Construction Manager / Site Coordinator Pharma Engineering (m/w/d)

Background

For the Construction Site Services department at the Kaiseraugst site, we are looking for an experienced personality in the field of construction site coordination, plant construction, pipeline construction, and utility engineering.

The Operate and Maintain Assets department ensures the reliable operation of the area, buildings, and technical facilities at the Roche site in Basel/Kaiseraugst. The focus is on the sustainable management and maintenance of the infrastructure so that production and operational processes run smoothly.

As part of the Construction Site Services team, you will work in a well-coordinated team of around 12 to 15 specialists. You will act as a central interface between internal project teams, local engineering, plant operators, and external construction companies. In doing so, you will take on the coordination, organization, and monitoring of construction sites in the pharmaceutical environment.

The position is designed for the long term and serves to build up specific site and service knowledge at the Kaiseraugst location. With successful performance and good integration into the team, there is an option for extension and, in perspective, a possible transfer to a permanent position within 2 to 3 years.

Your Tasks

In this role, you will take on operational responsibility for construction sites and technical trades in the areas of plant construction, pipeline installations, and utility engineering.

Your main tasks include:

• Planning, organization, management, and coordination of construction sites
• Supervision and coordination of external specialist companies and their employees
• Ensuring quality control in the areas of pipeline construction, utility engineering, and cross-trade disciplines
• Coordination of reporting with local engineering
• Implementation and monitoring of construction site safety in accordance with internal guidelines
• Accompanying commissioning and coordination of defect rectification with executing companies
• Ensuring the handover of completed trades to local engineering or the plant operator
• Providing technical input for trade-specific planning, e.g., regarding materials, manufacturers, and execution
• Support with schedule planning and construction progress during the construction phase
• Review and evaluation of offers, specifications, and target price quotes
• Obtaining offers from suppliers and executing companies
• Participation in the awarding of contracts to external service providers and companies
• Review and examination of as-built documentation
• Ensuring the required quality and documentation standards in a GMP-regulated environment

Your Profile

We are looking for an experienced, assertive, and service-oriented specialist with in-depth experience in construction site management, plant construction, or technical project execution.

You ideally bring the following qualifications:

• Completed technical vocational training, ideally as a plant and apparatus mechanic, pipeline builder, building services technician, or in a comparable technical profession
• Further training as a "Techniker" or a similar qualification is an advantage
• At least 5 to 10 years of professional experience in project management of pipeline installations, utility engineering, or technical plants
• Experience in the coordination and management of construction sites
• Good knowledge in the areas of pipeline construction, process engineering installations, utility systems, and technical trades
• Basic knowledge of GMP environment
• Knowledge of construction site and work safety, e.g., SiGeKo, safety assistant, or comparable, is an advantage
• Good user knowledge of Google Suite and MS Office
• SAP knowledge and process engineering understanding are desirable
• Very good German language skills, both written and spoken
• English and French language skills are an advantage

Additional Knowledge is an Advantage

• Basic knowledge of fire protection
• Experience with ventilation systems or corresponding technical courses
• Knowledge of construction site logistics
• Basic understanding of plant automation and automation systems
• Good knowledge of utility installations, pipe classes, and technical standards
• Experience with Roche documentation, Elvis, SAP, or technical platforms is an advantage

Personal Requirements

For this position, we need a personality who can maintain an overview and set clear priorities, even during dynamic project phases.

You convince with:

• Assertiveness on the construction site
• Clear communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Structured and solution-oriented way of working
• Service orientation and sense of responsibility
• Ability to create clear boundaries and consistently implement decisions
• High resilience during stressful project phases
• Teamwork and professional demeanor towards partners, companies, and internal stakeholders

Framework Conditions

• Start: As soon as possible
• Latest possible start: October 2026
• Duration: 1 year
• Extension: Possible, depending on performance
• Work location: Kaiseraugst
• Workload: 100%
• Working hours: Standard working hours, flexible hours by arrangement within the team
• Team: Construction Site Services

Brief Profile of the Position

This role is ideal for an experienced technical specialist from the fields of plant construction, pipeline construction, utility engineering, HVAC, or construction site coordination who wants to bring their experience to a regulated pharmaceutical environment. The long-term perspective at the Kaiseraugst site is particularly exciting, as the position is not only project-related but also designed to build up internal site knowledge.