Deputy Head: Project Planning & Implementation Water and Energy Networks 80 - 100%
Energie Wasser Bern
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:21 November 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Join us in Bern, where your contributions matter greatly. Together, we shape a sustainable future.
Tasks
- Support and represent departmental leadership for 30 project leads.
- Oversee resource planning and optimize process flows effectively.
- Lead interdisciplinary teams and ensure project goals are met.
Skills
- Degree in engineering, preferably in construction or energy.
- Strong leadership and project management experience required.
- Effective communication and decision-making skills essential.
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Water. Electricity. Heat. Bern counts on us. And we count on you. What you do here is important. We rely on you to get involved, contribute ideas, and help shape things. And you can count on us. We are a fair partner with ideas for the future. That’s why we also plan long-term with you.
These are your tasks
- Support and represent the department head in the technical and personnel management of around 30 project and construction managers
- Be responsible for the department’s resource planning
- Design and optimize process workflows
- Lead projects with interdisciplinary project teams
- Represent the interests of Energie Wasser Bern in project committees
- Support project managers in construction in public spaces
- Optimize interfaces with third parties and ewb departments
- Accompany your own team in various project phases with internal tasks such as credit procurement, building permits, tendering
- Monitor compliance with target specifications regarding quality, costs, and deadlines in projects
What distinguishes you
- University degree in engineering sciences (HF/FH/ETH), ideally in the field of construction or energy technology
- Experience in operational management
- Several years of experience as a project manager / client representative and in leading interdisciplinary project teams
- Assertive, decisive, and communicative personality
- Interest in social and political contexts in projects in public spaces
- Experience with the requirements of public procurement
- Enjoy working on developing solutions for water and energy networks in public spaces
Contact
Your new boss, Peter Wittwer, looks forward to your application. Thank you for using our online application for this. It’s simple, fast, and also without a personal login. If you have any questions beforehand, just call Peter at: 031 321 31 61.
About us
Our strategy can be summed up well: We supply Bern with energy and water – safely and sustainably. There is plenty to do. And we have big plans. For that, we need you. People with the ambition to make a difference and the desire to reach the goal together as a team. So that our Bern remains worth living in.
