Project Engineer – 6928 – ADA

Our client, a global market leader in the production and process support of active pharmaceutical ingredients, both in the chemical and biotechnology sectors, is recruiting for a Project Engineer for a 1-year contract. This is an onsite role based in Visp, Switzerland.

Main Responsibilities:

Technical project management (60%):

• in planning and realization of small and middle-sized investment projects with direct impact on current production and/or business results
• in process engineering calculations and plant optimizations
• in feasibility studies of new plants and/or rebuilds of existing plants including cost estimation, scheduling and functionality
• in the planning, realization and support of production adjustments and product launches

Concept development (20%)

Elaboration of possible technical solutions with evaluation of advantages and disadvantages.

Team coordination / Resource management (10%)

Procurement and organization of the necessary resources (internal or external) for the professional and timely execution of a project.

Optimization of processes and transfer of know-how (10%)

• Finding of optimizations in process flows as well as their implementation.
• Skills application and incorporation of professional knowledge in daily work

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required
• Education: Technical college degree or university degree bachelor’s or master’s degree
• Preferred area of study: Mechanical engineering, process technology, Bio- or chemical engineering
• Experience: 3 – 10 year of work experience in GMP environment
• Very good communication skills
• Highly independent, structured and flexible working style
• Excellent leadership skills in a matrix organization
• Understanding of business and financial processes
• Solution-oriented with structured working
• Fluency in English and German are required