Grid Project Engineer Line Construction with Focus on PLS-CADD (80-100%)

Electricity moves our lives. And we move electricity. Every day we commit ourselves to the network-side supply security in Switzerland. On behalf of Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, our employees ensure a powerful and reliable power grid.

Grid Project Engineer Line Construction with Focus on PLS-CADD (80-100%) - 1468

This is how you ensure electricity in Switzerland

In this exciting role, you are responsible for the technical design of high-voltage lines within the framework of network construction projects in the Grid Projects department. You take on the following tasks:

• Ensuring quality in the implementation of high-voltage lines: from preliminary project to realization
• Supporting project management with all technical questions throughout the entire project process
• Your most important tool: PLS-CADD (Power Lines Systems)
• Creating and checking PLS-CADD models. Ensuring compliance with Swissgrid specifications
• Specifying and evaluating the procurement of services from planners, trades, and equipment
• Preparing preliminary project dossiers including technical clarifications, expert opinions, ecology and occupational safety management, as well as preliminary clarifications with authorities
• Reviewing the work of external planners and service providers regarding compliance with standards, economic, ecological, and regulatory requirements, as well as applicable relevant safety regulations
• Possible locations: Aarau or Prilly

This is how you make a difference

For this position, we are looking for a dynamic person with very good communication and organizational skills and a strong team spirit. You bring the following:

• Completed engineering degree BSc/MSc (Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or similar)
• Several years of experience in planning, project design, or maintenance of line construction projects in the transmission network
• Experience with the software package Tower / PLS-CADD or motivation to learn and apply it in a short time
• Used to structuring tasks or work packages and enabling and supporting your project partners through clear and effective communication
• Knowledge of Swiss regulations and standards in line construction and mastery of the methodology for implementing complex and multi-layered infrastructure projects along the SIA phases
• Very good German, French, and English skills (German or French business fluent, good knowledge of the other languages)

This is how we inspire you

We offer you versatile and exciting tasks in a company unique to Switzerland and a modern working environment in close proximity to Aarau train station. In addition, you benefit from the following benefits with us:

• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week) including the possibility of home office
• At least five weeks of vacation as well as company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension fund
• Financial and/or time support for internal or external further training
• Competitive salary and reward for good performance

About us

We are a dynamic, interdisciplinary team of 12 employees and work on various topics in the fields of electrical engineering and construction technology for network construction projects.

We ensure the technical quality in the projects regarding both internal and normative requirements. In this role, we support the project managers and are actively involved in the network of tomorrow. We also place great value on a reliable and sustainable network. We are an experienced and open team that always has an open ear for the concerns of colleagues. Together as a team, we master the challenges and make the best use of our strengths. A collegial working atmosphere is important to us because we solve challenges most efficiently together. Despite the numerous tasks, we also find time for informal exchange beyond professional topics.

Contact person

If interested, Daniela Toth looks forward to receiving complete application documents via the career portal.