Operations Engineer - Drinking Water

What we will achieve together

As a Drinking Water Operations Engineer, you participate in the distribution of impeccable quality drinking water for the customers of the canton of Geneva, while contributing to the modernisation of infrastructures and anticipating future needs.

Attached to the Thermal, Gas and Water Directorate, the SINERGI unit provides operational, technical and administrative support to the Drinking Water Gas activity, while coordinating its digital transformation. It also contributes to the operation of the drinking water network, asset management and the financial management of the activity.

Your energy in the service of a sustainable Geneva

• Propose and ensure the monitoring of the adequacy between the hydraulic system and the drinking water needs of the canton, in coordination with the relevant teams;
• Participate in defining operating instructions in collaboration with the shift supervisors;
• Collaborate on analyses and optimisation studies of drinking water facilities and networks;
• Conduct hydraulic studies and contribute to large-scale engineering projects;
• Contribute to processing connection and network disconnection requests as well as to cross-functional projects related to the evolution of the drinking water system;
• Participate in the overall monitoring of the system and in planning, resource optimisation and sanitary quality approaches.

Your personality and skills

With an excellent sense of organisation, you know how to manage priorities effectively in a demanding and constantly evolving environment. You demonstrate rigour and discernment, including in stressful situations.

Autonomous and communicative, you adapt your exchanges to your interlocutors and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of processes. Your writing skills enable you to produce reliable and quality deliverables.

You have solid skills in drinking water network hydraulics, particularly in steady-state and transient sizing. You also possess good knowledge of operating systems (water treatment, pumping facilities, hydraulic equipment) as well as operational data analysis. Sensitivity to sustainable water resource management issues is expected.

Knowledge of German and English is an asset.

Your academic background

• EPFL or HES engineering degree in mechanical engineering (hydraulics option), environmental sciences or equivalent training;
• 1 to 3 years of experience in hydraulics;
• Knowledge of the Geneva territory and its specificities.

Specific points

This position is part of a team support service operation. A weekly rota is organised to provide support to the control centre, with associated compensation.

Joining SIG means participating in change!

SIG is a local public company serving the population, businesses and public authorities of Geneva. It provides a wide range of services in energy distribution, water and waste recovery. As the industrial arm of the State of Geneva, it is committed to an ambitious ecological transition.

Keen to promote equality between women and men as well as diversity within its teams, our institution encourages applications from everyone, regardless of gender, origin or any other personal characteristic.

In fields where women are currently under-represented, female applications are particularly encouraged.

Job posting no. 8152

Application deadline

12 October 2026