Senior Site Manager (f/m/d)

UNIPER; Düsseldorf; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Health benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Home office equipment

Bike leasing

EV charging stations

Job summary

Uniper is looking for an experienced leader to drive project execution in Düsseldorf. You will provide functional leadership to construction managers, build a strong leadership network, and promote high safety and execution standards across the project portfolio.

The role emphasizes early development input, risk management, and effective stakeholder coordination with engineering, commissioning, operations, procurement, and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in construction/site management of large-scale infrastructure, energy, or industrial projects.
• Proven leadership and people management across multiple projects or portfolios.
• Strong knowledge of HSSE, site organization, permitting, governance, and contractual requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical leadership to construction managers and discipline leads across the project portfolio.
• Develop and maintain a robust internal/external talent and resource network for construction leadership and expertise.
• Drive safety, leadership, and execution culture across construction activities and ensure standards are met.
• Oversee construction performance across the project portfolio, tracking safety, quality, schedule, cost and resources.
• Develop, standardize, and improve construction management frameworks, processes, and reporting structures.
• Contribute to tendering strategies, technical specs, constructability reviews, and risk assessments.
• Lead management of critical construction interfaces and risks with cross-functional teams.
• Strengthen organizational learning and portfolio-wide construction excellence through knowledge sharing.

Skills

Construction leadership

People management

HSSE knowledge

Early project development

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Job description

Our "Project Execution"-Team in Düsseldorf is looking for YOU!

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical leadership to construction managers and discipline leads across the project portfolio, including onboarding, coaching, professional development, performance management, and the promotion of consistent leadership and execution standards.
• Develop and maintain a strong internal and external talent and resource network to ensure the timely availability of qualified construction leadership and specialist expertise in line with project demand and portfolio requirements.
• Drive a strong safety, leadership, and execution culture across construction activities, providing visible leadership and ensuring consistent application of health, safety, environmental, quality, and project delivery standards.
• Oversee construction performance across the project portfolio, monitoring key dimensions including safety, quality, schedule, cost, resources, interfaces, risks, opportunities, and continuous improvement, and translating performance insights into effective management actions.
• Develop, standardize, and continuously improve construction management frameworks, processes, organizational models, working methods, and reporting structures, strengthening consistency, efficiency, governance, and execution excellence across projects.
• Provide early construction expertise during project development and planning, contributing to tendering strategies, technical specifications, constructability and logistics reviews, and construction-related feasibility and risk assessments to improve project readiness and execution outcomes.
• Lead the management of critical construction interfaces and risks, coordinating closely with engineering, commissioning, operations, procurement, commercial and contract functions, and other stakeholders to resolve conflicts, manage deviations, and support timely, well-informed decisions.
• Strengthen organizational learning and portfolio-wide construction excellence, including knowledge management, lessons learned, best practices, benchmarking, assurance activities, strategic reviews, and the development of effective handover arrangements between construction, commissioning, and operations.

Your profile

• Extensive experience in Construction and/or Site Management of large-scale infrastructure, energy, or industrial projects, ideally with responsibility spanning multiple projects or a broader portfolio.
• Proven leadership and people management experience, including workforce planning, development, coaching, and performance management of construction managers and discipline leads.
• Strong knowledge of HSSE, construction site organization, construction management, permitting, contractual requirements, and project governance, with the ability to apply these principles effectively in complex project environments.
• Practical experience in early project development and planning phases, particularly in constructability and logistics reviews, construction execution strategies, and resource planning.
• Strong strategic and operational risk management capabilities, combined with experience in performance management, standardization, and continuous improvement across multiple projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to effectively coordinate construction teams, engineering, commissioning, operations, project leadership, and external partners.
• Strong executive communication and reporting capabilities, including the preparation and presentation of management reports, portfolio analyses, performance insights, and strategic decision papers.

Your benefits

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Work-Life-Balance / New Normal:

• Choosing how, where, and when to work in accordance with your team and the requirements of your job
• Modern and ergonomic equipment for your workplace (home & office)
• Support to balance private life and work: Sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, family service

Mobility:

• Bike leasing offer (deferred compensation)
• E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper locations

Health offers:

• Flu vaccination
• Preventive health services
• Employee assistance program

Company pension:

• Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
• Possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching

Trainings:

• Lifelong training
• Coaching

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

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Job information

Contract type: Working Hours: [[filter6 Start Date:01/08/2026Deadline:Salary:

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.