The posting
- Life Sciences - Project / Program Management
- Wallis
- Contracting
- Teilzeit, 100%
- Immediately - 12 October 2027
- Project Management, GMP, cleanroom
Location: Visp
Contract start date: ASAP
Contract end date: 1 October 2027
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate with architects, engineering partners, fire protection specialists, project teams, and the site fire brigade.
- Lead the technical oversight of fire protection systems, including sprinkler systems, deluge systems, dry extinguishing systems, firewater networks, and firewater retention solutions.
- Manage contractors and vendors responsible for technical fire protection installations.
- Ensure project delivery with respect to cost, schedule, quality, and compliance requirements.
- Participate in 3D design reviews and multidisciplinary coordination to resolve clashes and technical issues.
- Oversee commissioning, functional testing, and acceptance activities for fire protection systems.
- Participate in integrated system tests together with engineering teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
- Review, collect, and hand over as-built documentation and ensure smooth transfer of systems to operations and end users.
- Support additional engineering activities within the CAPEX team as required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Fluent German and English
- Extensive experience working with fire protection systems and related regulations, standards, and guidelines (e.g., VKF, SES).
- Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, or industrial manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of GMP and cleanroom environments is advantageous.
- Approximately 5-10 years of engineering, project execution, or operational experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, or related industries
- VKF certification such as"Fachperson für Wasserlöschanlagen VKF" is considered a strong advantage.
- Technical expertise in fire protection systems and infrastructure
- Knowledge of fire safety codes, regulations, and industry standards.
- Strong contractor and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience with commissioning and integrated testing activities.
- Structured and detail-oriented working style.
- Ability to work independently in complex, multidisciplinary project environments.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, primarily in German and also in English.
- Strong understanding of fire risk assessments and selection criteria for wet versus dry suppression technologies in industrial, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and utility facilities



