Dr. Ing. Susanne Pitschak

Graduate industrial engineer Susanne Pitschak with a Ph.D. in engineering looks back at over 34 years of profes­sional experience as project engineer and project manager at CDM Smith.

During her impressive career she worked on and lead over 100 successful projects. For her disser­ta­tion on the application limits for fluidized bed ashes in road construc­tion she received the BVK advancement award as an outstanding appraisal of her excellent work. 

Her achieve­ments in connection with the new construc­tion of the autobahn A26 are partic­u­larly remarkable. In this project, she managed the planning of ground improvement measures, including the overfill method and the method with elevated foundation pads. Her project management of the planning approval procedure for the land cable route BalWin 1 & 2 was also of great signif­i­cance.

Clients describe Susanne Pitschak as a strong commu­ni­ca­tor, an assertive and creative project manager. Her extra­or­di­nary compre­hen­sion enables her to grasp complex situations quickly and find well-founded solutions. In doing so, she always relies on a high level of initiative and compre­hen­sive iden­ti­fi­ca­tion with her tasks. Her ability to convince in both quan­ti­ta­tive and qualitative terms underlines her high level of competency.

Our guiding principle of "Listen. Think. Deliver." to Susanne Pitschak reflects the fundamental principles that are important for effective commu­ni­ca­tion and successful action. Active listening, critical thinking and the consistent imple­men­ta­tion of plans are essential for her.