Senior Specialist EHS Construction Site
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Exyte is looking for a Senior Specialist EHS Construction Site to drive end-to-end Health, Safety and Environment management on complex pharmaceutical and biotech projects, from planning through commissioning, while safeguarding quality, timelines and budgets. You will develop safety concepts, conduct risk assessments and hazard analyses, ensure regulatory compliance, and coordinate construction site safety and corrective actions, while managing tendering, construction execution and on-site trades with a focus on technical building services. Ideal candidates hold an engineering degree, HSE certification as a plus, several years in pharma or biotech plant construction, knowledge of TBS/MEP, and fluency in German with good English; willingness to travel within Switzerland and strong teamwork. Apply via the Exyte portal; questions to Ilayda Öztürk at [email protected].
Discover your exciting role
As a Senior Specialist EHS Construction Site, you are responsible for the end-to-end implementation of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) requirements combined with construction and site management in complex pharmaceutical and biotech projects.
You will support projects throughout the entire lifecycle – from planning and execution to commissioning – ensuring the highest safety standards as well as adherence to quality, timelines, and budgets.
Working closely with interdisciplinary teams and clients, you will make a decisive contribution to the safe and successful realization of modern production facilities.
Explore your tasks and responsibilities
- Responsibility for HSE management, including the development of safety concepts, risk assessments, and reporting
- Conducting hazard analyses, HAZOP studies, and safety evaluations
- Ensuring plant, process, and site safety and compliance with all relevant regulations
- Coordinating construction site safety, conducting safety inspections, and tracking corrective actions
- Supporting regulatory and authority-related requirements and ensuring compliance with conditions
- Taking on responsibilities in construction management, particularly in technical building services (TBS / MEP)
- Managing tendering, awarding, and construction execution, as well as monitoring costs, schedules, and quality
- Coordinating all trades on-site and ensuring smooth construction processes
- Active interface management between engineering, clients, and execution teams
- Responsibility for office site support, including organization and coordination of occupational safety topics
Show your expertise
- Degree in engineering (e.g., process engineering, supply engineering, building services engineering, chemistry, or biotechnology) or a comparable qualification
- Additional certification in HSE / safety engineering / EKAS / SiGeKo is an advantage
- Several years of experience in HSE and/or construction management, ideally in pharmaceutical or biotech plant construction
- Knowledge of TBS/MEP systems (e.g., HVAC, utilities, heating/cooling, sanitation) is desirable
- Experience in construction supervision, tendering, and awarding processes
- Familiarity with Swiss standards, guidelines, and regulatory requirements
- Proficiency in MS Office and ideally project and planning tools
- Very good German and good English skills
- Willingness to travel within Switzerland
- Strong teamwork, assertiveness, communication skills, and a structured working style
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You want to be part of the Exyte team? We look forward to receiving your application!
For further questions and information, please do not hesitate to contact Ilayda Öztürk via E-Mail at [email protected].
Please note that we only consider applications submitted through our application portal. Applications sent via email will not be considered due to data protection regulations.