Senior PFAS Bioremediation Engineer | Lead Field & Lab Projects

CellX Biosolutions AG

Schlieren

On-site

CHF 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

CellX Biosolutions AG in Schlieren seeks a Senior Soil Remediation Engineer to lead development and field deployment of microbial PFAS remediation solutions, from lab pilots to full-scale site decontamination.

You will design projects, collaborate with clients/regulators, assemble microbial consortia, apply analytics, and scale solutions across sites with on-site and lab work. Travel to client sites is expected.

Qualifications

MSc or PhD in Environmental Sciences or related field with several years of industry experience in soil remediation.
Strong hands-on track record in soil bioremediation and project management.
Experience with biodegradation/biotransformation of xenobiotics in soil (PFAS, pesticides, solvents).
Experience with ex-situ and/or in-situ remediation technologies.

Responsibilities

Lead design and execution of lab and field-scale soil remediation projects, testing and optimizing microbial solutions on contaminated soils.
Develop experimental and remediation strategies adapted to variable soil matrices from client/site requirements.
Assemble and adapt microbial consortia for PFAS biodegradation in soil.
Apply molecular approaches (e.g., 16S rRNA, qPCR) to characterize soil microbial communities.
Set up, operate, and optimize ex-situ and in-situ remediation systems.
Monitor key process parameters and plan analytics to track degradation performance.