CIMO Compagnie industrielle de Monthey SA

Monthey

Utilities / Steam Service Manager

  • 23 September 2026
  • 100%
  • Permanent position
  • Monthey

Job summary

Join our team as the Responsable du Service Utilités / Vapeur, overseeing Monthey's utilities strategy. Enjoy a collaborative work culture with growth opportunities.

Tasks

  • Ensure safety, availability, and performance of utility installations.
  • Guarantee continuous steam supply and quality services to partners.
  • Coordinate internal production, external suppliers, and user needs.

Skills

  • Hold a degree in energy engineering or equivalent; experience in utility management.
  • Strong analytical skills for performance evaluation and decision-making.
  • Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

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About the job

Utilities / Steam Service Manager

As the Utilities / Steam Service Manager, you define and lead the operational, security and modernisation strategy for the production and distribution facilities of the utilities at the Monthey industrial site. You are responsible for their safe, reliable and efficient operation as well as the continuity of supply. You also assume overall responsibility for the Electrical Reserve Power Plant programme and ensure compliance with the commitments made.

  • Ensure the safety, availability and performance of the utilities production and distribution facilities
  • Guarantee the continuity of supply of steam and other utilities and the quality of services provided to site partners
  • Manage the networks by coordinating internal production, external suppliers and user needs
  • Define operational priorities and ensure effective planning of operational and maintenance activities
  • Monitor the technical, energy, environmental and economic performance of the service using relevant indicators
  • Control the production and distribution costs of utilities and contribute to the preparation and monitoring of budgets
  • Anticipate risks related to supply security, equipment obsolescence and dependence on external suppliers
  • Contribute to defining and implementing the site’s steam and utilities strategy, particularly within the framework of the energy transition
  • Identify investment needs and collaborate with Asset Management, Maintenance and project teams to ensure the sustainability of the facilities
  • Take overall responsibility and lead the Reserve Power Plant programme
  • Ensure compliance with commitments made to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), Swissgrid and other relevant partners
  • Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, environmental and internal requirements applicable to the service’s activities
  • Develop effective collaboration with industrial partners, energy suppliers and various company departments
  • Manage teams, encourage their empowerment and ensure the development of skills necessary for future challenges
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement, cooperation and performance seeking.
  • A higher engineering education, ideally in energy engineering, thermal engineering, process engineering or an equivalent discipline
  • Proven experience in managing energy facilities, steam production or industrial utilities
  • Successful experience in leading technical and operational teams
  • Good knowledge of energy networks, thermal installations and issues related to supply security
  • Strong ability to analyse the technical and economic performance of complex facilities and make decisions
  • Ability to reconcile immediate operational challenges with a medium and long-term vision
  • Mobilising leadership, good communication skills and a real ability to unite around common goals
  • Great ease in cross-functional collaboration and managing internal and external interfaces
  • Excellent command of French; knowledge of German and/or English is an advantage.
  • A strong corporate culture based on collaboration, trust and respect
  • A cutting-edge technological environment within an SME rooted in the regional economic fabric
  • Real professional development opportunities, with continuing education as a strategic pillar
  • Attractive conditions, including advantageous social benefits and flexibility promoting work-life balance
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