CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Lausanne
Lausanne
Electrician Installer at the Construction Directorate
- 03 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Lausanne
Job summary
Join the CHUV as an electrician to enhance our construction team! Enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent benefits.
Tasks
- Maintain energy distribution installations and ensure their functionality.
- Manage various technical equipment like generators and alarm systems.
- Monitor construction projects and conduct analyses for improvements.
Skills
- You need a vocational diploma in electrical installation and prior maintenance experience.
- Ability to read and interpret technical plans and schematics.
- Proficiency in basic computer software like Word and Excel.
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About the job
Technical, Logistics
Electrician Installer at the Construction Directorate
The Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety Directorate of the CHUV is looking for an electrician installer with a workload between 80% - 100% to complete its team. The starting date is scheduled for 1 November 2026 or to be agreed.
Context
The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a reference role in the fields of medical care, research and training.
The Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety Directorate of the CHUV (CIT-S) has as its main activities the operation, maintenance, construction, engineering, technical assistance and consulting, within its vast real estate portfolio of more than 40 buildings on the main hospital site.
The 3 main missions of the Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety Directorate (CIT-S):
- Construction and modernisation: ensuring the study and realisation of architectural projects, as well as the renovation of technical installations.
- Operation: ensuring the maintenance of all technical and biomedical equipment, as well as the infrastructures of the CHUV and its affiliates. Guaranteeing the production and distribution of fluids and energies necessary for all medical, research, technical and administrative activities.
- Protection and safety: ensuring the protection of property and persons.
Mission
- You are responsible for the maintenance and operation of electrical power distribution installations
- You manage various equipment such as IT installations, generators, uninterruptible power supplies, alarm networks, fire detection systems, emergency lighting, nurse call systems, etc.
- You oversee the monitoring and acceptance of transformation and construction works of the hospital campus in high and low voltage
- You analyse various projects
- You are required to perform on-call and on-site guard duties.
Profile
- You hold a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as an electrician installer
- You have knowledge and initial experience in the maintenance of electrical installations
- You can read and understand plans and/or diagrams
- You are proficient in basic computer software (Word, Excel, etc.)
- You live less than 45 minutes from the workplace due to on-call duty requirements.
We offer
Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:
- First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
- Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
- A 13th month salary and 25 days of holiday per year
- A right to a minimum of three training days per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the State of Vaud
- Easy access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods
- Social, cultural and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
- Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
- Quality hotel-standard staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.
Contact and application submission
Contact for information about the position: Mr Alexandre Vollino, workshop manager, tel. 021 314 62 78.
As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.
If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70
The CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.
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