Construction Performance Engineer

Your Job

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Construction Performance Engineer to drive data-informed decision making across utility-scale solar construction projects.

This role plays a critical part in improving project outcomes by delivering actionable insights into productivity, cost, and schedule performance-enabling field teams to proactively address risks and optimize execution across the jobsite.

Travel Requirements: This is a full-time, site-based position that includes daily per diem and monthly home rotations.

This position is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship.

Our Team

You will join the Project Controls and Scheduling team within the Project and Construction Management organization.

This team partners closely with field construction teams to provide visibility into project performance, enabling better decisions that improve productivity, schedule adherence, and overall project outcomes.

What You Will Do


* Analyze construction performance data to identify productivity trends, risks, and opportunities across utility-scale solar projects.


* Develop and deliver actionable reporting and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into installation progress, productivity, labor performance, and project execution.


* Track labor productivity, installation rates, labor costs, and workforce utilization across subcontracted and self-perform scopes to support informed decision-making.


* Ensure accurate labor charging, timekeeping, progress tracking, and project data integrity to strengthen cost and performance visibility.


* Build forecasts and predictive analytics that identify emerging schedule, productivity, staffing, and cost risks, enabling proactive mitigation.


* Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to evaluate cost and schedule performance and support project controls activities.


* Conduct time studies, workflow assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives to identify inefficiencies and drive productivity gains.


* Partner with project management, construction, field engineering, and project controls teams to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting quality, and operational transparency.


* Train and coach field personnel on productivity measurement, reporting tools, and performance management best practices.


* Standardize performance reporting processes and best practices to drive consistency, scalability, and continuous improvement across projects.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Experience in construction, project controls, estimating, scheduling, or project management within industrial, infrastructure, or energy projects


* Experience performing data analysis using Microsoft Excel or similar tools (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, or data summarization techniques)


* Experience interpreting construction or project data (e.g., productivity, labor hours, installation rates, or quantities) to support decision making


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