Project Engineer CAPEX

Project overview

For our client, we are looking for an experienced Project Engineer (m/f/d) to support a 5-person engineering team with various CAPEX projects at the Heidelberg site, starting immediately.

The Engineering team is responsible for all technical projects at the site, including projects with a volume of over EUR 500,000. The disciplines are extremely diverse, ranging from the procurement of new filling machines to the installation of air conditioning systems and soil remediation. The role (full-time) is to cover for a sick leave and a retirement (Note: Company holidays from 24.12. to 04.01.). After a short familiarization period ("short leash" for 2-3 weeks), you will independently take over sub-projects and actively contribute to the management of ongoing investment projects.

Skills

What we offer

Attractive opportunities to shorten your personal payment term No more time-consuming invoicing necessary Fast, reliable fee payment Conclude project contracts using electronic signature

• Leadership, support, and active implementation of ongoing CAPEX projects
• Site and budget management: Monitoring project progress on-site and adherence to budget and schedules
• Practical procurement and planning: Development of technical requirements, creation and dispatch of specifications for tender and tender documents
• Obtaining offers and full detail clarification up to order placement
• Stakeholder management: First point of contact for internal stakeholders (SMEs) and external contractors during on-site support
• Management of projects related to the production and filling of raw materials (including building planning, automation & IT)
• Completed degree (e.g., process engineering, process engineering, chemical engineering) or a comparable technical qualification
• Sound experience as a Project Engineer; candidates with strong construction management expertise are also welcome
• Mandatory industry experience in the food, beverage, or pharmaceutical industry (alternatively: chemical or medical technology sector)
• Strong awareness of hygiene requirements
• Ability to successfully manage extremely diverse projects and various technical trades
• Pragmatic hands-on mentality combined with a quick grasp of concepts
• Fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken

Project details

asap (ideally 01.12.)

5 to 6 months, with an option for extension

Primarily Heidelberg, with a mandatory on-site presence of at least 3 days per week

• Start: 10.11.2026
• Duration: 6 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: 69124 Heidelberg, DE
• Languages: German, English