Local Site Manager in Uznach or Landquart (80-100%)

About the job

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

Local Site Manager in Uznach or Landquart (80-100%) - 1526

Ensuring electricity in Switzerland

In this exciting role, you are responsible for coordinating the assembly and construction activities on site at our facilities. This includes site management for new constructions, renewals, and expansion activities. Among other things, you take on the following tasks:

• Taking over facility responsibility during the construction phase and close cooperation with the operational contact person of the facility, as well as the project manager
• Checking and ensuring electrical safety and local site management of our network construction projects
• Creating and instructing work orders before and during construction activities, accompanying the necessary switching measures in coordination with the operational contact person of the facility, system management, and other involved parties
• Central contact point for internal and external partners
• Ensuring the smooth running of assembly and construction activities and representing the project management on site
• Organizing and leading construction meetings on site as well as documenting processes and work regarding traceability and evidence preservation
• Identifying and documenting deviations regarding the agreed execution and actively managing the contractually agreed service
• Controlling and complying with safety rules (Health & Safety), environmental requirements, as well as Swissgrid internal instructions, processes, and guidelines through regular audits

This is how you make a difference

For this responsible position, we are looking for a team-oriented but also independently acting personality with pronounced cooperation and communication skills. With your good negotiation techniques, you can assert your opinion even against service providers and authorities. In addition, you bring the following:

• Electrical engineering apprenticeship, preferably with further training as a technician HF with a degree in electrical engineering or an equivalent education
• Expertise in line/facility construction according to the High Voltage Ordinance, Art. 3 No. 23 is an advantage. Several years of professional experience working as a person responsible for the construction of power transmission facilities (e.g., in planning, construction, or assembly management)
• Additional experience in civil engineering and/or contract management would be a plus
• Good IT skills and user knowledge of the MS Office suite, SAP, and GIS
• Ideally BIM and knowledge of construction-specific costing software
• Fluent and negotiation-secure knowledge of German, ideally with advanced knowledge of another national language
• Willingness for multi-day assignments outside the office location at construction sites in your language region or throughout Switzerland

This is how we inspire you

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

• Independent work with flexible working hours (42 hours per week)
• 25-30 working days of vacation as well as 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 are a highly motivated and collegial team active throughout Switzerland and committed to the safe and smooth operation of our construction sites.

To fulfill our tasks, we work closely with project managers, facility managers, and external planners and service providers. We always seek solutions that meet our high standards for safety on and at the workplaces as well as flawless execution quality.

Contact person

If interested, Daniela Toth looks forward to receiving complete application documents via the career portal.