Project Safety Manager - Mid Atlantic Portfolio

Your Job

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is looking for a Project Safety Manager to join the HSSE team for operational utility scale solar sites. This role involves 95% travel with per diem and monthly home trips.

Mid Atlantic Portfolio: (Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland)

Current Project Sites: Virginia

Travel Expectations: This role will involve 95% travel to project sites with monthly home trips.

Our Team

DEPCOM's Project Delivery Organization executes full turnkey PV and BESS plants with collection substations and generation transmission lines. We utilize preferred partnerships with key vendors and subcontractors while coordinating with interconnection utilities across the nation. As a Koch Company, we implement Principle Based Management to continue driving innovation, hold our team to the highest standard and streamline our overall processes to ensure project success for each of our clients. As a department within the broader Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE) department, our team supports the entire organization. Our top priority is the safety and well-being of our employees and communities. We make this happen every day by building capability in our people and resilience in our systems to adapt, prevent, contain and recover, so when the unexpected happens, no one is killed or seriously hurt.

What You Will Do

• Lead the team using PBM (Principle Based Management) frameworks to enhance site knowledge, understanding, and value creation.
• Mentor and empower direct reports through feedback, development opportunities, and a supportive environment that encourages professional growth.
• Ensure compliance with Koch/DEPCOM EHS Standards, relevant state/federal environmental laws, and contractual requirements.
• Build strong EHS-focused customer relationships through proactive communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee incident investigations, risk assessments, and corrective actions to prevent recurrence and improve site safety.
• Maintain operational integrity by compiling safety data, supporting informed decision-making, and assisting in the execution of EHS strategies.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel extensively
• CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) certification
• OSHA 500 certification
• Working knowledge of construction safety practices, hazard recognition, and incident prevention in field environments

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience supporting utility-scale solar or renewable energy projects
• Experience working with Virginia-specific safety and environmental regulations (e.g., VOSH and DEQ requirements)
• CSP or other BCSP-recognized advanced safety certification
• NFPA 70E training or certification
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health, or related field

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $125,000 per year.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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.

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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, aqui, or tu).