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The Senior Site Manager is the senior Körber leader accountable for safe, high-quality, on-schedule, and financially disciplined execution of large, complex material-handling and automation installations. The Senior Site Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, operational performance, customer satisfaction, financial results, and people management of a parcel automation site. The role orchestrates the daily work of multiple employers onsite and leads Körber site-support functions, including safety, mechanical, electrical, controls, commissioning, and punch-list closeout.
This leader converts the integrated project plan into an executable field plan, anticipates and removes constraints, and restores momentum when conditions change. The Senior Site Manager is the primary on-site Körber interface for the customer, subcontractors, and internal delivery functions from pre-mobilization planning through commissioning and handover.
Success Measures:
- Zero tolerance for uncontrolled safety risk; prompt hazard correction, incident learning, and verified corrective actions.
- Critical milestones achieved on or ahead of the approved baseline / recovery schedule without compromising quality or safety.
- Installation cost, productivity, approved changes, and forecast-to-complete actively managed within delegated authority.
- Commissioning readiness, turnover documentation, punch-list closure, and customer acceptance delivered to plan.
- Document the project execution well to create an accurate historical record of all onsite activities.
Your role in our team
- You will lead all site operations, including mechanical and electrical installation, controls, engineering support, commissioning, and service delivery. Establish operational priorities, accountability, decision rights, escalation paths, and cross-functional coordination. Chair daily coordination and weekly progress meetings with Körber functional leaders, customer representatives, subcontractors, and project stakeholders. Lead and develop site management teams, supervisors, technicians, and support personnel
- Manage field execution against the approved project baseline, monitor productivity and KPIs, identify schedule risks and constraints, and implement documented mitigation and recovery plans in coordination with Project Management and Planning. Optimize resource allocation, work sequencing, and functional handoffs to achieve project milestones and performance targets
- Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, environmental, customer, contractual, and Körber requirements. Partner with EHS and Quality teams to implement safety plans, training, inspections, permits, hazard controls, incident reporting, quality inspections, testing plans, deficiency tracking, and corrective actions. Ensure installation conforms to approved drawings, specifications, and authorized changes. Promptly escalate material safety, quality, ethics, and compliance concerns through established governance channels
- You will oversee site installation forecasts, labor productivity, equipment, material, subcontractor, and rework costs in coordination with Project Management. Monitor financial performance, contractual obligations, approved scope, service levels, billing support, and cost recovery. Identify potential change orders and additional revenue opportunities while ensuring changes are documented and formally approved. Do not authorize work outside approved scope or contractual authority without appropriate documented authorization, except when necessary to address an unsafe condition
- Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, schedule, technical, and commercial risks. Administer field change control, including RFIs, field directives, time-and-material records, supporting documentation, impact assessments, and coordination with the Contracts Manager regarding entitlement, pricing, and approvals. Deliver accurate daily reports, periodic business reviews, and executive dashboards covering safety, manpower, progress, schedule, costs, quality, risks, changes, and contractual performance
- Coordinate execution from mobilization through mechanical completion, controls integration, testing, commissioning, punch-list resolution, and customer turnover. Resolve RFIs, constructability issues, drawing discrepancies, and field conflicts with on-site and off-site Engineering. Maintain current approved documentation and coordinate customer access, operating constraints, acceptance criteria, training, and handover requirements with Project Management and Commissioning leadership
- Serve as the senior on-site point of contact for customer leadership. Maintain strong stakeholder relationships, communicate operational performance and risks, lead customer business reviews, and manage escalations through timely resolution. Align site execution and improvement plans with customer expectations to support satisfaction, contractual performance, and business retention
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning. Coach and develop site leaders and personnel while strengthening team performance and leadership capabilities. Drive operational excellence and organizational change through Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, process improvement, stakeholder engagement, and implementation of effective training and communication initiatives
Position Location & Work Schedule
This position is based in Winter Haven, FL, approximately halfway between Tampa and Orlando, and requires an anticipated 60-hour workweek, Monday through Saturday, with 10-hour workdays. Eligible for compensatory time (comp time) in accordance with company policy and applicable regulations.
Your profile
- You have a bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and directly relevant experience will be considered. A master's degree or MBA is preferred
- Minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible experience in industrial construction, material handling, logistics automation, manufacturing, warehouse operations, or comparable electromechanical installations, including at least 7 years leading field teams and subcontractors on large-scale, multi-trade projects with financial responsibility
- Demonstrated knowledge of parcel logistics, automated material handling, sortation, conveyor systems, warehouse operations, maintenance, and mechanical, electrical, and controls/automation integration. Familiarity with parcel carrier operations, including UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, and Amazon Logistics
- Working knowledge of project scheduling, installation cost controls, productivity analysis, recovery planning, contract administration, subcontract management, change orders, RFIs, field documentation, punch lists, turnover packages, and as-built processes. Experience managing capital projects, service contracts, and customer agreements
- Ability to interpret financial statements, budgets, cost reports, and operational KPIs; analyze performance trends; identify risks; and develop strategies that improve productivity, cost performance, profitability, and operational efficiency
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams, resolve conflicts, manage employee relations, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Exceptional written and verbal communication, executive-level customer relationship management, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of OSHA regulations and workplace safety standards, including risk assessments, safety investigations, and compliance audits. Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies. Preferred certifications include CCM, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, and OSHA 30-Hour Construction training
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and project management platforms such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or Bluebeam Revu; familiarity with CMMS, WMS, and operational analytics systems. Experience in e-commerce fulfillment, airport baggage handling, distribution automation, union environments, or live-facility projects is preferred. Ability to travel domestically and internationally, maintain required travel documentation, including a valid passport when necessary, and meet applicable international travel eligibility requirements
Eligible applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Your working environment at Körber
Körber is pioneering cutting-edge sorting technology and solutions that shape the future of mail and parcel automation across Europe, North America and Asia. Set new industry standards and champion customer-centric services and solutions with our dynamic parcel logistics team based in Irving, Texas, USA.
Your benefits
- You will enjoy a flexible work environment that supports your work-life balance; we offer paid time off for parental leave and 22+ days off for personal time and holidays
- You will have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with FSA or HSA options, and a 401(k) plan with a company match up to six percent
- You are provided with several company-paid benefits, including vision insurance, short and long-term disability and basic life insurance plans, and educational and employee assistance programs
Can you see yourself in this profile? Then Körber is the right place for you. We look forward to getting to know you!
Equal opportunity employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity to all applicants. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial, and/or local law.
Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience, please contact us via jobs@koerber.com. We work with selected partners and therefore ask recruitment consultancies to refrain from contacting us by mail or telephone.
Disclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as representation of the essential functions of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer. Nothing in this document alters an employee’s at-will employment status. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, experience, education, skills, location, and market and business considerations. Applications must be submitted via our career site.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S., this position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
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Brenda Suheili Hernandez Nazario is the responsible person for this job advertisement. We work with permanent partners and therefore ask recruitment consultants to refrain from contacting us by e-mail or telephone.
