Project Manager
Givaudan
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Vernier • 🇨🇭 Switzerland
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead and manage CAPEX projects from feasibility study to implementation, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, budget, and quality standards
- Coordinate internal project teams and external partners, and actively contribute to the development of project scopes, cost estimations, specifications, and credit applications
- Ensure full compliance with design and construction standards, Givaudan guidelines, and all applicable EHS and legal regulations
- Oversee the full project lifecycle, including detailed planning, cost control, milestones, and deliverables, and implement corrective actions whenever required
- Co-lead tender processes with suppliers, contractors, and IM&S, ensuring optimal technical and financial alignment
- Monitor project KPIs, prepare progress and budget reports, and lead project steering committees
- Support the execution team and supervisors in contractor management, safety coordination, and project handover
- Participate to hazard studies, risk assessments, and process optimization activities to ensure continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Ensure the preparation of all required design and technical documentation, and maintain accurate reporting through the PPM tool in line with the Givaudan Project Management Process (PGP)
- Be accountable for the safe, timely, and successful completion of projects, delivering sustainable solutions that meet Givaudan’s quality and innovation standards.
Requirements
- Master degree in engineering in Chemical engineering, mechanics, electricity or automation field
- 5 to 10 years of experience in factory engineering, including management of multiple process engineering projects involving resources from diverse disciplines
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds and technical disciplines, both internal and external
- Good technical skills in chemical industry or equivalent
- Good command in project management, using TPM, KPI, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and project controlling tools
- Good knowledge of financial concepts (e.g. OPEX, CAPEX) and tools (e.g. SAP)
- Fluent in French and English. German knowledge is an asset
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and SAP
- You are a structured and results-oriented professional, able to plan, align and manage complex projects efficiently
- You take ownership, challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement with a proactive mindset
- Collaborative and open, you communicate transparently and build strong relationships across teams and functions
- You combine analytical thinking with sound decision-making, maintaining perspective even under pressure
- You cultivate innovation and seek standardized, scalable solutions to enhance performance across the site.
Benefits
- Healthcare support
- Paid time off and family leave
- Retirement plan
- Sport and leisure clubs
- Company shop
- Staff restaurant
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementchemical engineeringprocess engineeringcost controlrisk assessmentSix SigmaLean ManufacturingKPI monitoringTPMfinancial concepts
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationanalytical thinkingresults-orientedownershipproactive mindsetrelationship buildingstructured planningdecision-makingcontinuous improvement