Zürich
Senior Construction Management (m/f/d)
- 30 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- CHF 130 000 - 135 000 /year
- German (Fluent)
- 8001 Zürich
About the job
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Senior Construction Management (m/f/d)
Salary - CHF130,000 - 135,000Role:
On behalf of a client, we are seeking an experienced professional for strategic client advisory and overarching construction project management of complex construction and industrial projects in an interdisciplinary consulting environment. You will accompany demanding investment and construction projects from project initiation and strategic planning through design and realisation to commissioning. The focus is on controlling costs, schedules and quality, coordinating numerous project participants, and advising clients and decision-makers. The position combines technical project management with management consulting, economic project control, and professional stakeholder management in an international corporate environment.
Responsibilities:
Consulting and managing complex construction and investment projects across all relevant project phases from project development to commissioning
Taking over overarching construction project management with responsibility for costs, schedules, quality, and achieving strategic project goals
Advising clients and industrial companies on project organisation, investment planning, and developing suitable realisation strategies
Coordinating and managing interdisciplinary project teams from clients, architecture, engineering, building services, and executing companies
Establishing and further developing project management and controlling structures including project organisation, responsibilities, decision-making processes, and reporting
Preparing and monitoring project budgets, cost forecasts, and investment plans as well as early identification of cost deviations and economic project risks
Developing and managing overall schedules and project milestones including progress monitoring, schedule analyses, and action planning
Monitoring compliance with technical specifications and quality requirements as well as ensuring contractually agreed project deliverables
Leading and coordinating external service providers and project partners including performance monitoring, interface management, and alignment of technical requirements
Preparing management reports and decision-making bases for clients, executive boards, and other project stakeholders
Accompanying and monitoring construction execution including quality controls, schedule tracking, risk management, and coordination of corrective measures
Coordinating acceptance tests, functional tests, and commissioning as well as accompanying project handover and technical project completion
Qualifications:
Completed studies in civil engineering, industrial engineering, building services engineering, or a comparable technical university education
At least five years of professional experience in construction project management of complex construction or industrial projects with responsibility for project control, costs, schedules, and quality
Proven experience in management and strategy consulting in the construction sector as well as advising clients and companies on demanding investment projects
Solid knowledge in managing complex construction projects with numerous external service providers including project organisation, interface management, and coordination of interdisciplinary specialist areas
Experience working with executives and decision-makers of industrial companies as well as preparing strategic and economic decision-making bases
In-depth knowledge of construction cost management, scheduling, project controlling, and risk management as well as confident use of common project management and reporting tools
Very good German, French, and English skills in spoken and written form for multilingual project communication, management consulting, negotiation, and preparation of professional project reports
Benefits:
- Market- and performance-based salaries
- Flexible working hours
- Comfortable office with modern infrastructure
- Interesting and varied activities/projects
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Zurich