Koch Industries

Director, Civil Operations

Koch Industries$125K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience leading civil construction operations in utility-scale energy or large self-perform environments.
  • Proven track record managing multiple projects and regions with a focus on operational performance.
  • Strong capability in leading and developing field leadership teams.
  • Demonstrated experience in using KPIs and metrics for continuous improvement.
  • Skill in optimizing productivity and operational efficiency in construction settings.
  • Willingness to travel up to 60% for project support.

Responsibilities

  • Champion Principle Based Management® to build a culture of stewardship and long-term value.
  • Recruit, coach, and mentor high-performing civil operations teams.
  • Develop and execute the strategy for self-performed civil construction across the organization.
  • Establish standardized procedures and expectations to foster consistency in project execution.
  • Enhance safety, productivity, workforce efficiency, and cost performance in civil operations.
  • Create KPI frameworks and performance management systems for data-driven decision making.
  • Collaborate with various teams to prioritize execution and improve project outcomes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Retirement plan offerings.
  • Paid vacation and time off.
  • Educational assistance programs.
  • Infertility assistance and paid parental leave.
Full Job Description
Your Job

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Director, Civil Operations, to provide enterprise leadership for self-performed civil construction operations across utility-scale renewable energy projects.

In this role, you will lead the strategy, systems, and teams responsible for delivering safe, predictable, and high-performing civil execution throughout the organization. You will establish the standards, workforce capabilities, and operating disciplines that improve productivity, quality, and project outcomes while creating a sustainable competitive advantage for DEPCOM. This position requires a leader who can develop people, drive continuous improvement, and build scalable operational systems that support long-term growth across a national project portfolio.

What You Will Do
  • Champion Principle Based Management® by fostering a culture of stewardship, ownership, learning, and long-term value creation.
  • Build and lead high-performing civil operations teams by recruiting, coaching, mentoring, and developing future leaders.
  • Develop and execute the enterprise strategy for self-performed civil construction operations across the organization.
  • Establish standardized work practices, operating procedures, productivity expectations, and field execution standards that improve consistency across projects.
  • Drive improvements in safety, productivity, workforce efficiency, equipment utilization, quality, schedule predictability, and cost performance.
  • Develop KPI frameworks, operational review routines, and performance management systems that support data-driven decision making.
  • Partner with Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Logistics, Construction, Quality, and Commissioning teams to align execution priorities and improve project outcomes.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives that eliminate waste, improve field performance, and strengthen operational reliability.
  • Establish and promote best practices for civil construction means, methods, planning, sequencing, and execution.
  • Leverage technology, analytics, and innovation to improve productivity, visibility, and workforce effectiveness.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
  • Experience leading civil construction operations within utility-scale energy, heavy civil, industrial construction, infrastructure, EPC, or large self-perform construction environments.
  • Experience managing multiple projects, regions, or business units with responsibility for operational performance and execution outcomes.
  • Experience leading, coaching, and developing managers, supervisors, or field leadership teams.
  • Experience using KPIs, metrics, and operational reviews to drive continuous improvement and business results.
  • Experience improving productivity, workforce performance, equipment utilization, or operational efficiency within construction environments.
  • Ability to travel up to 60% to support projects and operational priorities.


What Will Put You Ahead
  • Experience supporting utility-scale solar, renewable energy, power generation, energy infrastructure, or EPC project environments.
  • Knowledge of civil construction means, methods, earthwork operations, grading, drainage systems, road construction, and site development activities.
  • Experience implementing Lean, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or standardized work systems.
  • Experience implementing technology, analytics, digital planning tools, equipment tracking systems, or productivity reporting systems within construction operations.
  • Experience developing workforce planning processes, leadership development programs, or technical training initiatives.


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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