ISS Schweiz
Zürich Altstetten
14 hours ago
Project Manager: Construction Project Management / Client Representation (80–100%), Zurich
- 30 April 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich Altstetten
Job summary
Join ISS as a Project Manager in Zurich, ensuring optimal workspaces.
Tasks
- Lead various roles in construction project management.
- Manage complex projects from concept to completion.
- Coordinate with stakeholders and oversee project documentation.
Skills
- Construction education with 5+ years in project management required.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills essential.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365, German fluency needed.
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About the job
Project Manager: Construction Project Management / Client Representation (80–100%), ZurichAt ISS, we all call ourselves Placemakers. Our goal is for our customers to find an optimal environment at their workplace and feel comfortable. Our 14,000 employees/Placemakers have a high level of service understanding to meet the diverse customer needs. We fulfil these according to the highest quality standards.
In this responsible role, you are part of the Construction Project Management team, which consists of around 100 architects, engineers, move managers, and a strong Project Office across Switzerland. Together, we realise demanding construction projects for renowned clients. Our spectrum ranges from designing modern office work environments to replacing infrastructural facilities and comprehensive life cycle renovations, as well as sustainable projects within the framework of the Net Zero strategy and nationwide construction programmes of all kinds. We accompany our mandate clients holistically – from consulting and conception through planning and realisation to operation – and ensure that costs, deadlines, quality, and communication are always in line with the project objectives.
Your main tasks:
- Strengthening the Eastern Region team; taking on various roles (project management client side, overall management or client representation)
- Independent leadership and active management of simple to complex construction projects from preliminary study to final accounting (SIA phases 1–5)
- Coordination of client, authorities, specialist planners, and contractors
- Preparation or review of tender documents, cost estimates, award applications, contracts, construction loans, and final accounts
- Development and validation of user requirements in collaboration with stakeholders (project description, specifications, project manual)
- Preparation of decision-making bases and presentations
- Business management or monitoring of project-related services: offers, reporting, service billing up to project completion
- Maintenance and development of customer relationships
Your profile:
- Basic construction training with several years of experience (e.g. architectural draughtsperson, degree in architecture / civil engineering, HF technician in construction planning, federally certified construction manager or equivalent)
- At least 5 years of experience in construction management, especially in the handling / fiduciary management of construction projects
- Business management training is an advantage
- Independent, service-oriented, team-capable, and communicative personality
- Flexibility in assignments (customer-specific)
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft 365; Messerli BauAd is an advantage
- Very good German skills in spoken and written form; good English skills; French skills are an advantage
Ready for us? We are ready for you!
Every day at ISS Switzerland, we work to ensure that offices, laboratories, airports, production facilities, train stations, schools, and hospitals function and are worth living in. Our 14,000 employees create living spaces throughout Switzerland where over a million people feel comfortable and can develop every day. ISS stands for innovation, service quality, and direct customer relationships. As an employer, we rely on fair employment conditions, equal pay for equivalent work, and secure jobs. Appreciation is more than a promise for us – it is reflected in our five programmes and in over 200 training and further education opportunities. Because those who bear responsibility must also offer perspectives – and without us, many things would not work.
