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Drees & Sommer

Global consulting for real estate and infrastructure

Large Project Director - Onshore Pipeline and Route Construction, Gas / Hydrogen / Electricity

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in civil engineering, geosciences, surveying, process engineering, environmental science, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering, or a comparable qualification with appropriate 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 large project teams.
  • Sound knowledge of open and closed construction methods and relevant regulations and standards.
  • Experience with different contract models, such as unit-price and collaborative models.
  • Ability to execute effectively, make decisions, and think entrepreneurially.
  • Confident manner and strong communication skills when working with clients, authorities, and stakeholders.
  • Ability to collaborate across disciplines and work independently.
  • Assertiveness, goal orientation, and sense of responsibility.
  • Interest in digital tools and innovative technologies in construction.
  • Experience and interest in project acquisition and market development.
  • Willingness to travel for project-related business.

Responsibilities

  • Lead major projects in onshore pipeline and route construction for gas, hydrogen, and electricity.
  • Take entrepreneurial responsibility for project scope, resources, budget, and results.
  • Manage detailed design and procurement processes for open and closed construction methods.
  • Provide professional leadership to interdisciplinary project teams, including up to 60 internal and 1,000 external project participants such as external planners, engineering firms, and contractors.
  • Act as the owner's representative.
  • Ensure project success targets 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 digital construction technologies, including digital platforms, drones, and AI-assisted analyses, to monitor progress and assure quality.
  • Advise clients on strategic, organizational, and technical matters in project delivery.
  • Build and maintain sustainable client relationships and contribute to acquiring new projects.

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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