Head of Civil Engineering Department

City of Lancy

Mission Description:

Your mission :

Ensure the operation of the department and teams and contribute to achieving the service's objectives by providing advice, operational support, and professional expertise to your hierarchy while supervising the department's projects.

Activities:

Your main activities

• Lead and coordinate activities and teams to guarantee effective mission execution within deadlines, while supporting, managing, and assisting team leaders and/or collaborators in carrying out their tasks and developing their skills.
• Manage human resources for your teams, from daily supervision to staff development.
• Actively contribute to achieving objectives, service projects, and cross-functional initiatives by providing your professional expertise, advice, and operational support.
• Advise the service head by sharing your expertise and relaying field realities, needs, challenges, and opportunities, ensuring efficient handling of requests and follow-up on grievances.
• Assist the service head in preparing and monitoring operating and investment budgets, and manage budgets for roads, municipal pipelines (FIA and non-FIA), and fire-fighting installations (hydrants), ensuring their optimal use.
• Design civil engineering projects (structures, road and hydraulic developments) integrating sustainability, lifecycle, and maintainability considerations, while validating calculation assumptions and fee proposals from contractors.
• Oversee projects from studies to building permits and financial plans, ensuring rigorous monitoring of technical, administrative, and financial aspects, including budget preparation, expense tracking, variance identification, and invoice control.
• Direct work execution by coordinating sites, project handovers, warranty follow-ups, and contractor supervision, respecting costs, deadlines, and quality requirements.

Profile sought:

Your qualifications and skills

• Hold a HES or university degree in civil engineering at Bachelor level or equivalent
• Have at least 5 years of professional experience in the same field, particularly in civil engineering design
• Demonstrate aptitude for team management and leadership
• Be highly capable of working in project mode and handling multiple files simultaneously
• Master building permit procedures and AIMP
• Have excellent command of French, both spoken and written
• Be proficient in common office software tools
• Be occasionally available to represent the service at commissions, public presentations, and municipal events, including outside usual hours

Additional information:

Additional information :

Application deadline: 1 November 2026

Start date : as soon as possible

Work rate : 90%

Contract type : Permanent contract

Salary : class 19

Workplace : avenue Eugène Lance 1 - 1212 Grand-Lancy

Ready to take on new challenges ? Apply !

Your application must include:

• CV and cover letter
• Work certificates and diplomas
• Any other documents required as per the advertisement
• Upon hiring, a criminal record extract is required for all positions.

For certain roles, a special criminal record extract and/or a certificate of no prosecution may also be requested.

Committed to sustainable development, the City of Lancy only accepts applications submitted online via its website. Find all information at : https://www.lancy.ch/emplois

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We offer you for this position:

Contract type : Permanent contract

Dates : from 01-11-2026

Workplace : Lancy

Profession : Works and energy

Class : 19

Application deadline : 01-11-2026