What are the responsibilities and job description for the Preconstruction Lead position at Koch?
Your Job
At DEPCOM Power, we are looking to for a Preconstruction Lead to add to our team. In this role, you will drive project success by aligning your work with our project vision, leveraging your unique strengths, and collaborating across teams to deliver superior results in safety, schedule, cost, and quality. You will gain or deepen experience managing RFQs (price-driven bids for defined scopes) and/or supporting RFPs (solution-based proposals evaluating approach, risk, and cost).
This position requires up to 25% travel and is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.
What You Will Do
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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
At DEPCOM Power, we are looking to for a Preconstruction Lead to add to our team. In this role, you will drive project success by aligning your work with our project vision, leveraging your unique strengths, and collaborating across teams to deliver superior results in safety, schedule, cost, and quality. You will gain or deepen experience managing RFQs (price-driven bids for defined scopes) and/or supporting RFPs (solution-based proposals evaluating approach, risk, and cost).
This position requires up to 25% travel and is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.
What You Will Do
- Consistently align your decisions and actions with the project vision and DEPCOM’s long-term objectives, ensuring your work delivers durable value for all stakeholders.
- Demonstrate integrity, stewardship, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Foster a culture of accountability and teamwork, setting a positive example for others.
- Manage the RFQ/RFP estimating process, developing and critically reviewing cost estimates through quantitative analysis, historical data benchmarking, and continuous incorporation of lessons learned.
- Facilitate value engineering discussions, bringing together internal and external stakeholders to optimize project design and schedules, maximizing margin capture.
- Collaborate across teams, leveraging each person’s unique strengths and expertise to maximize project outcomes. Proactively identify and remove barriers to effective teamwork and decision-making.
- Take ownership of your role and its impact on the overall project, ensuring your efforts support the success of the entire team.
- Proactively solve problems and drive process improvements to secure highly competitive subcontractor pricing. Encourage innovation and initiative, supporting others in pursuing work they excel at and are passionate about.
- Deliver accurate, levelized estimates that support project goals.
- Experience estimating and/or analyzing scope gaps in a renewables or construction environment
- Deep understanding of the Estimating RFP/RFQ process, cost analysis, and value engineering.
- Proficiency in construction management software and data analysis tools.
- Demonstrated ability to align work with organizational vision and long-term project goals.
- Experience contributing to strategies that drive durable value for stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience contributing to strategies that drive durable value for stakeholders.
- Track record of learning, adapting, and applying new knowledge to improve results.
- Ability to identify and remove barriers to effective teamwork and decision-making.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience with bidding platforms and/or Procore or project-based software
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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Salary : $115,000 - $135,000