Project Controller / Project Manager / Lean Construction Manager

About This Role

This role involves leading and managing complex infrastructure projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality. It suits a professional with a background in engineering, geography, landscape, or spatial planning, who is adept at project steering and applying Lean Construction methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide project control services across all performance areas during the planning and execution of complex infrastructure projects
• Ensure quality, on-schedule, and cost-effective project delivery
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Identify, analyze, and manage project risks, and derive appropriate measures
• Coordinate internal and external project participants across all project phases
• Conduct active interface management between all involved disciplines and stakeholders (e.g., technical planning, executing bodies, approval authorities, negotiation and coordination partners)
• Ensure early conflict detection and consistent work and planning statuses

Requirements

• Completed degree in engineering, geography, landscape or spatial planning, or a comparable qualification
• Sound experience in project management or project control of infrastructure projects
• Knowledge and practical experience in the application of Lean Construction methods in planning and execution phases (especially the Last Planner System)
• Ability to develop and effectively implement structures and processes for complex projects (project organization, reporting, risk management, etc.)
• Strong communication skills, pronounced sense of responsibility, and high customer orientation
• Integrity, initiative, and willingness to actively share knowledge within the team
• Independent, structured, and goal-oriented way of working, as well as high commitment and willingness to attend project-related external appointments
• Proficient German language skills, both written and spoken

Benefits

• Diverse projects with a focus on sustainability in an open leadership environment
• Flexible working hours without core hours, but with trust-based working hours, strong work-life balance, and support in the form of a free consultation telephone service
• Additional benefits such as fitness offers or Deutschland-Ticket, childcare and holiday cost subsidies, employee discounts, and much more
• Comprehensive digital and personal onboarding program with individual mentorship
• Good career and further development opportunities via the Sweco Academy internally or through external seminars

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