Field HR Specialist

Your Role

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is a leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner for the utility-scale solar and battery energy storage industries. Our teams deliver the clean energy infrastructure that powers communities across the country-with safety and environmental compliance first, always.

We focus on being a field-first construction company- a critical part of that vision is building our DEPCOM field workforce and bringing skilled craft professionals directly onto the DEPCOM team. This position will play an active role in helping to shape business outcomes by ensuring seamless onboarding of new talent, execution of HR processes and compliance initiatives and enabling a culture of Principle Based Management.

As a key leader in the first phase of bringing our skilled craft workforce into DEPCOM, this role will be based in El Paso, Texas for the first 90 days of project startup. After startup, the role will be remote with approximately 75% travel. Because this is a project-based role, candidates must be willing and able to travel between job sites as needed. This role may be eligible for per diem.

What You Will Do

• Partner with supervisors, employees and the HR operations team to ensure that employees are paid accurately and on time. Review and correct time entries as needed and provide inputs for special pay adjustments such as per diem payments.
• Identify recurring payroll and timekeeping issues, find the root cause, and coach supervisors and employees; partner with the HR operations team to optimize payroll and timekeeping processes to be as efficient and effective as possible.
• Partner with recruiting and site supervisors to hire and onboard talent for each project; share real-time market and candidate insights to continually improve recruiting strategy.
• Partner closely with HR business partners and other internal stakeholders to proactively identify and address employee concerns, workforce trends, and emerging risks.
• Lead HR compliance, employment documentation, labor law posting requirements, leave of absence support and ensure adherence to applicable federal, state, and local employment regulations.
• Maintain accurate employee records, including processing position changes and terminations.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Knowledge of or experience with employment laws and timekeeping processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience working with HRIS and/or payroll systems.
• Experience coordinating detailed projects while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
• Experience handling confidential or sensitive information with appropriate discretion
• Experience communicating with a variety of stakeholders and resolving issues or challenges effectively

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience supporting field, construction, manufacturing, industrial, or similar types of operations.
• Experiences leading HR compliance initiatives.
• Experience leveraging reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) to make informed decisions and recommendations

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.

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.

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.

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).

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