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Drees & Sommer

Global consulting for real estate and infrastructure

Construction Engineering Team Leader - Rail Construction Supervision, Structural Engineering / Track

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering with a construction focus, Railway Engineering, or a comparable qualification.
  • Completed functional training as a railway construction supervisor in structural engineering/track (BÜB KIB).
  • Extensive professional experience in construction supervision and execution for rail infrastructure projects, specializing in structural engineering/track.
  • Sound knowledge of relevant Deutsche Bahn regulations and applicable railway-sector rules, standards, and guidelines.
  • Demonstrated experience with professional and disciplinary management of employees.
  • Experience managing complex infrastructure projects and working with diverse project participants and stakeholders.
  • Strong decision-making and enforcement abilities, combined with a cooperative and appreciative leadership style.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and accountability skills.
  • Confident use of digital work and documentation systems.
  • Willingness to travel within Germany for project-related work.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team, including professional and disciplinary management and employee development.
  • Direct and coordinate all construction supervision services in structural engineering/track within complex rail infrastructure projects.
  • Ensure construction is properly executed in compliance with quality, cost, schedule, and applicable legal, technical, and railway-specific requirements.
  • Perform railway construction supervision duties in structural engineering/track for complex projects and support project teams with technical questions.
  • Plan, manage, and optimize team resource deployment and ensure cost-effective project delivery.
  • Coordinate with clients, infrastructure operators, design offices, construction companies, inspection organizations, and authorities.
  • Monitor and assess construction processes, track possession periods, and commissioning plans, and initiate corrective action when deviations occur.
  • Ensure compliance with safety requirements and contribute to risk, change-order, and quality management processes.
  • Support project acquisition, client service, and preparation of proposals and service specifications, and contribute to the strategic growth of the rail infrastructure construction supervision discipline.

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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