Manager Process Engineering - Energy Systems

Kanadevia Inova AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inova Academy

International company

Central location

Job summary

Kanadevia Inova AG, based in Zürich, Switzerland, seeks a Manager Process Engineering for Energy Systems to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team and drive delivery of complex plants and projects in a global waste-to-energy context.

The role combines strategic input with hands-on execution, stakeholder management, and strong coaching of engineers, with a focus on HSE compliance and continuous improvement. Attractive conditions and modern infrastructure are offered.

Qualifications

• Several years of engineering experience with plant engineering and project execution.
• Strong leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills with ability to build long-term collaboration internally and externally.
• Excellent English communication skills, high autonomy, prioritization ability, and strong quality assurance capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Member of the unit management team and deputy for related functional areas.
• Contribute to defining and implementing departmental strategy and represent the engineering function externally.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary engineering team, providing technical and disciplinary leadership, training, and resource optimization.
• Support project execution and tendering activities while ensuring active participation of team members in project work.
• Ensure timely delivery of engineering systems, components, and project deliverables within budget and quality standards.
• Monitor budgets, costs, and resource allocation, taking corrective actions when required.
• Drive employee development through hiring, coaching, mentoring, training, and career planning.
• Ensure compliance with HSE requirements, business processes, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Cost awareness

Quality assurance

Coaching

English communication

Autonomy

Tools

MS Office

Project management tools

Job description

Manager Process Engineering - Energy Systems

• Full-time

Welcome to Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, where we believe in creating a sustainable future through technology and innovation.

At Kanadevia Inova, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of waste-to-X technology. We are not just waste managers; we are creators of value from what communities discard. Your role at Kanadevia Inova directly contributes to turning something once considered useless - waste - into something invaluable: energy, heat, hydrogen, fertilizer, and beyond.

• Member of the unit management team and deputy for related functional areas.
• Contribute to defining and implementing departmental strategy and represent the engineering function externally.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary engineering team, providing technical and disciplinary leadership, training, and resource optimization.
• Support project execution and tendering activities while ensuring active participation of team members in project work.
• Ensure timely delivery of engineering systems, components, and project deliverables within budget and quality standards.
• Monitor budgets, costs, and resource allocation, taking corrective actions when required.
• Drive employee development through hiring, coaching, mentoring, training, and career planning.
• Ensure compliance with HSE requirements, business processes, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Several years of engineering experience, including strong expertise in plant engineering and project execution.
• Proven experience managing diverse organizational functions and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build long-term collaboration internally and externally.
• Ability to evaluate complex operational scenarios, make informed decisions independently, and apply advanced problem-solving methodologies.
• Extensive knowledge of engineering, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning, products, suppliers, and market dynamics.
• Strong business and commercial acumen with high cost awareness across the value chain.
• Proficient in project management, MS Office, and project management tools with a systematic and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Excellent English communication skills, high autonomy, prioritization ability, and strong quality assurance capabilities.

We offer

• Responsible challenge with diversified field of activity
• Team-oriented working atmosphere in an international Company
• Personal development opportunities through own Inova Academy
• Opportunity to gain an insight into various technical disciplines
• Excellent employment conditions
• Attractive working place (central, good transport links)
• Modern infrastructure

For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.

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