yellowshark
Zürich
Project Manager Switchgear Construction (80-100%) (m/f)
- 09 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- CHF 90 000 - 110 000 /year
- 8048 Zürich
About the job
For an established company in the field of electrical engineering and automation, we are looking for a committed individual who enjoys managing switchgear projects holistically and leading a team both professionally and personally. You can expect a varied role with high personal responsibility, direct customer contact, and exciting technical challenges.
- You coordinate material procurement, resources, and personnel deployment, ensuring a smooth project process.
- You lead the assigned employees and support your team with professional and organisational questions.
- You always have costs, deadlines, and quality under control and initiate appropriate measures early in case of deviations.
- You maintain professional contact with customers and actively develop existing business relationships.
- Through your technical understanding, you identify additional customer needs and thus contribute to acquiring follow-up and additional orders.
- You work closely with internal departments and other project participants to ensure efficient collaboration.
- Further training in switchgear construction, project management, or electrical engineering is an advantage.
- Professional experience in planning, designing, or implementing switchgear and controls.
- Initial or solid experience in leading employees and enjoyment in taking responsibility for a team.
- Good knowledge of CAD applications and a strong affinity for digital tools.
- An independent, solution-oriented, and structured way of working.
- Organisational strength as well as good technical and commercial understanding.
- A communicative, proactive, and team-oriented personality who enjoys driving things forward.
- Technically diverse projects in switchgear and control construction.
- The opportunity to further develop both your professional and leadership skills.
- A modern working environment with flexible working options.
- Attractive conditions and performance-based remuneration.
- Individual training opportunities and prospects for your professional development.
- A collegial and appreciative environment where initiative is expressly encouraged.
- The opportunity to take on long-term responsibility in a successful company and actively contribute to its further development.
Tasks
- You independently manage several switchgear projects from technical and commercial preparation to successful handover.- You coordinate material procurement, resources, and personnel deployment, ensuring a smooth project process.
- You lead the assigned employees and support your team with professional and organisational questions.
- You always have costs, deadlines, and quality under control and initiate appropriate measures early in case of deviations.
- You maintain professional contact with customers and actively develop existing business relationships.
- Through your technical understanding, you identify additional customer needs and thus contribute to acquiring follow-up and additional orders.
- You work closely with internal departments and other project participants to ensure efficient collaboration.
Profile
- A completed vocational training as an automation technician EFZ, switchgear assembler, or in a comparable electrical engineering profession.- Further training in switchgear construction, project management, or electrical engineering is an advantage.
- Professional experience in planning, designing, or implementing switchgear and controls.
- Initial or solid experience in leading employees and enjoyment in taking responsibility for a team.
- Good knowledge of CAD applications and a strong affinity for digital tools.
- An independent, solution-oriented, and structured way of working.
- Organisational strength as well as good technical and commercial understanding.
- A communicative, proactive, and team-oriented personality who enjoys driving things forward.
Additional Information
- A responsible position with plenty of scope for design and short decision-making paths.- Technically diverse projects in switchgear and control construction.
- The opportunity to further develop both your professional and leadership skills.
- A modern working environment with flexible working options.
- Attractive conditions and performance-based remuneration.
- Individual training opportunities and prospects for your professional development.
- A collegial and appreciative environment where initiative is expressly encouraged.
- The opportunity to take on long-term responsibility in a successful company and actively contribute to its further development.
