Project Manager Rail Construction (m/f/d)

Project Manager Rail Construction (m/f/d)

Since 1953, our ROCKEN partner has offered a wide range of planning, consulting and management services for all project phases in the fields of infrastructure, real estate, structural civil engineering, energy & environment, mobility & transport as well as surveying.

Role:

On behalf of a client, we are looking for an experienced professional as Project Manager Rail Construction and Railway Infrastructure for an established Swiss engineering and planning company specialising in transport infrastructure, rail construction and civil engineering. You will independently manage and plan demanding rail infrastructure projects and be responsible for their technical and economic execution from feasibility study to commissioning. The focus is on track and route planning, interdisciplinary coordination as well as cost, schedule and quality management, taking into account the relevant Swiss rail construction standards. Additionally, you will support the department management in project acquisition, customer care and further development of the rail construction division.

Responsibilities:

• Rail construction project management: Independently lead demanding railway infrastructure and track construction projects from feasibility study through design to realisation and commissioning

• Rail infrastructure planning: Responsible for the design of track systems, railway routes, switch areas, platform facilities and rail-adjacent civil engineering structures

• Project execution according to SIA: Manage the technical and organisational project processing through the relevant SIA phases 21-53 and accompany commissioning

• Interdisciplinary coordination: Coordinate the specialist areas of track construction, track bed, overhead line, signalling systems, railway power supply, drainage and structural civil engineering

• Leading project teams: Professionally lead and coordinate civil engineers, project engineers, designers and external specialist planners

• Cost and schedule management: Prepare and monitor project budgets, cost estimates, cost proposals, schedules and resource plans

• Client and authority coordination: Coordinate project planning with railway infrastructure operators, Federal Office of Transport (BAV), cantonal specialist offices, municipalities and other project participants

• Tendering and awarding: Develop and coordinate specifications, tender documents, technical specifications and award recommendations

• Quality and risk management: Ensure compliance with relevant SIA and VSS standards, BAV regulations as well as railway-specific safety and quality requirements

• Digital planning and BIM: Apply and further develop 3D infrastructure models, BIM methods and digital planning and coordination processes

• Project controlling and reporting: Monitor project progress, fee budgets, costs, schedules and quality objectives as well as prepare technical project reports

• Acquisition and customer care: Support department management in acquiring new rail infrastructure projects, preparing fee offers and maintaining existing customer and partner relationships

Qualifications:

• Completed studies as a civil engineer FH or ETH with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably specialising in transport infrastructure, rail construction or infrastructure construction

• Several years of professional experience in planning and project management of rail infrastructure projects, ideally with references in track construction, route construction or railway civil engineering

• Sound knowledge of rail infrastructure planning, track construction, routing and interdisciplinary coordination

• Very good knowledge of Swiss SIA and VSS standards as well as relevant BAV regulations and implementation provisions for the railway ordinance (AB-EBV)

• Experience in project management, cost and schedule planning, tendering as well as technical and financial project control

• Knowledge of common project management, CAD and BIM software, such as MS Project, AutoCAD Civil 3D, ProVi or comparable applications, is an advantage

• Very good German language skills in spoken and written form for technical project management, authority coordination and cooperation with railway infrastructure operators

• Participation in health measures
• Flexible working hours
• Market- and performance-based salaries
• Attractive training and development opportunities
• Open corporate culture

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Work location
Bern