Operational Manager: Warning Systems

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Operational Manager: Warning Systems

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01.11.2026 or by arrangement

60-100%

103953

What you can look forward to.

In this role, you make a direct contribution to safety at work sites in the track area, as reliable warning systems protect employees and ensure smooth construction and maintenance processes. You work closely with various specialist departments, contribute ideas for product improvements, and develop professionally and methodically. A collegial environment and exchange with specialists support you in your daily work. Benefits such as a free GA travelcard, discounted travel abroad – also for the family – can be found on our website under Benefits.

What you can achieve.

• As an operational manager for warning systems, you oversee the nationwide warning systems throughout their entire lifecycle from planning to decommissioning, thus contributing to safety on the railway.
• You manage the nationwide warning systems over their entire lifecycle and ensure their reliable operation. In doing so, you support local superusers and safety management with technical questions. If necessary, you ensure knowledge transfer through training.
• You contribute technical expertise to new projects and ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and regulations for safe work sites.
• Within the contractual and commercial framework, you act as the primary contact person for warning system providers and other stakeholders.
• You manage projects for safety systems in the field on behalf of project and asset management as well as life cycle management.
• In collaboration with strategic asset management, you participate in product evaluations and procurements according to public procurement law.

What you bring with you.

• Safety, quality, and responsibility are your highest priorities, and you clearly represent this attitude in collaboration.
• You enjoy teamwork, organise yourself efficiently, negotiate skilfully, and think across disciplines in a connected way.
• With personal responsibility, you proactively seek sustainable solutions, show perseverance, and are willing to collaborate across departments and visit work sites throughout Switzerland.
• You have an interest in safety on railway construction sites and are open to new technologies. Professional experience in the field of railway warning systems is an advantage.
• Ideally, you have a higher technical education at HF or FH level and experience in safety management functions is desirable.
• You command German or French at least at level C1 and ideally another national language at level B2. You have technical English at least at level B1.

Your salary and benefits.

We have a fair and progressive salary system and actively promote pay equality. Therefore, further and detailed information about the salary system at SBB is transparently available. This position is at requirement level J, regional allowance level 1. More about salary and benefits .

How to succeed in starting.

Your desire to move Switzerland with us is our greatest motivation. Therefore, we waive a cover letter for this position. If you still want to share your motivation with us, you can still do so in our application tool. Achieving great things is easier on a first-name basis. This starts already with your application.

We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position.

About the position

Bieri Frederick, Personnel Management Mobile +41 77 417 58 64 Schaltegger Pierre-Alex, Technical Questions Mobile +41 79 945 66 33