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Drees & Sommer

Global consulting for real estate and infrastructure

Commissioning Manager - EPCM Industry, Plant Construction

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBerlin, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in engineering, such as electrical, process, energy, or building services engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
  • Several years of experience in commissioning or project delivery for complex industrial plants in an EPC or EPCM environment.
  • Strong process-oriented and systems thinking, with an understanding of overall project relationships.
  • Ideally, knowledge of industry-specific requirements and standards such as VGB, IEC, EN, ASME, pressure equipment and machinery directives, and GMP.
  • Strong communication skills and confidence when engaging with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
  • Willingness to travel extensively for construction-site assignments throughout Germany, up to five days per week on site.
  • Business-fluent German and good English skills.

Responsibilities

  • Take overall responsibility for commissioning complex industrial plants, from preparation through handover to operations, including ramp-up.
  • Build and lead the commissioning organization, defining roles, responsibilities, and interfaces among engineering, construction, suppliers, and operations.
  • Develop and manage end-to-end commissioning processes in the EPCM context, spanning the full commissioning chain from mechanical completion through handover/takeover.
  • Integrate and coordinate process, electrical, automation, instrumentation and control engineering, including functional and system testing.
  • Manage and report commissioning status transparently, including progress, risks, actions, and performance tests.

Desired Qualifications

  • Ideally, have knowledge of industry-specific requirements and standards such as VGB, IEC, EN, ASME, pressure equipment and machinery directives, and GMP.

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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