Department Head Architecture/Construction Management

Gähler und Partner AG is a successful general planning company in structural engineering, civil engineering, and tunnel construction, as well as in project management. With around 170 employees, we combine a wide spectrum of specialist expertise in planning and consulting.

Take responsibility for demanding general planning mandates and develop a new department with us.

To further develop our leadership structures and specifically strengthen our competencies in construction management and construction supervision, we are creating a new department within the Architecture and Structural Engineering competence area.

For this purpose, we are looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial leader who leads demanding general planning mandates to success as a total project manager and simultaneously builds up and develops the new department. As a starting point, the existing employees with a focus on construction management and construction supervision from our previous departments will be merged. You will lead the team technically and personally, strengthen cooperation, and further develop the department according to future requirements and market needs.

Department Head Architecture/Construction Management

Your Profile

• Completed training as an architect (FH or ETH) or a comparable higher education with sound experience in construction management and/or construction supervision.
• Several years of professional experience in construction management and/or construction supervision, as well as proven experience in leading demanding construction projects.
• Experience in the total project management of general planning mandates or the proven ability to successfully lead and coordinate interdisciplinary project teams.
• Leadership experience or demonstrable experience in the technical leadership and development of employees.
• Entrepreneurial thinking and enjoyment in building up and developing a department alongside project work.
• Sound knowledge in the control of costs, schedules, quality, and project organization.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills as well as enjoyment in building and maintaining long-term customer relationships.
• Independent, structured, and solution-oriented way of working.
• Very good German language skills, both written and spoken.

Your Tasks

• Total Project Management: You take over the management of demanding general planning mandates and coordinate the involved specialist disciplines from the concept phase to realization.
• Project Responsibility: You ensure the economic, timely, and qualitative processing of your projects and represent the interests of our clients.
• Build-up and Development: You take over the leadership of a team of employees who are currently working in various departments and develop them into an independent and powerful unit in the area of construction management and construction supervision.
• Leadership and Promotion: You take over the technical and personal leadership, promote the development of your employees, and coordinate their deployment in projects.
• Customers and Acquisition: You maintain existing customer relationships, recognize new market opportunities, and participate in the acquisition of further mandates.
• Cooperation: You work closely with the other departments and specialist disciplines and actively contribute to the further development of the Architecture and Structural Engineering competence area.

Around 70 % of your activity is dedicated to the management and processing of projects. The remaining time is devoted to the leadership and development of your department as well as customer and business development.

What we offer

• A versatile leadership function with a high proportion of demanding project work and concrete creative freedom.
• The opportunity to build up a new department and actively shape its technical and organizational development.
• Demanding general planning mandates in a broadly positioned planning and consulting company.
• A varied combination of total project management, employee leadership, and business development.
• Flexible working hours and home office options.
• Contemporary compensation and above-average social benefits.
• Training and further education opportunities.
• A family-like working atmosphere with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths.
• An easily accessible place of work via public transport.

Your Application

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