Koch Industries

High Voltage Project Manager - Midwest

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

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience managing high-voltage substation and utility infrastructure projects
  • Proficient in reviewing high-voltage engineering drawings and construction documents
  • Strong knowledge of substation design and construction practices
  • Experience managing EPC contractors and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Familiarity with industry standards like NESC, NEC, IEEE, and ANSI
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (preferred)
  • Valid U.S. driver's license and authorization to work without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

  • Lead execution of high-voltage substation and interconnection projects from engineering to closeout.
  • Manage project performance including scope, schedule, budget, and risk mitigation plans.
  • Influence EPC contractors, engineering consultants, and utility stakeholders for successful execution.
  • Conduct technical reviews of engineering packages to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Monitor contractor performance and ensure adherence to contractual obligations.
  • Oversee site visits and field assessments to identify risks and technical challenges.
  • Communicate project status and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Paid vacation/time off
  • Educational assistance programs
  • Infertility assistance, parental leave, and adoption assistance.
Full Job Description
Your Job

DEPCOM Power, a Koch company, is seeking a High Voltage Project Manager to join our Project Delivery team in the Midwest portfolio . In this role, you will lead the execution of high-voltage substation and interconnection projects supporting utility-scale renewable energy developments. You will drive project performance by managing EPC contractors, reviewing engineering and design deliverables, and ensuring successful execution from engineering through commissioning.

The ideal candidate will have an Electrical Engineering background and experience managing high-voltage design, construction, and contractor performance. We're looking for a self-driven leader who can influence stakeholders, solve complex technical challenges, and take ownership of critical project outcomes. While this role is an individual contributor position, it offers significant opportunity for future leadership growth.

If you are looking for a challenging opportunity to lead complex infrastructure projects and make a meaningful impact within a growing organization, this could be the perfect role for you.

This role can be based remotely within the U.S. and requires approximately 50 % travel based on project needs.

This role does not provide VISA sponsorship.

What You Will Do

  • Lead the execution of high-voltage substation and interconnection projects from engineering through commissioning and closeout.
  • Drive project performance by managing scope, schedule, budget, risk mitigation plans, and key project deliverables.
  • Manage and influence EPC contractors, engineering consultants, utilities, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
  • Lead technical reviews of substation engineering packages, protection and control designs, equipment specifications, and construction drawings to ensure quality and constructability.
  • Review, evaluate, and provide direction on high-voltage design documentation, studies, and engineering deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Champion safe execution by ensuring compliance with company standards, industry regulations, and applicable electrical codes.
  • Drive accountability with contractors and suppliers by monitoring performance, resolving issues, and ensuring adherence to contractual and technical requirements.
  • Conduct site visits and field assessments to evaluate progress, identify risks, and influence timely resolution of technical and construction challenges.
  • Partner with engineering and construction teams to proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies that protect schedule and budget performance.
  • Communicate project status, opportunities, challenges, and recommendations to senior leadership and project stakeholders.
  • Support procurement activities for major high-voltage equipment and materials while influencing technical and commercial decisions.
  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities and help drive best practices across DEPCOM's expanding substation project portfolio.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Experience managing high-voltage substation , transmission, interconnection, or utility infrastructure projects
  • Experience reviewing and interpreting high-voltage engineering drawings, specifications, studies, and construction deliverables
  • Knowledge of substation design, construction practices, protection and control systems, and utility interconnection requirements
  • Experience managing EPC contractors, engineering consultants, and cross-functional project stakeholders
  • Knowledge of industry standards including NESC, NEC, IEEE, and ANSI
  • Valid driver's license
  • Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship now or in the future


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other engineering discipline
  • Experience reviewing physical, protection & control, and relay design packages for high-voltage facilities
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward licensure
  • Experience managing EPC contracts and contractor performance
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions, manage risk, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups


For this role, we anticipate paying $150k - $125k 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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