Deputy Department Lead – Water Supply & Wastewater Treatment

Leadership & Personal Competencies

• Strong technical expertise combined with a client-focused and entrepreneurial mindset and a good understanding of commercial aspects and project budgets.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, bring together different personalities and perspectives, and contribute to effective team and organisational structures.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking, combined with a structured approach, creative problem-solving skills and a focus on effective project delivery.
• Critical and inquisitive mindset, with sound engineering and project management judgement and the ability to navigate complex and unexpected challenges with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.
• Strong motivation to take on a key leadership role and contribute to the long-term strategic, organisational and business development of the department.

Languages & Mobility

• Willingness and availability to undertake short-term international assignments, typically of up to one week, with occasional longer assignments subject to prior mutual agreement.
• Excellent written and spoken English; basic command of French and/or Spanish and/or German would be considered an asset.

Digital Skills

Affinity for AI-supported tools and digital technologies, with the willingness to leverage them to improve engineering, project delivery and business development processes.

What do we offer?

• Leadership & Career Perspective: Step into a key role as Deputy Head of Department, working alongside the Head of Department and sharing responsibility for the technical and people leadership of a multidisciplinary team of around 20 professionals, while actively shaping the department’s strategic, organisational and business development, with the perspective to take on broader leadership responsibilities in the future.
• Mobility:We contribute 50% towards the cost of the Deutschlandticket and offer on-site parking at our Mannheim headquarters.
• Flexibility:Full-time or part-time (80% or more), with the option of hybrid working and a family-friendly working environment and a hybrid working model combining at least three days per week in the office with up to two days working from home.
• Onboarding & Professional Development:Build on your existing leadership experience through structured onboarding and targeted professional development, drawing on a range of internal training opportunities as well as selected external training where appropriate.
• Modern Working Environment:Our centrally located office on Augustaanlage, on the sixth floor with panoramic views over Mannheim, offers a nearby staff canteen, complimentary coffee, tea and water, weekly back-care fitness sessions, and regular social events including our summer party and Christmas celebration.
• Relocation Support:If you are relocating to Mannheim, we will help you settle in - for example, by providing temporary accommodation in a furnished company apartment (subject

Application info

Marisa looks forward to your application via the "Apply now" button/form. Please include your salary expectations, earliest start date, a brief motivation letter and your CV.

Job Facts

• Workplace: Europe - Germany - Mannheim (Headquarters), with frequent international travel to project sites worldwide (typically of up to one week)
• Duration of assignment: full-time or part-time (80%)
• Period of Project: permanent contract
• Application by: October 25, 2026
• Contact person: Marisa Ludwig