Project Manager: Public Lighting (80% - 100%)

Stadt Winterthur

Winterthur

Key information

Publication date:22 December 2025
Workload:80 – 100%
Contract type:Permanent position
Place of work:Winterthur

Job summary

Join our team in Winterthur, where we prioritize customer care. Experience a dynamic work environment with great benefits.

Tasks

Plan and oversee new lighting projects and customer orders.
Upgrade old street lighting to modern standards and maintain databases.
Collaborate on evaluating new lighting technologies and systems.

Skills

Electrotechnical or computer science training; further education preferred.
Experience in public lighting or light planning is a plus.
Knowledge of control systems like esave and luxData required.

Is this helpful?

Customer-oriented, reliable, and quality-conscious: We owe our success to these strengths. As a cross-sector company, we take care of all customer concerns regarding electricity, telecommunications, gas, water, district heating, waste disposal, wastewater treatment, and energy contracting; according to our promise: «We offer comfort». Together with your colleagues, you ensure in the Public Lighting department that the streets and squares of Winterthur are always well lit and that the systems are operated, maintained, and expanded reliably. An exciting area of responsibility awaits you.

Your Tasks

Planning new lighting systems and responsibility for project management, cost control, and billing of customer orders

Upgrading old street lighting to the current state of technology, maintaining the lighting database, and planning the maintenance of the systems

Active participation in the evaluation and testing of new technologies for lighting and their control

Negotiations with authorities, suppliers, and the public

Your Profile

Basic training in electrical engineering or computer science, further education at HF/FH level and/or training as a SLG lighting planner (outdoor lighting) or willingness to complete this

Professional experience in public lighting or lighting planning is an advantage

Knowledge of various control systems and applications such as esave, luxData, Relux

Willingness for occasional night shifts and on-call duty as well as possession of a category B driving license

What We Offer

Mobile work after the introductory phase (home office)

Flexible working hours (annual working time model)

5 weeks of vacation, an additional week from age 55

Vacation purchase of up to two weeks for full-time employment

Collaboration in an experienced team that is passionately committed to lighting every day.

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Beat Frischknecht, Head of Public Lighting Department, +41 52 267 62 90.
Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/ and https://stadtwerk.winterthur.ch/

We look forward to your online application.