Product Engineering Manager

About the role

Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, is looking for a Product Engineering Manager in Zürich. The role leads an engineering team for an assigned scope, delivering technical solutions on time, on budget and to a high standard, and covers the full engineering lifecycle from design to handover.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team for the assigned scope, ensuring on-time, on-budget and high-quality delivery.
• Own the full engineering lifecycle (design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover), including risk, budget and document control.
• Manage interfaces across disciplines and stakeholders such as customers, suppliers and consultants to ensure smooth coordination and data exchange.
• Drive execution planning, design reviews, change management and compliance with contractual, quality and HSE requirements.
• Support procurement and site phases by leading technical negotiations, resolving engineering issues and ensuring system functionality.

Required profile

• Strong technical background in engineering (process, plant, layout/piping) with solid project execution experience in EPC environments.
• Proven leadership of engineering teams on complex projects (at least 5 years for senior level).
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder communication and ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with suppliers, procurement of complex systems and engineering/project tools (DMS, CAD, 3D tools).
• Strong methodological and project management skills (RCA, negotiation, presentation); fluent English, additional languages a plus.

Applications from HR agencies are not accepted.