Head of Department Network Information Systems (80% - 100%)

Stadt Winterthur

Winterthur

Key information

Publication date:24 September 2025
Workload:80 – 100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Winterthur

Job summary

Join our team in Winterthur, where we ensure customer satisfaction through reliable services in utilities. Enjoy a collaborative environment with great benefits.

Tasks

Lead the Netzinformationssysteme department with six team members.
Manage and develop digital documentation for utility networks.
Oversee GIS configuration and improvements while being available for on-call support.

Skills

Degree in Geomatics with extensive GIS experience required.
Strong leadership and team-oriented mindset essential.
Excellent customer service skills and problem-solving abilities needed.

Is this helpful?

Customer-oriented, reliable, and quality-conscious: We owe our success to these strengths. As a cross-utility company, we take care of all concerns of our customers regarding electricity, telecommunications, gas, water, district heating, waste incineration, wastewater treatment, and energy contracting; according to our promise: «We offer comfort». In the Gas and Water Technology department, we are looking for a committed leader with technical understanding who wants to actively contribute to making the infrastructure of a modern city like Winterthur future-proof. As Head of Department Network Information Systems, you will be responsible for the surveying and documentation of all our pipeline networks (water, gas, electricity, and district heating) as well as for the further development of the network information system. You will be supported by your motivated team.

Your Tasks

Economic, technical, and personnel management of the Network Information Systems department with six employees and trainee geomatics technicians

Responsibility for the maintenance and development of digital utility pipeline documentation

Support, configuration, and further development of the GIS

Participation in the on-call service for the Gas and Water Technology department

Your Profile

Completed studies/training as a geomatics technician and several years of professional experience in the GIS field

Experience in utility pipeline documentation and GIS system support

Networked thinking as well as a team- and customer-oriented personality

Driver's license category B and willingness to perform on-call duty (residence in the Winterthur region).

What We Offer

Flexible working hours (annual working time model)

5 weeks of vacation, plus one additional week from age 55

Possibility to purchase additional vacation days with full-time employment

Contribution to external training

Further benefits can be found on our website

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Urs Buchs, Head of Gas and Water Technology, +41 52 267 61 20.
Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/ and https://stadtwerk.winterthur.ch/

We look forward to your online application.