SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER FOR PHARMA, BIOTECH AND CHEMICAL PLANT ENGINEERING DE/FR-EN

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📍 Basel, BS, SwitzerlandFull time

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Description de l'entreprise

Company Description

Who are we?


We are an engineering group and a key player in the fields of building, water, energy, environment, industry, and mobility.
100% owned by our employees, we are united by a shared passion: practicing a profession that combines the art of designing with ingenuity and executing with commitment.

Our 10,000 employees, spread across more than 40 countries, create solutions every day for a positive future, addressing strategic challenges for both the planet and humanity. Our teams operate on a human scale, fostering close relationships, daily interactions, and knowledge sharing.

As part of this position, you will be joining ARTELIA INDUSTRIE, which consists of 850 passionate employees across more than 30 locations in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Morocco. Together, we design, adapt, and modernize industrial facilities to meet the challenges of tomorrow: production, economic performance, energy transition, and installation safety.

  • Recognized expertise: We excel in implementing various production processes by leveraging our in-depth expertise in equipment, piping, mechanics, electricity, instrumentation, automation, metal structures, civil engineering, and construction.
  • A diverse range of activities, from large-scale projects to local initiatives: Our teams work in strategic sectors such as Refining and Carbon Recycling, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Nuclear, Gas, Offshore, Aerospace, Rail, Shipbuilding and Space, Steelmaking, Mining, Microelectronics, and Defense.

For ease of reading, inclusive writing has not been used in this job posting; the masculine form applies equally to women, men, and non-binary individuals.

 

Description du poste

Position:

For its Basel office, ARTELIA Industrie Suisse SA is seeking a Senior Process Engineer / Project Manager with strong expertise in process engineering and project management for the realization of industrial projects, particularly in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, and process industries.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the office director, you will be involved in projects for new installations or improvements to existing units. In this context, your missions will consist of:

  • Manage projects from conception to completion, ensuring technical, financial, and planning objectives are achieved.
  • Be the local contact for customers.
  • Perform process engineering studies, calculations, and design activities.
  • Prepare process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
  • Evaluate supplier bids from both technical and financial perspectives.
  • Supervise technical activities during installation and commissioning phases.
  • Act as Lead Engineer with overall technical coordination responsibilities.
  • Train and support participating technicians.
  • Prepare technical and commercial quotations.
  • Report to the office director concerning the development of local activities.

Qualifications

Profile

  • Completed technical education as a Process Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Pharmaceutical Engineer, Biotechnology Engineer, or equivalent.
  • Strong experience in process engineering and industrial project execution, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, or other process industries.
  • Personal qualities: Strong management potential / Industrial culture / Ability to monitor project management with a view to ensuring technical and economic success / Coordination skills / High level of rigor / Able to apply ISO 9001 quality procedures and ensure safety on sites or at customers' premises / Good interpersonal and technical negotiation skills with customers and suppliers / Willingness to work independently on long-term goals.
  • Proven project management experience is mandatory.
  • Open to business development activities.
  • Proficiency in common office tools (Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project).
  • Languages: Fluent German essential; French and/or English level B2 required.
  • Motivated to take on a versatile and evolving position.

Informations supplémentaires

Additional Information

What We Offer

  • Opportunity to shape and grow ARTELIA’s Basel activities
  • Dynamic and collaborative environment within an international engineering group
  • Long-term career development opportunities
  • Travel to be expected at the regional level (BS, BL, AG, SO).
  • Permanent full-time position

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