Construction Manager - Guarantees

As a leading service provider in the construction and real estate sector in Switzerland, Implenia develops, realises and manages living spaces, work environments and infrastructures for future generations in Switzerland and Germany. Implenia also offers tunnel construction projects and related infrastructure in other markets. The company brings together under one roof the expertise of highly qualified consulting, development, planning and execution units to form an integrated and leading multinational construction and real estate service provider. Based in Opfikon, near Zurich, Implenia employs more than 8,000 full-time equivalents across Europe and achieved a turnover of 3.5 billion Swiss francs in 2025. For more information, visit implenia.com .

Responsibilities

• Ensure monitoring, management and closure of guarantee cases on completed projects.
• Guarantee cost control, traceability of files and clear visibility of open guarantee cases

• Represent Implenia to clients and partners for all guarantee-related matters

• Contribute to continuous quality improvement by analysing recurring defects and providing feedback to execution teams

• Ensure monitoring, analysis and processing of client defect notices via dedicated tools (e.g. Resolving, Conject, Olmero)

• Prepare response proposals to clients, coordinate actions with relevant departments and ensure formal defect resolution

• Prepare and send defect notices to subcontractors, suppliers and agents, and organise necessary interventions

• Conduct site inspections and, where appropriate, participate in the acceptance of certain defect notices

• Maintain relationships with clients, partners and internal support functions for all guarantee-related matters

• Carry out upstream quality checks on ongoing or finalising projects to anticipate defects before delivery

• Participate in handover meetings between execution teams and the Guarantees department, analyse transfer files and verify document completeness

• Identify recurring defects, analyse causes and provide quality feedback to execution teams in a continuous improvement approach

• Collaborate with the legal department for monitoring sensitive files and managing associated correspondence

• Monitor bank guarantees (clients, subcontractors and suppliers).

• Update financial dashboards, contribute to delimitations and MIS in collaboration with the Guarantees project manager

• Ensure organisation, archiving and traceability of the Guarantees department files, as well as drafting necessary minutes

Your profile

• Technical training in building or civil engineering (CFC, ES or HES)
• Proven experience in construction management, site supervision or guarantee management, ideally in a construction company

• Good knowledge of construction techniques and acceptance and guarantee processes

• Excellent analytical and file structuring skills

• Rigour, organisational skills and autonomy

• Ease in client relations and ability to handle sensitive situations with diplomacy

• Good written and oral communication skills

• Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders (clients, subcontractors, legal, internal teams)

• Proficiency in common IT tools and defect tracking platforms.

• Very good level of French; English is an asset

What we offer you:

• A multicultural working environment with the opportunity to help shape a sustainable future
• Cutting-edge technologies and a modern workplace within a sustainable company
• A company that encourages talent and continuous training of its employees
• The security of a financially solid, widely diversified group strongly anchored in Switzerland
• Flexible working models and modern work tools with the possibility of remote work
• An attractive selection of benefits:
  • 5 weeks of holiday and 9 compensatory days per year
  • An internal pension fund with a very good coverage rate and 3 contribution levels
  • Numerous discounts with renowned product and service providers
  • Our team members share in video what makes their experience at Implenia unique: https://youtu.be/wtuhlIfjJq8

If you recognise yourself in this description and wish to join Implenia, we look forward to receiving your application.

At Implenia, we value and live diversity. Our recruitment process is therefore focused on promoting diversity, equality and inclusion.

*We do not accept applications submitted by placement agencies or any other intermediaries. Any application sent through these channels will not be considered and does not constitute any commitment on our part.