Site Tenders & Projects Director

avec compétence GmbH; Villeneuve (VD); On-site; CHF 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rail technology is seeking a senior leader to oversee a portfolio of bids and projects at a rail technology site in Switzerland. You will balance resources, manage risk, and drive strategic alignment across multiple project streams while ensuring delivery targets and value creation.

You will lead bid and project managers and collaborate with site stakeholders to resolve escalated issues, steer processes, and enable international assignments. Fluency in EN/FR/DE is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in business management or engineering.
• IPMA or PMI certification is a plus.
• At least 10 years of experience leading projects and/or bids.
• Fluency in English, French and German.
• Knowledge of the railway industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate bids and projects to meet organizational strategic goals while minimizing portfolio risk.
• Balance the portfolio to create optimal value for the organization.
• Ensure timely resource allocation for bids and projects.
• Drive quality, cost and delivery accountability across project portfolios.
• Manage and develop a team of bid managers, project managers and sub-system managers.
• Deploy and monitor bid and project processes across the site.
• Facilitate collaboration between sites and stakeholders to resolve escalated issues.

Skills

Portfolio management

Bid & project leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Multilingual (EN/FR/DE)

Education

Degree in business management or engineering

Job description

You lead and coordinate a portfolio of bids and projects at a rail technology site, balancing resources and managing risk to achieve strategic goals.

Tasks

• Coordinate bids and projects to meet organizational strategic goals while minimizing portfolio risk
• Balance the portfolio to create optimal value for the organization
• Ensure timely resource allocation for bids and projects
• Drive quality, cost and delivery accountability across project portfolios
• Manage and develop a team of bid managers, project managers and sub-system managers
• Deploy and monitor bid and project processes across the site
• Facilitate collaboration between sites and stakeholders to resolve escalated issues

Profile

• Degree in business management, engineering or a related field
• Project management certification (IPMA or PMI) is a plus
• At least 10 years of experience leading projects and/or bids
• Experience in a leadership role, ideally with transversal or international assignments
• Fluency in English, French and German required
• Knowledge of the railway industry is desirable

Offer

• 3–6 months interim, then a permanent position

Company

Rail technology