About the role#
This Co-Op role offers college students hands-on experience in project controls, data analytics, and project execution. You will join our team in Wichita, Kansas, to work alongside Project and Turnaround teams. You will gain exposure to how project information drives business decisions by working with real data, learning from experienced team members, and contributing to process improvement efforts. This position is ideal for someone who is curious, enjoys solving problems with data, and wants to learn about project controls in an industrial business environment.
What you'll do#
- Support Project and Turnaround teams with project setup, reporting, insights, and data analysis.
- Organize and analyze project information to help teams understand performance, trends, and opportunities.
- Gain exposure to project controls concepts like cost tracking, forecasting, change management, risk, and project performance.
- Develop and improve reports, dashboards, and other tools to make project information easier to understand.
- Collaborate with Project Controls, Project Management, Turnaround, IT, and other business partners.
- Identify opportunities to optimize reporting and improve how project data is used.
- Learn new systems, tools, and processes while applying them to real business problems.
- Ask questions, share ideas, and bring a fresh perspective to the team.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Eligible for full-time employment by May 2027.
- Ability to work onsite at our Wichita, KS, headquarters for at least 20 hours per week.
- Experience using Microsoft Excel for coursework, projects, or internships.
- Experience working with data or information to solve problems.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with others.
- Willingness to learn new tools, systems, and processes.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to KAES business sites in the U.S. and Canada.
- Previous experience involving data, analytics, finance, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or project management is a plus.
- Familiarity with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Alteryx, SQL, or Python is helpful.
- Exposure to project controls, cost management, or scheduling.
- Interest in manufacturing, chemical, fertilizer, energy, or construction industrial environments.
Location & details#
- This role is based in Wichita, Kansas.
- Work modality is on-site.
- This is a paid Co-Op position.
- This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.
About Koch
Koch is a private holding company based in Wichita, Kansas. It operates businesses across more than 50 countries in sectors including energy, chemicals, manufacturing, and technology. The company employs approximately 120,000 people globally. Its operations focus on products related to food, water, transportation, and consumer goods.
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