Workforce Coordination Manager

Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS), a Koch Engineered Solutions Company, is seeking a Workforce Coordination Manager who excels in guiding teams through transformational change and innovative experimentation within the team they oversee. This management role focuses on talent development and change management for the team that is responsible for mobilizing KSPS field operations personnel to projects across the US. This team supports heavy industrial and turnaround construction services projects. If you are passionate about mentoring teams to embrace new ways of working, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and driving transformational strategies through data and analytics this role may be for you.

This role will report to the Director of Project Services and will be based in office at our Houston, Texas location.

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Our Team

KSPS is the industry expert in installation, inspection and technical project services for tower, vessel, combustion, and mass transfer equipment in the refining and chemicals industry. We enhance plant operations by delivering a comprehensive suite of services that span the planning, execution and completion phases of construction and turnaround projects. This helps reduce downtime and maximize efficiency for peak performance, creating value for years to come.

What You Will Do

• Lead and mentor a team of Staffing Coordinators to apply Koch's Principle Based Management philosophy
• Lead, mentor, and coach your team through ongoing transformation
• Encourage experimentation and learning to enhance workforce planning and mobilization effectiveness for field operations
• Collaborate closely with Project Management and Operation leaders to forecast workforce needs, and adjust resource allocation dynamically
• Develop specific milestones and measures for the Staffing Coordination team, including contingency planning, and ensure goals are met
• Champion the use of analytics to trial new approaches in resource optimization, cost efficiency, and crew utilization
• Drive continuous improvement in dispatching processes and technologies
• Manage expectations proactively and report mobilization status, risks, and mitigation plans
• Provides senior leadership with reporting on staffing metrics and workforce trends
• Manage the coordination of a currently in place apprenticeship and IRA program, ensuring they evolve alongside workforce strategies

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Leadership experience in managing and inspiring teams through periods of change and innovation
• Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and fostering collaboration across divisions
• Experience using data and analytics to identify gaps and drive process improvements

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in workforce planning, staffing, or recruiting with a track record of implementing new ideas and processes
• Previous Koch experience applying Principle Based Management (for internal posting only)
• Demonstrated success in mobilizing a high-volume industrial workforce
• Familiarity with apprenticeship, IRA and/or qualification programs
• Experience handling employee relations

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, Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) provides code welding work related to repair, revamp, replacement and field fabrication of towers and vessels, piping and specialty welding, mass transfer equipment installation, inspection and professional project services.

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 ).

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