Engineer or Lead Engineer for Technical and Building Project in Electricity – 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to discover the highlights of the year 2025 by clicking  here .

The position is attached to the Real Estate Directorate (DI), which is responsible for defining a real estate strategy, developing coherence in the monitoring of major projects according to the 2022-2040 hospital master plan, in strong partnership with the main State services linked to the Department of Territory, the Department of Infrastructure, and the Department of Health, optimizing the monitoring of surfaces and future planning, while ensuring the smooth operation of services. More than 230 professionals carry out their missions daily with constant rigor, a sense of service, and environmental responsibility.

Within this Directorate, the Project Management Service is a service provider whose main mission is to conduct studies and works related to the renovation and transformation of existing buildings and installations in line with the institution's strategic plan for all HUG sites.

Job Description

As an engineer or lead engineer, you strengthen the Building Engineering and Technical Sector (SITB). The team, composed of about fifteen people specialized in various technical fields of the building: Heating-Ventilation-Air Conditioning (HVAC), sanitary, medical gases, and electricity, manages about 60 projects simultaneously. You thus work in an environment that is both demanding and innovative.

In this role, you manage construction or renovation projects from their design to their completion, highlighting your expertise in electricity. You are involved in projects including high and low current distribution, transformation and upgrading of TGBT and LV cabins, installation of photovoltaic solar panels, charging stations, or lighting replacement.

You carry out preliminary studies by analyzing feasibility, identifying needs, estimating costs, and defining the schedule. You write detailed specifications and propose technical solutions that enable informed decision-making. You ensure rigorous project framing, thus guaranteeing precise validation of objectives and controlled progress.

You evaluate technical solutions by selecting the most suitable equipment and developing detailed plans. You also prepare the necessary submissions for launching public tenders. You actively supervise by ensuring compliance with laws, standards, and regulations at every stage.

You oversee project execution by coordinating the different phases, monitoring the budget and schedule, and ensuring optimal collaboration with project teams. You participate in steering committees (COPIL), where you present work progress, propose solutions to potential challenges, and contribute to strategic decision-making.

In collaboration with your colleagues, you work on other cross-functional projects to coordinate actions, resolve issues, and propose adapted solutions. You also share your expertise with peers to support them in managing their own projects.

From a cross-functional perspective, you actively participate in continuous improvement by contributing to the evolution of standards and technical guidelines. You update documentation, conduct technological watch in your areas of expertise, and propose relevant improvements.

Qualifications

You hold a Master’s degree in building technical engineering with a specialization in electricity. Additional training in project management, such as HERMES or Agile, is an asset.

You have 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position, ideally acquired within a large company or an institution operating in a complex environment.

You have thorough knowledge of the construction sector in Switzerland, particularly in Geneva, and master the standards, including for electricity OIBT and NIBT, laws, and applicable regulations.

You have demonstrated skills in project management methodology, especially in framing, stakeholder management, and change support. You master MS Project for managing your projects.

You demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and mobilizing leadership, enabling you to collaborate effectively with your contacts. Your analytical and synthesis abilities allow you to adopt a systemic and rigorous approach.

Additional Information

You participate in the on-call rotation representing about 2 to 3 weekends per year.

• Start date: as soon as possible
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 21
• Contract: Fixed-term contract of 3 years, renewable
• Application deadline: 28.02.2026
• Contact for information : Mr. D. Mathiot, acting head of service, project management service (SMMOE), david.mathiot@hug.ch

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.