Branch Manager Fichtner Lima, Peru (m/f/x)

About Us

With some 1,800 employees, Fichtner is Germany’s leading independent planning and consultancy enterprise. We are global players and tackle challenging projects in more than 100 countries. Among our clients are companies from the sectors of central utility supplies and waste management, international development and commercial banks, investors, public administrations, and energy-intensive industrial enterprises. We offer our clients a unique combination of engineering consultancy with classical management consultancy.

About The Division

Your Tasks

• Lead project teams on complex engineering projects and construction supervision mainly in the sectors of hydropower, renewable energies, and water infrastructure
• Coordinate project execution with our competence centers in Germany
• Build up and manage a team of local engineering experts and sub-contractors
• Support the development of an overall strategy to ensure sustainable growth of Fichtner’s presence in Peru
• Assist the Fichtner sales department to capture new business and maintain existing clients as well as the preparation of proposals
• Regularly meet with external entities, including clients, contractors and partners, to establish strategy and execution of projects, pursue new business, negotiate contracts, and review project status

Your Profile

• Master's degree in engineering and/or business administration required
• 10+ years professional experience, preferably in the field of technical consultancy and engineering services
• Substantial project management experience in the power and/or water sector
• Substantial experience in management of teams
• Commercial skills, e.g. contract and payment terms, risks, pricing, and budgeting
• Experience working in Peru and the South American region
• Business fluent in English and Spanish

Corporate Benfits

• Permanent local contract
• As an owner-managed family enterprise with a company tradition stretching back 100 years, we provide an environment that unites enduring value with innovative capability
• Culture of staff appreciation, equal opportunity and attractive career prospects in an international job environment with staff originating from more than 40 nations
• Long-term development opportunities, with our staff’s average length of service standing at 10 years
• A modern digital infrastructure enabling staff to work remotely
• A comprehensive and thorough induction with the possibility to participate in training and further education programs as well as languages courses in a company whose support you can always rely on and a working environment that promotes job satisfaction