Head of Field Service, Site Management

Voith Group • York, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Head of Field Service, Site Management is responsible for the strategic and operational management of site activities across a diverse portfolio of hydropower projects in the United States and Canada.

Requirements

• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, international environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, structured, and results-oriented leadership style.
• Ability to develop teams, manage resources, and drive performance across multiple projects and locations.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management roles in similar industries, preferably in hydro, energy, heavy industry, or large-scale industrial projects.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in managerial roles.
• Strong understanding of HSE, quality, project execution, subcontractor management, risk management, budgeting, planning, and change management.

Nice To Haves

• French is considered an asset.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the United States and Canada as required.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence by implementing department strategy, standards, processes, and tools consistently across the region.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Site Management team, ensuring team performance aligns with project and company goals.
• Oversee site execution, ensuring safe delivery in compliance with contractual requirements, HSE standards, project schedules, budgets, quality expectations, regulatory requirements, and Voith standards.
• Drive workforce and capacity planning by creating transparency on current and forecasted resource needs, maintaining a qualified pool of team members and optimizing staff allocation across the project portfolio.
• Monitor site performance through key performance indicators.
• Support bid and planning phases by ensuring site management requirements are properly considered.
• Promote a strong construction focus across the value chain and the project life cycle.
• Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders to continuously improve site management practices, tools, and competencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed