Head of Controls and Approvals Department (m/f/d) 100%
St.Galler Stadtwerke
Wasser
Key information
- Publication date:22 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Wasser
Job summary
Join St.Galler Stadtwerke as the new Head of Controls and Approvals! Be part of a team focused on energy transition and cutting-edge solutions.
Tasks
- Lead seven staff members in the Controls and Approvals department.
- Serve as the first point of contact for reporting and installation inquiries.
- Oversee technical connection requests from external partners.
Skills
- You need a diploma as an electrical installer or project manager.
- Strong leadership experience in a similar environment is essential.
- Excellent communication and customer engagement skills required.
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The St.Gallen municipal utilities are the reliable partner for the population and economy of the city of St.Gallen as well as partly the region in the supply of energy, water, and fiber optics. For the Electricity and Telecom Network area, Services Department, we are looking for a committed personality for the Controls and Approvals department as part of succession planning as
Head of Controls and Approvals Department (m/f/d) 100%
We actively shape the energy transition and are looking for a motivated personality who wants to help shape this change.
This is what you will do:
- Technical and personnel management of seven employees in the Controls and Approvals department
- First point of contact for all inquiries related to reporting and installation notifications
- Responsibility for processing technical connection requests from external partners (planners, installers, property owners, architects)
- Technical expertise in the dimensioning of network connections as well as performing control measurements
- Advising customers on tariff, energy, and safety issues
- Review of safety certificates, initiation of random checks and site inspections, as well as regular documentation of results
- Maintaining networks with other distribution system operators (DSOs)
This is what you bring:
- For this demanding and interesting activity, you have training as a federally certified electrical installer or electrical project manager FA, continuing education towards a higher professional examination
- Business management training or a good understanding of business management
- Several years of proven leadership experience in a comparable environment
- Assertiveness, communication skills, and many years of technical expertise characterize you
- Your confident demeanor and your sensitivity to the concerns of customers make it easy for you to get in touch with them
This is what we offer you:
- Exciting and interesting tasks – hands-on for the energy transition in the city of St.Gallen
- Extensive support during the introduction period as well as collegial cooperation with the entire team with a lot of personal responsibility
- Good opportunities for professional and personal development
- At least five weeks of vacation, discounts on public transport, and an attractive pension fund solution
- Appreciative working atmosphere and a culture of addressing each other informally
Please submit your complete application documents online.
Your contact: Technical: Egon Zurwerra, Head of Services Department, +41 71 224 54 10 | Sanja Radosavljevic, Head of Recruiting Management
We look forward to your application.
St.Gallen municipal utilities www.sgsw.ch