Lonza

EHS Design and Compliance (Fire - Safety) Engineer (m/f/d) - 80-100%

Posted Nov 18, 2025
Job ID: R71226
Location
Visp
Hours/week
41 hrs/week
Payrate range
Unknown

The actual location of this job is in Visp, Switzerland. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

The EHS Design and Compliance Engineer ensures that Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements are implemented at all stages of an investment project, in line with Lonza's policies, procedures, and legal regulations. This role focuses on evaluating safety impacts throughout the project lifecycle- from feasibility studies to detailed design - while ensuring Lonza's EHS procedures are applied, particularly within the GE Growth project and Visp CAPEX initiatives.

As a member of the EHS team, the role actively fosters a strong EHS culture within CAPEX and investment projects. The EHS Design and Compliance Engineer reports operationally to the EHS Design Manager.

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What you will get:

  • An agile career and a dynamic work culture.

  • An inclusive and ethical workplace.

  • Compensation programs that recognize high performance.

In addition to a competitive salary, you can expect numerous lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits. Our full list of tailored local benefits can be found below.

What you will do:

Fire Safety main accountabilities:

  • Responsible for ensuring compliance with fire protection requirements according to VKF Guideline 12 Fire Protection and Organizational Fire Protection on assigned construction sites.

  • Ensuring coordination between all internal and external fire protection departments (specialist planners, engineering, etc.).

  • Ensuring internal fire protection measures within the framework of construction site continuity.

  • Support in ensuring the completeness of all declarations of conformity and declarations of conformity for ongoing and completed projects.

  • Independently conducting fire protection audits and defining measures for operators.

What we are looking for:

  • Pharmaceutical Engineering Construction industry, ideally Bio- or pharmaceutical Industry or Manufacturing

  • Advanced - 5-10 years in a role as EHS Design and Compliance

  • Proven process understanding of design safety and legal safety demands  in the pharmaceutical environment or similar.

  • Very strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

  • Strong presentation skills for developing and delivering training to elevate knowledge, skills and
    behaviors at multiple levels of the organization.

  • Dealing with high level of ambiguity using coaching skills.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.

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