WOOD ENGINEER

For one of our clients, a recognized player in the field of wood construction, we are looking to strengthen their team with a:

Wood construction engineer / Wood project manager (M/F)

Do you want to participate in the development of ambitious construction projects and intervene from the very first technical reflections?

In this role, you will be at the interface between clients, construction partners, and technical teams. You will contribute to transforming project needs into concrete, high-performance, and economically feasible wood solutions.

Responsibilities

• Study construction projects from their earliest phases and identify suitable technical solutions
• Advise architects, engineering offices, clients, and various partners
• Develop wood construction concepts adapted to technical and economic constraints
• Propose different variants in order to optimize structures, costs, deadlines, and implementation methods
• Participate in the design and technical development of projects
• Study tender documents, calls for tenders, and public markets
• Participate in the preparation of technical and commercial offers
• Collaborate with internal teams to establish cost estimates and define services
• Perform or supervise calculations and sizing of wood structures and assemblies according to projects
• Ensure technical exchanges with the various stakeholders throughout the development of the project
• Develop and maintain a relationship of trust with clients and partners

Profile

• Higher education in the field of wood construction, civil engineering, or structural engineering
• HES/EPFL degree or technical training deemed equivalent
• Proven experience in the field of wood construction, ideally 5 years or more
• Very good knowledge of wood structures and construction systems
• Mastery of structural calculation software such as Dlubal RFEM/RSTAB
• Knowledge of Cadwork
• Ability to quickly analyze a project and identify technically reliable and economically relevant solutions
• Good understanding of prefabrication, manufacturing, and implementation issues
• Comfortable in exchanges with architects, engineers, and clients
• Ability to present, explain, and defend a technical solution
• Autonomous, proactive, and solution-oriented personality
• Very good communication skills and taste for teamwork

Benefits

• A varied role combining engineering, design, and project development
• The possibility to intervene from the earliest phases and have a real influence on the implemented solutions
• Diversified projects in the field of wood construction
• A role with autonomy and responsibilities
• A dynamic and human-sized working environment
• Possibilities for continuous training and professional evolution

Contact information

reference: JN -092026-1175290, Marc Bertschy - MABT.

About us

Adecco is the market leader in personnel solutions in Switzerland and worldwide. Every day, our teams present at around fifty sites throughout Switzerland ensure the best compatibility between candidates and clients in different professional fields and sectors. Adecco Switzerland is a company of the Adecco Group, the world number 1 in the field of human resources. We aspire to facilitate the professional integration of everyone and employ more than 3.5 million people every day. We recruit, develop, and train talent in 60 countries, and we help companies shape the future of work.