Industrialization Project Engineer

Overview

Rolex is a preeminent Swiss watchmaker distinguished by exacting standards of craftsmanship, technical innovation and vertically integrated production. As an employer, Rolex offers a highly disciplined engineering environment where precision, confidentiality and long-term product stewardship are central.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate investment projects to ensure successful integration and operational performance of production equipment within established technical standards, budgets and project objectives.
• Define project scope by analysing needs, consolidating client and technical requirements, and proposing project framing and deliverables.
• Justify equipment and process evolution needs and contribute to the consolidation of continuous improvement plans and investment programmes.
• Manage information flow and decision-making processes; prepare and animate reporting, perform variance analysis and drive corrective actions.
• Unify and mobilize cross‑functional contributors around shared objectives and promote team achievements.
• Document industrial scenarios and technical solutions, and capitalise on lessons learned and best practices to evolve standards.
• Maintain project schedules, monitor milestones and drive risk mitigation and resolution until project closure.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (HES, EPF or equivalent).
• Proven experience in industrial project management within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary expert teams in a transversal organisation.
• Natural leadership with pedagogic skills to motivate and align stakeholders.
• Autonomous, responsible and proactive with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong interpersonal skills with clear communication and attentive listening.

Skills

Experience

Proven track record in managing industrial projects, including equipment integration and commissioning, with experience coordinating cross-functional teams and suppliers in a manufacturing setting.

Education

Engineering degree (HES, EPF or equivalent).

Benefits

Excellent working conditions; flexible working-time arrangements; first-rate social benefits.

Culture

The workplace emphasises precision, discretion and a culture of craftsmanship typical of high‑end watchmaking. Teams operate in a collaborative, technically rigorous environment that values continuous improvement, long‑term thinking and professional development.