Municipal Safety Engineer (80% to 100%)

As part of its mission, the Personnel Service, through its occupational health and safety domain (DSST), provides all its knowledge and support to the services of the City of Lausanne to protect the physical and mental health of all City of Lausanne staff.

Do you wish to actively contribute to the development and deployment of occupational health and safety management within the City of Lausanne? Do you enjoy advising and supporting municipal services in the prevention of occupational risks? Join us and put your expertise at the service of a structured and sustainable approach to occupational risk prevention and health protection at work.

The City of Lausanne offers you a stimulating environment, where your commitment concretely helps to strengthen the prevention culture, improve working conditions, and preserve the health and safety of all municipal staff.

Main Mission(s)

Ensure the development of the occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) and its implementation in the City services in accordance with the OHS directive and the constituent elements of occupational health and safety

Be the reference contact person for occupational health and safety matters for all municipal departments and services

Act as an expert resource person to support services in identifying and controlling their specific risks

Monitor the application of OHS principles: ensure that risk analyses are carried out, that action plans by service are defined and implemented so that corrective measures are put in place

Ensure proper application of hygiene and safety measures according to current legal requirements (audit)

Organise and lead the safety committee (training, information, exchange of practices, feedback, information on legal updates)

Ensure legal monitoring, update the regulations and directives of the City of Lausanne and your own knowledge in occupational health and safety

Profile

Master's degree from a University of Applied Sciences/ETH in engineering in a technical or industrial field

CAS in occupational health and safety and/or Federal Diploma of STPS expert or safety engineer title

Additional training in occupational health and safety, ergonomics or occupational hygiene is an asset

10 years' experience in a similar position in industry and/or a large administration

Good knowledge of the Swiss legal framework in occupational health and safety (LAA, OPA, OLT3, OHS directive, etc.)

Proficiency in office tools (Microsoft Office), as well as OHS/SQE management tools

Pedagogical and interpersonal skills, ease in group facilitation and project management

Ability to persuade and unite without direct hierarchical link

Special Conditions

Clean criminal record

Workplace

Avenue Jean-Jacques Mercier 1, 1003 Lausanne

Salary Grade

12

Start Date

Immediate or to be agreed

Information

Ms Karin Eigenheer, DSST domain manager, +41 21 315 22 07

Application

Please send us your application and the usual documents by 18.11.2026 via the online form.
Having trouble applying? Contact the service directly at +41 21 315 25 59.

We pay great attention to the diversity of the life paths of our collaborators. Our positions are open to both women and men.