Group Leader Site Management (m/f/d)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract after probation

Lyra Wellbeing Employee Assistance

Local canteen

Medical & professional insurance

Collaborative, multicultural global 조직

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is seeking a Site Management Leader based in Italy to drive capability across Europe. You will develop site leaders, standardize field execution, and align project needs with the right deployment model to deliver safer, more predictable outcomes and a scalable talent pipeline.

The role requires multi-country site operations experience, strong PBM and safety mindset, and the ability to travel across Europe.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction, field operations, commissioning, or site-management leadership.
• Ability to lead through influence and coaching across multiple projects and locations.
• Strong safety mindset with experience applying HSE requirements in industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead Site Management capability across Europe from Italy-based position.
• Develop, coach, and mentor Site Managers with PBM and accountability.
• Drive safe execution, schedule adherence, cost discipline, quality, and customer commitments.
• Standardize site-management routines and adapt to project/country needs.
• Partner with PM, Sales, Operations, HSE, and HR to align leadership capability to project needs.
• Align field leadership with labor planning and mobilization across Europe.
• Promote safety/compliance culture and coach for risk reduction.
• Foster collaboration across KSPS, ET&S, KES Italy, and other Koch capabilities.
• Build a sustainable Site Management talent pipeline through development and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Site management leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety & HSE mindset

Influence & coaching

English fluency

Italian fluency

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.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is a dynamic network of businesses that work together to create an ecosystem of domain expertise to increase operational efficiency, improve safety, reduce waste, and reduce emissions.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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.