Chemical industry: finding feasible solutions with creativity and passion

Our client is a small company in Western Switzerland whose excellent solutions for the chemical industry enjoy a unique reputation worldwide. The company develops and industrialises hydrogenation, nitration and energy materials plants for international customers and commissions them on client premises. The company’s excellent level of performance is based on the expertise and experience of its highly specialised and multidisciplinary engineers and product managers. In order to strengthen the company’s 30 employees, we are seeking dynamic individuals for the position of

Mechanical engineer as project manager in plant construction

After a thorough induction into the company, you will take on sub-projects in the first few years, acquiring the necessary skills to realise client projects as an overall project manager - from defining the project scope to commissioning on client premises. You will build long-term, stable client relationships and contribute internally to the further development of the technology. Our client offers you an appreciative, unbureaucratic working environment with mutual support and flat hierarchies.

Your duties

• First contact for clients  
• Evaluation of requirements and technical design of the equipment to be supplied
• Specification of the various elements of the technical system
• Close collaboration with the industrial designers
• Creation of the technical documents
• Procurement logistics and monitoring of production by European partners
• Installation, testing and commissioning of the systems on client premises
• Training customers and ensuring technical customer service

Your profile

• Engineering degree from a university of applied sciences or a university with a major in mechanical/plant engineering
• Specialist knowledge in hydraulics, thermals and/or chemistry
• Passion for plant engineering in the chemical industry
• Experience in the implementation and management of projects with a volume of several million swiss francs
• Intercultural skills and willingness to travel
• Communicative personality with good language skills (German and English)
• Ability to work independently

Your benefits

• Small, dynamic team with recognised expertise in the global market
• Creative environment where practical solutions are developed with passion
• Self-financed SME with global market leadership
• Appreciative corporate culture with short lines of communication at all hierarchical levels
• Long-term employment with personal development and career opportunities

Please call us or send us an e-mail for a non-binding initial discussion. We thank you for your interest and look forward to hearing from you.