Dr Petra Drucker

Petra Drucker, DTech, is an experienced Senior Consultant of our Business Unit for Infra­struc­ture/Geotechnics with over 24 years of profes­sional background and over 80 succesful project closures. In Austria, she has been a surveyor appointed by the Court for underground construc­tion, foundation engineering and geotechnics as well as for soft ground tunnel construc­tion since 2012. Furthermore, since 2015, she has also been engineering legal advisor for civil engineering (autho­riza­tion not registered).

Some of the many outstanding projects that Petra Drucker worked on were geot­ech­ni­cal consulting services for the construc­tion of the Wien River Valley Collecting Sewer in Vienna, geot­ech­ni­cal project management for highway S31 expansion in Austria as well as the new construc­tion of a transfer station of a landfill in Germany. Here, she was responsible for geot­ech­ni­cal inves­ti­ga­tions, the conceptual design of load tests, assessment compilation, and the settlement prognosis for the landfill’s new transfer station.

Currently, Petra Drucker is working as a technical project manager for geot­ech­ni­cal consulting for the new construc­tion of Munich’s subway Line 9, executed in open construc­tion method. On behalf of Munich’s public services, CDM Smith supervises the ground inves­ti­ga­tion work and prepares the geot­ech­ni­cal reports for station and switch shafts. She also is engaged as project manager in geot­ech­ni­cal aspects of the extension of the German autobahn A1 between Niehl and Leverkusen-West. Here, as a subcon­trac­tor of the planning office Petra advises the contracting authority (Autobahn GmbH des Bundes) concerning various issues during construc­tion, such as foundation alter­na­tives, sheet piling, grouted anchors, overall stability veri­fi­ca­tions and follow-up inves­ti­ga­tions.

Even as a teenager, Petra Drucker dreamed of building bridges and tunnels - a vision that consistently accompanied her path to becoming a civil engineer. Today, as part of the CDM Smith team, she contributes her expertise to challenging civil engineering projects throughout Germany and beyond. What motivates her every day? The opportunity to work on complex infrastructure projects, develop innovative solutions and make a visible contribution.

Her advice to young engineers: “Don't be discouraged, look for a working environment that inspires you - and pursue what you really enjoy.”