Head of Field Service, Site Management

Voith GmbH Group; York (York County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith US Inc. seeks an accomplished Head of Field Service, Site Management to lead strategic and operational site activities across hydropower projects in the United States and Canada.

You will drive site execution, mentor the Site Management team, ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance, and collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to continuously improve practices. This role requires ten-plus years in project management and five-plus years in leadership, with travel across

Qualifications

• Experience working in a matrixed, international environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, structured and results-oriented leadership style.
• Experience to develop teams, manage resources and drive performance across multiple projects/locations.
• Fluency in English; French is an asset.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the United States and Canada.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence by implementing department strategy, standards, processes, and tools consistently across the region.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Site Management team, ensuring team performance aligns with project and company goals.
• Oversee site execution, ensuring safe delivery in compliance with contractual requirements, HSE standards, project schedules, budgets, quality expectations, regulatory requirements, and Voith standards.
• Drive workforce and capacity planning by creating transparency on current and forecasted resource needs, maintaining a qualified pool of team members and optimizing staff allocation across the project portfolio.
• Monitor site performance through key performance indicators.
• Support bid and planning phases by ensuring site management requirements are properly considered.
• Promote a strong construction focus across the value chain and the project life cycle.
• Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders to continuously improve site management practices, tools, and competencies.

Skills

Matrix leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Travel willingness

Job description

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Hydro is hiring for:

Head of Field Service, Site Management

York, PA

The Head of Field Service, Site Management is responsible for the strategic and operational management of site activities across a diverse portfolio of hydropower projects in the United States and Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Drive operational excellence by implementing department strategy, standards, processes, and tools consistently across the region.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Site Management team, ensuring team performance aligns with project and company goals.
• Oversee site execution, ensuring safe delivery in compliance with contractual requirements, HSE standards, project schedules, budgets, quality expectations, regulatory requirements, and Voith standards.
• Drive workforce and capacity planning by creating transparency on current and forecasted resource needs, maintaining a qualified pool of team members and optimizing staff allocation across the project portfolio.
• Monitor site performance through key performance indicators.
• Support bid and planning phases by ensuring site management requirements are properly considered.
• Promote a strong construction focus across the value chain and the project life cycle.
• Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders to continuously improve site management practices, tools, and competencies.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, international environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, structured, and results-oriented leadership style.
• Ability to develop teams, manage resources, and drive performance across multiple projects and locations.
• Fluency in English is required; French is considered an asset.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the United States and Canada as required.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management roles in similar industries, preferably in hydro, energy, heavy industry, or large-scale industrial projects.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in managerial roles.
• Strong understanding of HSE, quality, project execution, subcontractor management, risk management, budgeting, planning, and change management.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.