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Drees & Sommer

Global consulting for real estate and infrastructure

Senior Construction Manager / Site Director - EPCM Industry, Schwerindustrie & Großanlagenbau

Construction ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCologne, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A successfully completed degree in civil engineering, process engineering, architecture, electrical engineering, building services engineering, or a comparable qualification is required.
  • Extensive professional experience in a comparable position, such as senior construction manager, construction manager, site director, senior site manager, or project manager in industrial or large-plant construction is required.
  • Substantial experience in construction execution, and ideally in assembly and commissioning of complex industrial plants, preferably in EPC/EPCM environments such as power plant construction, chemical plant construction, steelmaking technology, or production process plants, is required.
  • Experience in technical or disciplinary leadership of project teams and/or subcontractors is required.
  • Knowledge of relevant standards and regulations for plant construction is required.
  • Very good written and spoken German and English skills are required.
  • Unrestricted willingness to undertake project-related site assignments throughout Germany is required.

Responsibilities

  • Hold overall responsibility for preparing and managing construction execution, assembly, and commissioning of highly complex industrial plants and large-scale projects.
  • Ensure tasks are completed on schedule, to the required quality, and within budget during construction, assembly, and commissioning phases.
  • Plan, manage, and coordinate project teams, specialist trades, subcontractors, and required capacity and resources.
  • Lead and coordinate project and specialist teams in Construction Management working on the project and at the construction site, and provide technical direction to involved project partners.
  • Report regularly to relevant stakeholders and act as the central contact for clients, customers, and other project participants at the construction site.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and occupational safety measures, and continuously optimize site processes and workflows.
  • Contribute through Construction Management to planning and awarding construction and assembly work.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in assembly and commissioning of complex industrial plants is desirable.
  • Experience in EPC/EPCM environments in power plant construction, chemical plant construction, steelmaking technology, or production process plants is preferred.

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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