Project Manager Secondary Engineering

avec compétence GmbH; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Try&Hire is seeking a senior electrical engineering professional to lead secondary projects from sales handover through design, production, and installation in Zürich. You will drive scope, schedule and cost, coordinate across engineering, production and site teams, and ensure customer alignment and final acceptance.

The role demands 5+ years in secondary project engineering and project management, English fluency with German as a plus, and an independent, structured working style.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years experience in engineering of secondary projects and project management.
• Fluent English required; German and other languages desired.
• Experience with Zuken E3 is a plus.
• Independent, structured and autonomous way of working.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional activities and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead secondary engineering projects from sales handover, covering scope, time and cost.
• Lead engineering activities with the extended workbench, including base and detail design.
• Detect deviations and claims, clarify with customers and conduct customer meetings.
• Achieve design freeze and customer approval, and create production documents.
• Support production in feeder or supplier factories.
• Conduct final acceptance tests with customers and support site installation and commissioning.
• Create as-built documents for project close-out and participate in project reporting.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Independent working

English fluent

German a plus

Education

Degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Zuken E3

Job description

You manage secondary engineering projects for local control cabinets, from handover from sales through engineering, production and installation.

Your tasks

• Lead secondary engineering projects from sales handover, covering scope, time and cost
• Lead engineering activities with the extended workbench, including base and detail design
• Detect deviations and claims, clarify with customers and conduct customer meetings
• Achieve design freeze and customer approval, and create production documents
• Support production in feeder or supplier factories
• Conduct final acceptance tests with customers and support site installation and commissioning
• Create as-built documents for project close-out and participate in project reporting

What you bring

• Degree in electrical engineering
• Minimum 5 years experience in engineering of secondary projects and project management
• Financial and technical competence for executing secondary projects per internal guidelines
• Fluent English required; German and other languages desired
• Experience with Zuken E3 is a plus
• Independent, structured and autonomous way of working
• Experience coordinating cross-functional activities and stakeholders

Conditions

• Workload: 80–100 %
• Option of a permanent position after the assignment if both sides want it

What to expect

• 80-100% workload
• Approx. 10% travel required
• 3–6 months interim, then a permanent position

Technologies

• Zuken E3
• ISO 9001
• OHSAS 18001