Project Manager

About the job

Active on the Neuchâtel Coast, Eli10 is an electricity supplier and a service provider in the fields of energy, drinking water, and telecommunications. Committed to sustainable development, Eli10 is a regional player in the energy transition.

To complete our water service team, we are looking for a Project Manager.

Your role

Reporting to the Service Manager, you will ensure the study, coordination, and monitoring of the projects assigned to you, in collaboration with internal teams and external partners. Your main tasks include:

• Studying and managing network-related projects, from preparation to completion, ensuring technical, administrative, and financial follow-up.
• Planning and coordinating project implementation, preparing the necessary documents for field teams and coordinating with various departments, suppliers, and external organisations.
• Ensuring administrative and financial monitoring of projects, including preparing credit requests, offers, orders, and billing elements.
• Monitoring the execution of works, including attending site meetings, following up with suppliers and purchases, and coordinating with various stakeholders.
• Contributing to the technical development of the field, by keeping up to date with standards, regulations, and new technologies, and participating in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with various internal departments, including the technical office, other project managers, and the foreman, and participating in coordination meetings necessary for the smooth running of projects.
• Participating in the on-call service.

Required experience and training

• Initial training in sanitation or equivalent qualification, supplemented by higher technical training (Federal Certificate of Network Installer) or engineering degree.
• In-depth knowledge of water networks and mastery of standards, regulations, and legal obligations in the field (FOPH, SSIGE, safety).
• Experience in project management (coordination, implementation, continuous improvement).

Your interpersonal skills

• Participative leadership and ability to unite a team.
• Ability to communicate clearly, structured, and appropriately with interlocutors.
• Ability to unite teams and stakeholders.
• Analytical, synthesis, and prioritisation skills.
• Solution-oriented and effective management of unforeseen events.

What you concretely gain by joining Eli10

Remuneration & recognition

• Salary commensurate with responsibilities
• Individual bonus policy
• Seniority bonuses
• Bonuses and recognitions for life events (birthday, marriage, birth)
• Market Pay Equity Label 2026: certified fair remuneration between women and men

Security & social benefits

• Sickness loss of earnings insurance (APG) 100% covered by the employer
• Access to Swibeco (discounts and benefits with Swiss retailers)
• Development & future Continuing education covered
• Real opportunities for internal advancement
• Structured integration programme for effective onboarding
• Training company: knowledge transfer and long-term vision

Start date: as soon as possible

Why Eli10

A regional, human-sized company, the Eli10 group (≈100 employees) is active in energy, drinking water, telecommunications, energy transition, electrical installations, and electrical installation inspections. Here, stability, close contact with the field, and keeping one’s word truly matter.