Group Leader Site Management (M/F/D)

Koch Engineered Solutions; Aprilia; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lyra Wellbeing

Local canteen

Medical insurance

Career development

Job summary

Koch Engineered Solutions, LLC is seeking an Italy-based leader to drive and strengthen the Site Management capability across Europe. The role develops site leaders, standardizes field execution, and connects project needs with the right site leadership and deployment model for safer, more predictable delivery.

Based in Italy at the Aprilia site, you will join an international Services organization, collaborate with Equipment, Sales and Services Operations, and report to the Services Operations

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction, field operations, commissioning or site-management leadership.
• Ability to lead through influence, coaching and capability building.
• Strong safety and compliance mindset with HSE experience.
• Experience working cross-functionally with PM, Operations, Sales, HSE and customers.
• Fluency in English and Italian.
• Based in Italy and willing to work from the Aprilia location.
• Willingness to travel frequently across Europe.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the capability owner for Site Management across Europe.
• Develop, coach and mentor Site Managers and reinforce PBM and accountability.
• Drive operational excellence focusing on safety, schedule adherence and cost discipline.
• Standardize site-management routines while accommodating country-specific requirements.
• Partner with PM, Sales, Operations, HSE and HR to match leadership capability to project needs.
• Align field leadership with labor planning, mobilization, and demobilization strategies.
• Lead safety and compliance culture and coach on unacceptable risks.
• Promote collaboration across KSPS, ET&S, KES Italy and Koch capabilities.
• Build Site Management talent pipeline through capability assessment and development.

Skills

Site-management leadership

Field operations

Coaching

Safety culture

English & Italian

Cross-functional

Travel flexibility

Job description

Your Job

Lead and strengthen the Site Management capability across Europe from an Italy-based position. The role develops site leaders, standardizes field execution, and connects project needs with the right site leadership and deployment model. Success means safer execution, more predictable project delivery, strong customer experience, and a scalable talent pipeline for growth.

Our Team

You will join a dynamic and international Services organization focused on driving operational excellence and sustainable growth across Europe. Based in Italy, you will be an integral part of our European Services team, collaborating closely with Equipment, Sales, and Services Operations colleagues across the region. Together, we work across countries and functions to deliver strong customer outcomes and continuously develop our services business. The role reports to the Services Operations Leader for Europe, based in Hilden, Germany.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the capability owner for Site Management across Europe, building a scalable field-leadership model that supports KSPS Construction growth.
• Develop, coach, and mentor Site Managers, reinforcing Principle-Based Management (PBM), personal accountability, constructive challenge, and continuous improvement.
• Drive operational excellence across projects, with a clear focus on safe execution, schedule adherence, cost discipline, quality, and customer commitments.
• Standardize practical site-management routines, expectations, and execution practices while allowing for project, customer, and country-specific requirements.
• Partner with Project Management, Sales, Operations, HSE, and HR to match site leadership capability to project complexity, timing, location, and risk.
• Align field leadership with labor planning, mobilization, and demobilization strategies across Europe.
• Lead a strong safety and compliance culture and coach when behaviors, conditions, or decisions create unacceptable risk.
• Promote collaboration across KSPS, ET&S, KES Italy, and other Koch capabilities to remove barriers and improve outcomes.
• Build the Site Management talent pipeline through capability assessment, development planning, succession planning, and knowledge transfer.

Who You Are - Basic Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction, field operations, commissioning, or site-management leadership, ideally across multiple projects or locations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, coaching, sound judgment, and capability building.
• Strong safety and compliance mindset, with experience applying site HSE requirements in industrial or construction environments.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Project Management, Operations, Commercial/Sales, HSE, and customer teams.
• Professional fluency in English and Italian, with the ability to communicate effectively with site teams, customers, contractors, and leaders.
• Based in Italy, or willing and able to work from the Aprilia location, with the legal right to work in Italy.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently across Europe, including extended presence at project sites when business needs require it.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience leading multi-country construction or industrial site operations in Europe.
• Knowledge of Italian and European construction-site safety, contractor-management, labor-deployment, and mobilization requirements.
• Experience building common standards across cultural and operationally diverse site teams.
• Proven success in developing Site Managers and creating a sustainable succession pipeline.
• Familiarity with PBM or another principle-based management framework.
• Additional European-language capability.

What We Offer

• Permanent employment contract after probation period
• Access to the Lyra Wellbeing Employee Assistance Program
• Local canteen
• Medical & professional insurance
• A collaborative, multicultural environment within a global organization
• Opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and career development

This role is classified as Level B2 under the CCNL Industria Metalmeccanica and offers has a salary Range: €50,000 – €65,000. The final gross annual salary will depend on experience, skills and the scope of responsibilities.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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