Freelance Senior Civil Construction Manager

Project overview

For a long-term industrial and energy plant construction project in North Rhine-Westphalia, we are looking for an experienced freelance Senior Civil Construction Manager.

You will be responsible for managing and overseeing an extensive civil engineering package within an existing technical facility on behalf of the client.

Requirements

Advantageous

Interested?

Then we look forward to receiving your current CV including relevant project references, your availability, and your all-in daily rate.

• Many years of experience as a Construction Manager, Senior Construction Manager, or Civil Construction Manager
• Sound experience in civil and structural engineering on large industrial or plant construction projects
• Good knowledge in:
• Earthworks and civil engineering
• Foundation construction
• Concrete and reinforced concrete construction
• Experience in Contractor Management
• Experience in coordinating multiple executing companies
• Experience in the technical leadership of construction managers or comparable site teams
• Knowledge of schedule and cost control
• Experience with quantity surveying, invoice verification, change orders, and claims
• Good knowledge in HSE
• Very good German language skills
• Willingness for long-term on-site deployment
• Experience in gas, energy, chemical, refinery, or process plant construction
• Experience on ongoing or operationally critical industrial plants
• Experience on compressor or comparable energy plants
• Experience with regulatory requirements and experts
• Experience on client/owner side

Project details

Your Responsibilities

• Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
• Start: Expected Q1 2027
• Duration: Long-term until approximately end of 2028
• Workload: Full-time, predominantly 5 days/week on-site
• Contract Type: Freelance project support
• Management and supervision of civil and structural engineering works on behalf of the client
• Coordination and technical leadership of executing construction companies
• Supervision of extensive earthworks and civil engineering works
• Support of foundation, concrete, and reinforced concrete works
• Coordination of demolition, traffic area, and infrastructure works
• Schedule and progress control
• Monitoring of quality, costs, and HSE
• Review and coordination of execution documents
• Measurement and technical invoice verification
• Evaluation of change orders, delay notices, and claims
• Coordination of interfaces with other technical trades
• Accompanying acceptances and processing of outstanding items
• Ensuring complete construction documentation
• Start: 2027-01
• Duration: 12 Monate
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Köln, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German