Director, Interconnection Engineering

Koch Industries
US - New Jersey - Bedminster
January 20, 2025

Your Job

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Director, Interconnection Engineering. This position can be based in any of the DEPCOM offices or remotely within the U.S. and will require up to 50% travel between project sites, vendors, and various DEPCOM offices to help kickstart business capability. This position will play a pivotal role in the design and implementation of interconnecting facilities to support Solar (PV) and Energy Storage Power Plants. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop a business strategy for engineering project substations and utility-owned switchyards. This will involve both solidifying near-terms strategies to support DEPCOM's pipeline of projects and substations over the next 18 months, and also work to develop internal capabilities around substation design/engineering. This role will benefit from a solid base of engineering talent, while offering opportunity to build out a self-sufficient in-house substation engineering team.

This role does not provide VISA sponsorship.

Our Team

This role will report into the broader Systems Engineering team, which is focused on value-driven engineering solutions to support DEPCOM's projects. DEPCOM's share engineering capability supports the broader organization by preparing construction-ready plan sets, as well as lending consistent support and solutions to our construction, commissioning, and operations teams.

What You Will DoFirst 12 months

Assist with Current Projects/Backlog:
Oversee electrical designs for Solar and Energy Storage Power Plants from inception to completion, managing multiple projects simultaneously
Develop a Business Strategy:
Partner with Upper Management and other Engineering leadership to create a vision and execution strategy to bring HV/Substation Engineering in-house
Substation Expertise:
Be the DEPCOM HV Technical SME
Initiate Building Standard Process:
Begin developing standard procedures to support accurate and efficient design workflow
Training Current Staff:
Leverage current/existing resources to maximize business results and expand current capabilities

Future

Lead a team:
Manage and develop team members to drive excellence in HV engineering practices, through value engineering, timely delivery, and meeting code and contract requirements
Be the HV Engineering capability leader:
Be a thought leader in creating robust processes and optimizing design practices to support business needs for substations
Partner with Internal Stakeholders:
Partner with Estimating, Subcontracts, Procurement and Project Delivery teams to seamlessly integrate designs with executions plans
Establish Vendor/Subcontractor Relationships:
Foster and maintain new and current vendor relationships for key equipment and construction labor to precisely execute full scope substation builds
Support Business Development:
Assist Business Development in establishing new and existing relationships, developing further potential value
Develop Strategies:
Create long-term, durable and reliable solutions for both Engineering and Procurement to ensure HV value-chain is never a constraint for DEPCOM or it's customers

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering
Experience in power systems and substation engineering
Proficiency in substation specific engineering aspects, including electrical, P&C, and physical layout
Knowledge of National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, and NFPA 70E
Experience with power systems software suites (e.g. SKM/ETAP, WinIGS/CDEGs)

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience in problem solving on active substations builds
General experience with PV and BESS power plant substations
Active PE licensure and eligibility for licensure in multiple states

For this role, we anticipate paying $180,000- $200,000 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 .

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

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.

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. Please click here for additional information.
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