Field Superintendent

Your Job

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC has immediate openings for Field Superintendents for various locations within the U.S.

Our Team

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC (KSPS) is a world leader for providing tower, vessel, and mass transfer equipment services to the refining and chemical industry. We attained this leadership position by applying Principle Based Management®, our unique business philosophy that combines core values with a focused business approach. Integrity, compliance and customer focus are paramount to our success and KSPS' industry leading position as a specialty tower, vessel and mass transfer internals service provider has been solidified in the marketplace because, quite simply, ''we do what we say we can do''. There are many ways to define value. For KSPS, meeting our commitments and exceeding customer expectations are key measures when it comes to quantifying the true value of a deliverable. Unlike anyone else, KSPS has the ability to integrate people, experience, discipline, knowledge, and our unique principle based management business philosophy to deliver the best value proposition in the industry.

What You Will Do

• Identify and properly install trays, packing, grid, feed pipe, distributors, collectors, various column pressure internals under limited supervision.
• Possess basic Process Safety Management knowledge and Hazardous Communication skills.
• Able to identify exchanger components such as straight tube, U bend, fixed head bundles. Channel head, dollar plate, bell head, floating head, etc.
• Identify hand and power tools and their purposes.
• Ability to identify and use all tools and equipment necessary to perform assigned work.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience leading industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, outage, or specialty services projects.
• Experience supervising field personnel in refinery, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, or other industrial environments.
• Demonstrated commitment to environmental, health, and safety excellence.
• Strong leadership, communication, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel and support project assignments as business needs require.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Superintendent-level experience managing large industrial turnaround or outage projects.
• Experience with specialty welding, code welding, and high-energy piping systems.
• Experience supporting capital projects, revamps, brownfield modifications, and new construction projects.
• Experience with tower and vessel maintenance, specialty welding, piping systems, mass transfer equipment, or related industrial services.
• Experience coordinating multiple work groups, subcontractors, and complex project schedules.
• Proficiency using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Mobideo, Procore, or similar project scheduling and execution software.
• Current NCCER, OSHA 30, TWIC, or other applicable industrial certifications.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong customer relationships while delivering successful project outcomes.
• Knowledge of project controls, scheduling, budgeting, and workforce planning.
• Proven ability to improve productivity, safety performance, and customer outcomes.

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).