strong knowledge of earthwork, foundations, and site development activities.
  • Background in preparing estimates for construction projects.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance civil estimating processes for greater accuracy and efficiency.
  • Create detailed cost estimates for solar and battery storage projects.
  • Maintain historical cost data and estimating tools to inform estimates.
  • Align project cost estimates with RFP requirements for renewable energy projects.
  • Collaborate with teams to assess project opportunities and optimize costs.
  • Identify project risks and contribute to mitigation strategies.
  • Engage in pre-bid meetings and client discussions to refine estimates.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance and accident death and dismemberment coverage.
  • Disability insurance and retirement savings options.
  • Generous paid vacation/time off and educational assistance.
  • Support for infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
Full Job Description
Your Job

DEPCOM is currently hiring a Civil Estimator. This position ideally will be based in our Houston, TX, Scottsdale, AZ, or Bedminster, NJ office; however, remote work within the U.S. is an option. This position is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship.

What You Will Do

As a Civil Estimator at DEPCOM Power, you will help develop accurate, detailed project estimates that support our solar and battery energy storage projects. You will work closely with business development, engineering, and project delivery teams to prepare competitive estimates that align with project execution strategies and business objectives.
  • Support the refinement of civil estimating processes and templates to improve accuracy and efficiency.
  • Develop detailed civil cost estimates for solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
  • Maintain estimating tools, historical cost data, and productivity assumptions used to prepare estimates.
  • Prepare project cost estimates aligned with RFP requirements for utility-scale renewable energy projects.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to evaluate project opportunities and optimize project costs.
  • Identify project risks and support development of mitigation strategies.
  • Participate in pre-bid meetings, client discussions, and estimate review sessions.
  • Conduct site visits as needed and document findings that improve estimate quality and project planning.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
  • Experience in heavy civil construction, estimating, construction management, and/or project management.
  • Knowledge of cost estimating practices and estimating software such as InEight or similar platforms.
  • Experience using takeoff software such as Bluebeam, AgTek, or similar tools.
  • Understanding of earthwork, foundations, roads, drainage, and site development activities.
  • Experience preparing or supporting project estimates for construction projects.

What Will Put You Ahead
  • Experience supporting civil construction projects within commercial, renewable energy, or utility-scale solar environments.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience working with field and engineering teams to improve estimating accuracy.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field.
  • Experience leveraging generative AI to streamline workflows and improve outcomes.


For this role, we anticipate paying $110,000 - $150,000 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 .

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.

About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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