Kanton Luzern
Hohenrain
Soil and Water Specialist (a)
- 19 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Intermediate)
About the job
We are expanding our team! At the Vocational Training Centre for Nature and Nutrition, we are looking for your expertise in soil and water. As an initiator, you advise farmers directly in their daily work, contribute your expertise to projects, and maintain close contact with specialist groups and cantonal authorities.
Your tasks
- You advise farmers on questions regarding soil fertility and soil protection and conduct thorough soil assessments.
- You contribute your knowledge to the resource projects Slow Water and Nitrous Oxide as well as the Organic Farming Action Plan, especially in the development of soil protection measures.
- You accompany various projects, from construction projects to the recultivation of landfills and soil improvements.
- You pass on your knowledge in further training, specialist courses, and field inspections.
- You manage the communication mandate for the cantonal soil mapping (BoKa) and the soil educational trail, thereby facilitating dialogue between various interest groups.
Your profile
- You have a completed university degree in agronomy, geography, or environmental natural sciences (or a comparable qualification) as well as additional knowledge in soil science or hydrology.
- You have several years of practical experience in soil science issues and field methods such as soil mapping and/or in water strategies.
- You analyse spatial data confidently with GIS and use it efficiently in your work.
- Your communication skills and negotiation ability help you to clearly represent your professional assessment and convincingly enforce legal requirements.
- You tackle topics independently and proactively and appreciate exchange within the team and with various specialist areas.
- You enjoy being out and about for consultations, fieldwork, and field inspections and hold a category B driving licence.
What you can look forward to
Our fields of activity are as diverse as we are.
Environment, infrastructure, finance, security, health, education and much more - together we shape the canton of Lucerne.
Environment, infrastructure, finance, security, health, education and much more - together we shape the canton of Lucerne.
You will get ahead with us.
We offer attractive and exciting career and development opportunities - both in leadership and for specialists.
We offer attractive and exciting career and development opportunities - both in leadership and for specialists.
We work flexibly and smartly.
Mobile-flexible working is highly valued here. More than half of our employees work part-time and realise their professional goals in harmony with their private commitments.
Mobile-flexible working is highly valued here. More than half of our employees work part-time and realise their professional goals in harmony with their private commitments.
You benefit with us.
Attractive further training offers , discount platforms for employees, mobile and internet offers, Next Bike, fleet discounts, and other benefits.
Attractive further training offers , discount platforms for employees, mobile and internet offers, Next Bike, fleet discounts, and other benefits.
Your employer
Working for the Canton of Lucerne means shaping the future - that of the canton, its residents, and not least your own. More than 7,000 employees in 200 different professions contribute daily to the excellent quality of life in our canton.
Work in harmony with nature: The Vocational Training Centre for Nature and Nutrition (BBZN) is the competence centre for the professions of horticulture, floristry, hotel and domestic management, dairy farming, and agriculture. At the three school locations Sursee, Schüpfheim, and Hohenrain, we train around 1,200 apprentices. We also offer the vocational baccalaureate "Nature, Landscape and Food", higher vocational training, as well as domestic and agricultural consulting.
The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The Canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.
Work in harmony with nature: The Vocational Training Centre for Nature and Nutrition (BBZN) is the competence centre for the professions of horticulture, floristry, hotel and domestic management, dairy farming, and agriculture. At the three school locations Sursee, Schüpfheim, and Hohenrain, we train around 1,200 apprentices. We also offer the vocational baccalaureate "Nature, Landscape and Food", higher vocational training, as well as domestic and agricultural consulting.
The "a" in the job title stands for "all". The Canton of Lucerne stands for diversity and variety.
Your contact
Department of Education and Culture
Vocational Training Centre for Nature and Nutrition
Severin Bellè
Teacher and Consultant Soil Department
041 590 60 21
https://www.bbzn.lu.ch
Vocational Training Centre for Nature and Nutrition
Severin Bellè
Teacher and Consultant Soil Department
041 590 60 21
https://www.bbzn.lu.ch
