CAPEX Project Manager | Skid- Process Equipment Pharma & Biotech GMP

Recrutis is supporting one of its clients, a Swiss industrial partner delivering process equipment and capital projects to the pharmaceutical and biotech sector, in the search for a CAPEX Project Manager, based in Biel/Bienne.

• Full ownership of complex capital projects end-to-end: schedule, cost, quality and safety, with accountability for budget and project margin.
• A supplier-side project management role — you carry the project towards the customer, not only internally: variation orders, claims, negotiation and acceptance are yours to manage.
• Technically concrete scope: skid-based process equipment in GMP environments, with budgets typically between CHF 700k and CHF 5M.
• Direct exposure across site, customer, supplier and senior management levels, on projects delivered for pharma and biotech clients across Switzerland.
• Real project variety through regular presence on customer sites in both French- and German-speaking Switzerland.

• Location:
  
  Biel/Bienne, with on-site presence approximately 3 days per week.
• Regular travel to customer sites in French- and German-speaking Switzerland.
• Duration: 12 months, from October 2026 to October 2027. Start ASAP / October 2026.
• Seniority: 10+ years as overall or lead project manager in plant or process construction.
• Languages:
  
  German and English fluent (German is knockout);
  French is an asset.

• Take full accountability for project outcomes, including budget, margin and financial controlling.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate external partners and subcontractors.
• Manage stakeholders across site, customer, supplier and senior management levels.
• Oversee risk management, resource planning and escalation management.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, quality and industry standards in a GMP environment.
• Manage variation orders and claims through to project handover and acceptance.
• Deliver on time and on budget, with sound handling of amendments and a clean project acceptance.

• Engineering degree (Bachelor / FH / HF) in process or mechanical engineering, or equivalent qualification.
• 10+ years' experience as overall or lead project manager in plant or process construction.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, food or chemical industries, in a GMP-regulated environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of project budget, margin and financial controlling, including variation orders and claims.
• Strong leadership, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills, with genuine comfort navigating customer expectations, commercial pressure and on-the-ground realities.
• Fluent German (working language) and fluent English.
• Availability for on-site presence in Biel/Bienne approximately 3 days per week, with regular travel to customer sites in French- and German-speaking Switzerland.

• Biotech project experience (strongly preferred over other regulated industries).
• Hands-on experience with skid-based process equipment and modular plant delivery.
• Track record on supplier-side / EPC or equipment-vendor projects with direct customer accountability.
• French, in addition to German and English.

Process — Confidential recruitment process. Response within 48 hours for applications meeting required criteria. Active mandate, priority review.