Stadt Illnau-Effretikon
Effretikon
Head of Road Infrastructure 80 – 100 %
- 03 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Effretikon
Job summary
The city of Illnau-Effretikon, located between Winterthur and Zürich, offers attractive conditions for its 18,000 residents. Join a motivated team in a vibrant work environment!
Tasks
- Lead the technical and personnel management of road infrastructure.
- Oversee urban road construction, maintenance, and strategic planning.
- Coordinate projects from study to commissioning with various partners.
Skills
- You have a degree in civil engineering and leadership experience.
- Strong knowledge of planning and approval processes.
- Passionate about infrastructure and community engagement.
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About the job
As the Civil Engineering Department, we lay the foundation for the quality of life in our city. We take care of the roads, green spaces, forests, waters, water supply, sewerage and waste disposal – our team ensures that daily life runs smoothly. Are you keen to actively help shape the infrastructure of our community? To strengthen our team, we are looking for a motivated leader from the beginning of 2027 or by arrangement as
- The professional and personnel management of the road infrastructure area.
- Responsible for the municipal road infrastructure (new construction, repairs, maintenance work, strategic planning).
- Project management and site supervision over all phases from study to commissioning.
- Overall coordination between the city and its partners in the road space and traffic issues (transport companies, network operators, police, etc.).
- Support and implementation of neighbourhood plans.
- Responding to political motions and concerns from the public.
- Drafting political proposals.
- Specialist office in building permit procedures.
- With the possibility to deputise for the Head of Civil Engineering.
- Have a sense of humour, enjoy working in a team and are enthusiastic about our road infrastructure.
- Have a completed degree in civil engineering FH/ETH.
- Bring leadership experience and experience in road project planning.
- Have good knowledge of planning and approval procedures.
- Are motivated by the range of tasks between strategy, projects and operational management.
- Enjoy writing and can express yourself well.
- Are happy to advocate for concerns from politics and the public.
- Are interested in or already have experience with future challenges in civil engineering such as sponge city, sustainability, new forms of mobility and digitalisation.
What we value in our work and many more information and impressions can be found at www.ilef.ch. For an initial exchange, please feel free to contact Thomas Hauser, Head of Civil Engineering, telephone +41 52 354 32 00.
A role for you? Then we look forward to receiving your online application.
