Project Manager - Water Service

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 ensure the study, coordination, and monitoring of the projects entrusted to you, in collaboration with internal teams and external partners. In this capacity, your main tasks are:

• Study and manage network-related projects, from their preparation to their completion, ensuring technical, administrative, and financial follow-up.
• Plan and coordinate the execution of projects, preparing the necessary documents for field teams and ensuring coordination with various departments, suppliers, and external organisations.
• Ensure the administrative and financial monitoring of projects, notably by preparing credit requests, offers, orders, and elements necessary for invoicing.
• Monitor the progress of works, including participation in site meetings, supplier and purchase follow-up, as well as coordination with the various stakeholders.
• Contribute to the technical development of the field, by keeping abreast of standards, regulations, and new technologies and participating in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate transversally with various internal departments, notably the technical office, other project managers, and the foreman, and participate in coordination meetings necessary for the smooth running of projects.
• Participate in the on-call service.

Experience and training required

• Initial training in sanitation or equivalent qualification complemented 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 (OFSP, 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 adapted to the audience.
• Capacity to bring together 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 attention during 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 brands)
• Development & future Continuing training 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

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