Workforce Manager

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Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS), a Koch Engineered Solutions Company, is adding a Workforce Manager to our team. This role will report to the Director of Project Services and will be based at our facility in Houston, TX or Baton Rouge, LA.

This high-visibility leadership role will focus on evolving our workforce forecasting, utilization, and dispatch processes to meet the rapidly changing demands of our projects and business goals. This person must thrive in dynamic environments and excel in guiding teams through transformational change and innovative experimentation.

This role is not open to Visa sponsorship.

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 support customers across the full lifecycle of construction and turnaround projects–helping reduce downtime, improve reliability, and drive long‑term operational performance.

• Lead, develop, and coach a team of workforce coordinators, building capability in forecasting, mobilization, and execution excellence.
• Create a high‑performing, accountable team culture aligned with Principle Based Management, focused on ownership, continuous improvement, and results.
• Establish clear roles, expectations, and performance metrics, and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and development planning.
• Guide the team through process and capability improvements, helping individuals adopt new tools and ways of working.
• Partner closely with Project Management and Operations leaders to align workforce plans with project needs and priorities.
• Oversee workforce forecasting, utilization, and mobilization processes, ensuring the team can respond quickly to changing demands.
• Enable the team to leverage data and analytics to improve decision‑making, resource optimization, and overall effectiveness.
• Provide leadership with insight into team performance, workforce trends, and capacity gaps, while developing your team's ability to interpret and act on data.
• Support and evolve workforce development programs, including apprenticeship and IRA initiatives, to build future capability.

• Proven experience leading, developing, and coaching teams, particularly in dynamic or changing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, accountable teams and elevate individual and team performance.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage operational priorities, resources or workflows while maintaining responsibility for team leadership and employee support.
• Demonstrated ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and implement solutions to address operational, business, or team‑related challenges.

• Experience in workforce planning, staffing, or resource coordination, with a track record of improving team effectiveness.
• Experience leading teams through process improvement or transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with Principle Based Management.
• Background in industrial construction, turnarounds, or field operations.
• Experience working with apprenticeship, IRA, or workforce development programs.
• Exposure to employee relations and team performance management.

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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.

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