Head of Capacity & Congestion Management (80-100%)

About the job

Electricity powers our lives. And we move electricity. Every day, we commit ourselves to ensuring grid-side supply security in Switzerland. On behalf of Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, our employees ensure a powerful and reliable electricity grid.

We are looking to strengthen our headquarters in Aarau as soon as possible with a

Head of Capacity & Congestion Management (80-100%)

Ensuring electricity in Switzerland

You ensure that the capacities of the Swiss high-voltage grid are used optimally – in Switzerland and in the European network. As the driving force for capacity and congestion management, you develop solutions that intelligently connect market and grid and harmonise technical and economic requirements. Your tasks include in particular:

• Management and further development of the Capacity & Congestion Management team as well as ensuring sustainable development of organisation, processes and competencies.
• Anticipation of regulatory, market and operational changes and derivation of future-proof solutions for market, operational and cross-border planning.

Ensuring efficient and robust processes through an end-to-end understanding of capacity and congestion management across the entire organisation as well as through continuous performance monitoring and consistent further development.

• Active shaping of national and European cooperation as well as representing Swissgrid’s interests towards authorities, transmission system operators and market partners.
• Effective leadership of employees and resources through staff development, creating a trusting and performance-oriented culture, and ensuring efficient management of budget, performance and risks.

That’s how you make a difference

You combine strong analytical and conceptual skills with confident presence, negotiation skills and an operational-strategic mindset. You communicate complex matters clearly, initiate changes proactively and create a motivating work environment. In addition, you bring the following:

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, economics or a scientific discipline, ideally complemented by further education in economics
• 6 to 10 years of relevant professional experience, especially in electricity trading, power plant operation or grid operations management
• Sound knowledge of national and international energy markets as well as regulatory and legal frameworks
• In-depth knowledge of congestion and balancing group management as well as operational planning and a very good understanding of the interaction between market and grid operation

Experience in leading an organisational unit or completed training in personnel management

• Experience in negotiations with international partners and authorities as well as strong conflict and moderation skills
• Fluent German and English skills as well as advanced French skills

How we inspire you

We offer varied and exciting tasks in a company unique to Switzerland and a modern working environment in close proximity to the station in Aarau. In addition, you benefit from the following perks:

• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week), including home office options
• 30 working days of holiday plus company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension fund
• Opportunities for professional development
• Financial and/or time support for internal or external training
• Competitive salary and reward for good performance

About us

We make the Swiss electricity market fit for the future – stable, efficient and connected to Europe. With innovative market products, powerful modelling and intelligent capacity and congestion management, we create the basis for a secure and flexible electricity market.