Lawyer (60%)

31 March 2026
60%
Permanent position
Winterthur

Job summary

Join Stadtwerk Winterthur as a legal expert in a dynamic team. Enjoy a supportive work environment with great benefits.

Tasks

Address diverse legal questions in public and private law.
Review legal remedies and draft municipal regulations and laws.
Assist management with legal matters and collaborate closely with city administration.

Skills

Law degree required; experience in public administration or energy sector preferred.
Strong decision-making and negotiation skills essential.
Excellent communication and technical understanding needed.

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About the job

Customer-oriented, reliable, and quality-conscious: We owe our success to these strengths. As an integrated company, we take care of all concerns of our customers regarding electricity, telecommunications, gas, water, district heating, waste disposal, wastewater treatment, and energy contracting; according to our promise: «We offer comfort». As a lawyer in the Staff and Communication team, you will handle diverse legal issues and support the management as well as the specialist departments of Stadtwerk Winterthur in legal matters. An exciting area of responsibility awaits you.

Your Tasks

Handling legal issues from public law (all levels of government) and private law

Review of legal remedies, drafting municipal regulations, legislative proposals, and city council resolutions

Contract review and drafting as well as advising specialist departments in contract development

Supporting management and specialist departments in legal matters and close cooperation with the Winterthur city administration and department secretariat

Your Profile

Completed studies in law

Experience in public administration and/or the energy sector is an advantage

Strong action and decision-making competence, assertiveness, technical and legal basic understanding, and a networked way of thinking

Ability to set priorities correctly and high resilience

High customer orientation, good communication and negotiation skills, and confident expression

What We Offer

An exciting legal field of work

Motivated and committed team

Mobile working (home office)

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

Further benefits can be found on our website

We value a balanced representation of genders; therefore, applications from women and men are equally welcome.

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Michael Stalder, Head of Staff and Communication, phone +41 79 420 03 02.
Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/ and https://stadtwerk.winterthur.ch/

We look forward to your online application.