Construction Manager (Civils Substation)

NES Fircroft; Dresden; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft seeks a Civil Construction Manager (Substation) in Dresden, Germany. The role requires 100% on-site presence and leadership of site teams to ensure safety, quality, cost and schedule compliance on complex projects.

You will define site strategy, manage execution, and coordinate with EHS, planning and procurement while promoting a strong safety culture and effective communication with all stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Technical education in civil engineering with several years of construction management experience.
• Experience in complex industrial or energy facilities; high-voltage substation experience is a plus.
• Solid knowledge of EHS and qualifications according to international standards.
• Proven leadership with teams on challenging construction sites.
• Fluency in English is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead site and site teams to meet performance standards and project goals.
• Participation in planning, tendering and coordination with EHS, quality, planning and procurement.
• Overall responsibility for the organization and supervision of all construction work.
• Central on-site contact for subcontractors, partners and consortia.
• Ensure integration with EHS and quality requirements and promote a strong safety culture.
• Implementation and control of the Construction Management System (LPS) including scheduling, resource planning, and cost and risk management.
• Regular communication with all employees and external partners to ensure collaboration, transparency and process reliability.
• Monitoring and reporting of KPIs such as safety, project progress, subcontractor quality, and budget compliance.
• Participate in improvement initiatives regarding construction processes, tools and documentation and pass on lessons learned.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Team coordination

EHS knowledge

Reporting

IT skills / collaborative tools

Education

Civil engineering degree

Tools

Collaborative platforms

MS Office / project tools

Job description

Role - Civil Construction Manager (Substation)

Location - Dresden, Germany

• The construction manager is responsible for the entire scope of construction site activities on a given project site and acts under the direction and on behalf of the project management.
• Within a given project, you define the site strategy, manage the site teams, and manage the execution of the project scope. They ensure that safety, quality, cost, and schedule are in line with contractual obligations, company policy, and local regulations.
• This position is project-related and requires a 100% presence on the construction site (no home office).

Your tasks

• Lead site and site teams to meet performance standards, project goals, and all policies and procedures.
• Participation in the calculation, planning and tendering of construction activities as well as support for contract strategies in close coordination with EHS, quality, planning and procurement.
• Overall responsibility for the organization and supervision of all construction work
• Central contact person on site for subcontractors, partners and consortia in all construction, organisational and operational issues.
• Ensuring integration and compliance with all EHS and quality requirements, actively promoting a strong safety culture ("Stop Work Policy", hazard detection, continuous improvement).
• Implementation and control of the Construction Management System (LPS) including scheduling, resource planning, and cost and risk management.
• Regular and clear communication with all employees and external partners to ensure collaboration, transparency and process reliability.
• Monitoring and reporting of key KPIs such as safety, project progress, subcontractor quality, and budget compliance.
• Participate in improvement initiatives regarding construction processes, tools and documentation as well as pass on lessons learned to future projects.

Your profile

• Completed technical education (civil engineering) as well as several years of professional experience in construction management of complex industrial or energy facilities; experience in high-voltage substation construction is a plus.
• Sound knowledge of EHS as well as corresponding qualifications according to international standards.
• Proven leadership skills, especially in managing and supporting teams under challenging conditions on the construction site.
• Familiarity with international norms, standards and best practice procedures in the construction industry, as well as knowledge of relevant regional environmental and building legislation.
• Confident verbal and written communication, ability to report accurately and to coordinate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of English is an advantage.
• IT skills, including collaborative platforms and tools.