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Drees & Sommer

Global consulting for real estate and infrastructure

Großprojektleiter - Onshore-Leitungs-und-Trassenbau, Gas / Wasserstoff / Strom

Construction ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDüsseldorf, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in civil engineering, geosciences, surveying, process engineering, environmental sciences, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a comparable discipline, or an equivalent qualification with adequate professional experience.
  • At least 10 years of experience planning, managing, or delivering linear infrastructure projects, ideally in pipeline or power-line construction.
  • Demonstrated experience leading major projects and leading large project teams.
  • Strong knowledge of open-cut and trenchless construction methods and relevant regulations.
  • Experience with different contract models, such as unit-price and partnership models.
  • Ability to deliver, make decisions, and think entrepreneurially.
  • Confidence and strong communication skills when working with clients, authorities, and stakeholders.
  • Ability to collaborate across disciplines and work independently.
  • Ability to assert decisions, remain goal-oriented, and take responsibility.
  • Affinity for digital tools and innovative technologies in the construction context.
  • Willingness to travel for project-related purposes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead major projects in onshore pipeline and route construction for gas, hydrogen, and electricity.
  • Take entrepreneurial responsibility for projects, including scope, resources, budget, and results.
  • Manage execution planning and procurement processes for open-cut and trenchless construction methods.
  • Provide functional leadership to interdisciplinary project teams of up to 60 internal and 1,000 external project participants, including external planners, engineering firms, and contractors.
  • Act as the owner's representative.
  • Ensure project success measures for cost, schedule, quality, and occupational safety, with a focus on delivery.
  • Maintain an active presence during execution and manage construction processes on site.
  • Use modern technologies on digital construction sites, including digital platforms, drones, and AI-supported analyses, to monitor progress and ensure quality.
  • Advise clients on strategic, organizational, and technical issues in project delivery.
  • Build and maintain sustainable client relationships and contribute to acquiring new projects.
  • Support acquisition and market development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in planning, managing, or delivering linear infrastructure projects, ideally in pipeline or power-line construction.

About the Company

Drees & Sommer

Global consulting for real estate and infrastructure

Drees & Sommer delivers partner-managed, global consulting and implementation services for the real estate, infrastructure and industrial markets. Its teams provide sustainable, economically viable solutions tailored to each client’s needs, combining consulting with hands-on execution. Work flows through interdisciplinary groups led by Partners who are personally responsible for projects, guided by the “the blue way”—a holistic approach that balances economy, ecology and functionality and blends analytical rigor with creative thinking. The main differentiators are a partner-owned, intrapreneur-driven structure, a worldwide footprint (more than 6,500 people across 80 offices) and a commitment to uniting opposing concepts—tradition with the future, analog with digital, efficiency with well-being—into actionable outcomes. The goal is to help create a livable future by integrating sustainability, digitization and practical feasibility across projects.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
Founded
1970

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