VITA
KATJA
HERBST
VITA
KATJA
HERBST
A PASSION FOR PROJECTS, PEOPLE,
AND THE ENVIRONMENT
A PASSION FOR PROJECTS, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
The path of my over 15-years professional experience started with an apprenticeship as architectural draft woman, followed by a study in civil engineering. Later I worked as site supervisor and designer, I became a project manager with specializations in the fields of sustainability and mediation. That is the position I hold today, with true passion.
The path of my over 15-years professional experience started with an apprenticeship as architectural draft woman, followed by a study in civil engineering. Later I worked as site supervisor and designer, I became a project manager with specializations in the fields of sustainability and mediation. That is the position I hold today, with true passion.
I am by nature independently minded and open to new things, never afraid to go my own way, and always on the lookout for better, more cutting-edge methods and solutions with a view to the future. My professional philosophy has grown around these traits and tendencies into what it is today: the conviction that the mark of every good project is effective project management with respect for both people and the environment.
The path of my over 15-years professional experience started with an apprenticeship as architectural draft woman, followed by a study in civil engineering. Later I worked as site supervisor and designer, I became a project manager with specializations in the fields of sustainability and mediation. That is the position I hold today, with true passion.
The path of my over 15-years professional experience started with an apprenticeship as architectural draft woman, followed by a study in civil engineering. Later I worked as site supervisor and designer, I became a project manager with specializations in the fields of sustainability and mediation. That is the position I hold today, with true passion.
I am by nature independently minded and open to new things, never afraid to go my own way, and always on the lookout for better, more cutting-edge methods and solutions with a view to the future. My professional philosophy has grown around these traits and tendencies into what it is today: the conviction that the mark of every good project is effective project management with respect for both people and the environment.
ALWAYS KEEPING THE
BIG PICTURE IN VIEW
My forte is a clear vision of the results I aim to achieve. I gain an overall picture of a project, think in a larger scale, and see things through from start to finish. I thus see painstaking planning as one of the pillars for project success. At the same time, I get things moving, and when it comes to solving problems, I am highly ambitious and have a strong will to overcome obstacles. Large and complex construction projects are my favorite challenge.
When working with me as project manager, you can rely on clear communication. That means carefully listening and asking precise questions rather than interpreting. This way I end up getting reliable information from all parties involved, which enables us in turn to define and set your project goals with greater precision. I furthermore serve as professional intermediary in interactions with authorities, service providers, or employees, taking their concerns seriously, communicating openly, and finding solutions as needed.
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS
R E F E R E N C E P R O J E C T S
R E F E R E N C E
P R O J E C T S
since 2022
Revitalisation Grenanderhaus Berlin
Project management in the design, tender and demolition phase for AdlerSchreier GmbH in Germany
2021 – 2022
Logistic hall
Project management in the design and demolition phase including the development of a sustainability strategy for P3 Logistic Parks GmbH in Germany
2019 – 2021
Logistics centers – ARS, TNS, IXD
Project management in the design phase (permit and tender design, tender awarding) for Amazon in Germany and Central Europe
2019
Überseequartier (hotel, apartments, shopping, cinema, underground parking garage)
Design coordination and site supervision of composite steel structures for BAM, Hamburg, Germany
2018 – 2019
Potable water supply/wastewater disposal, Berlin
Project management and design coordination of restoration and renewal projects Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Berlin, Germany
2015 – 2017
Nuclear power plant OL3
Site engineer in charge of the installation of steel structures, radiation protection, fire protection and special structures as well as of building coordination for AREVA NP, Olkiluoto, Finland
2014
The Metropolitan Gardens: building alteration and remediation of the former US Headquarters Command to residential units
Project management and oversight of shell construction and finishing work for client Bauprojekt BHK, Berlin, Germany
2013 – 2014
New Aldi supermarket with multistory parking garage
Project management for GP Papenburg GmbH Hochbau, Leipzig, Germany
2012 – 2013
Nuclear power plant OL3
Site supervision of the installation of steel structures and building coordination for AREVA NP, Olkiluoto, Finland
2011 – 2012
Iffezheim waterpower plant on the Rhine River
Site engineer of shell construction for Implenia, Iffezheim, Germany
2011
Nuclear power plant OL3
Site supervision of the installation of special seals of building movement joints for AREVA NP, Olkiluoto, Finland
2009 – 2010
Nuclear power plant OL3
Modification of execution and detail design (formwork drawings, reinforcement drawings, embedded parts/anchoring drawings, steel work drawings for AREVA NP, Olkiluoto, Finland
2005 – 2008
Berlin Central Station “Lehrter Bahnhof”
Project management assistance for ARGE Lehrter Bahnhof lot 1.4, Berlin, Germany
2004
Design of open spaces for kindergartens and schools
Project management for BAUFACHFRAU e.V., Berlin, Germany
2004
Graduation in Civil Engineering
Beuth University of Applied Sciences (formerly “TFH”), Berlin, Germany
2002 + 2003
Head of a Tutorial of Statical Calculations
Taught discussion seminar on statics at Beuth University of Applied Sciences (formerly “TFH”), Berlin, Germany
1998 – 2004
Studies in civil and structural engineering with concentrations in reinforced and prestressed concrete and steel construction
Beuth University of Applied Sciences (formerly “TFH”), Berlin, Germany
1994 – 1998
Residential and commercial buildings, schools, youth centers, kindergartens, restaurants
Draftswoman for several German architecture firms
1991 – 1994
Apprenticeship as draftswoman for building construction
Architecture firm Kuhn-Pramann-Steinweg, Braunschweig, Germany
Weißenfelser Straße 61 | 04229 Leipzig | Germany
+49 (0) 163/406 82 85 | katja.herbst@k-h-engineering.de
© 2022 Katja Herbst Engineering
Weißenfelser Straße 61
04229 Leipzig | Germany
+49 (0) 163/406 82 85
katja.herbst@k-h-engineering.de
© 2022 Katja Herbst Engineering
