BLS AG
Bern
Lawyer: Construction, Spatial Planning and Environmental Law
- 26 October 2026
- 50 – 80%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 3001 Bern
About the job
50-80%
Rail infrastructure does not end at the track edge. With your legal expertise, you accompany demanding infrastructure projects and create legal clarity, from spatial planning through environmental and property issues to land and rights acquisition. In doing so, you contribute to ensuring that our projects can be planned and implemented with legal certainty.
About BLS
With almost 4000 employees, BLS is the second largest railway company in Switzerland. More than that: we are also a shipping company, a real estate firm, an international freight railway, a bus company, and we transport cars safely through the Lötschberg and Simplon. What unites us? Pride in what we do every day. Mobility has many facets for us. And many exciting jobs.
Rail infrastructure does not end at the track edge. With your legal expertise, you accompany demanding infrastructure projects and create legal clarity, from spatial planning through environmental and property issues to land and rights acquisition. In doing so, you contribute to ensuring that our projects can be planned and implemented with legal certainty.
Lawyer: Construction, Spatial Planning and Environmental Law
What awaits you:
- Handle demanding legal cases independently, focusing on construction, spatial planning, and environmental law
- Legally accompany infrastructure projects and create planning security with well-founded solutions
- Advise project managers and specialists in the relevant legal areas as well as in land and rights acquisition
- Represent BLS's interests towards authorities, neighbours, contractual partners, and other stakeholders
- Develop legal standards as well as contract and template management in the area of land and rights
- Be part of an interdisciplinary team consisting of land acquirers and lawyers
What you bring with you:
- Law degree and practical experience in construction, spatial planning, and environmental law
- Interest in administrative law and legal issues related to infrastructure projects
- Enjoy preparing complex issues in an understandable way and developing pragmatic solutions
- Independent working style, negotiation skills, and confident appearance
- Very good German skills; business fluent French is an advantage
Your benefits – what you can look forward to:
- Receive a 2nd class GA, a 1st class GA, or a half-fare travelcard.
- Work where it suits you best. Whether at home or in the office.
- Organise your working hours freely. We promote part-time work, top-sharing, and job-sharing.
- There is the possibility to purchase five to ten additional holiday days per year.
- Financial support for external training as well as an exciting internal learning and course offer are available to you.
- We support your health with seasonal events and courses.
About BLS
With almost 4000 employees, BLS is the second largest railway company in Switzerland. More than that: we are also a shipping company, a real estate firm, an international freight railway, a bus company, and we transport cars safely through the Lötschberg and Simplon. What unites us? Pride in what we do every day. Mobility has many facets for us. And many exciting jobs.
We are happy to answer your questions
Cynthia Ott
Head of Land and Rights
+41 79 730 58 63
Jasmin Nydegger
Recruiter
+41 79 416 89 49
