Sanitary Installer for the Construction Directorate

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Sanitary Installer for the Construction Directorate

The Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety Directorate of the CHUV is looking for a motivated Sanitary Installer for missions with high added value for patients and care teams, with an activity rate between 80% and 100%, to strengthen its sanitary team. The starting date is scheduled for December 1, 2025, or to be agreed upon.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, the CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety Directorate of the CHUV (CIT-S) has as its main activities the operation, maintenance, construction, engineering, technical assistance, and consulting within its extensive real estate portfolio of more than 40 buildings on the main hospital site.

The 3 main missions of the Construction, Engineering, Technical and Safety Directorate (CIT-S):

• Construction and modernization: ensure the study and realization of architectural projects, as well as the renovation of technical installations.
• Operation: ensure the maintenance of all technical and biomedical equipment, as well as the infrastructures of the CHUV and its affiliates. Guarantee the production and distribution of fluids and energies necessary for all medical, research, technical, and administrative activities.
• Protection and safety: ensure the protection of property and people.

Mission

Working at the CHUV means contributing every day to a safe, reliable, and efficient hospital environment.

Our missions are rich and varied: maintenance of sanitary installations, management of two therapeutic pools, filling of medical oxygen bottles, monitoring the production of ultrapure water for dialysis, water treatment for laboratories, and management of medical and laboratory gas networks.

You will work within a close-knit team, benefiting from continuous internal training, with a spirit of service and technical excellence.

More specifically, your tasks will include:

• Being responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of sanitary installations
• Handling water treatment, medical gases, and laboratory gases
• Ensuring project follow-up in the sanitary field
• Participating in the multi-technical on-call rotation
• Participating in the workshop on-call rotation.

Profile

• You hold a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as a Sanitary Installer or an equivalent recognized qualification
• You have experience in the operation and maintenance of sanitary installations, as well as in water treatment, medical gases, and laboratory gases
• You have a sense of responsibility to perform interventions in sensitive areas, regarding the safety of people or property
• You master common computer tools
• You have a good knowledge of the French language, spoken and written (minimum certified B2)
• Your place of residence is within 45 minutes of the workplace (required due to on-call and standby services, generally 5 each per year)
• You hold a category B driving license.

Depending on your profile, the salary class will be between levels 5 and 6.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-tier social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Mr. Jean-Daniel Delisle - Head of the sanitary workshop - 021 314 23 27

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, it will be necessary to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

The CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

We kindly ask placement agencies to note that applications submitted directly by them on our recruitment platform are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.