Specialist in Agricultural Water and Environmental Protection
- 15 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- 6430 Schwyz
About the job
Are you looking for a meaningful role in the heart of Switzerland - amidst impressive nature and recreational areas? Do you desire a varied and challenging task with short decision-making paths? Would you like to make a difference with your work and contribute genuinely to the well-being of the population? Then you are exactly right with us.
Specialist in Agricultural Water and Environmental Protection
What we offer you
- Flexibility Flexible working hours with compensation options and, depending on the area, home office.
- Holidays & Public Holidays Enjoy 25-30 days of holiday depending on age plus at least 15.5 paid public holidays per year.
- Further Education Diverse internal training opportunities as well as support for external education and training.
- Mobility Receive a half-fare travelcard from the SBB from a workload of 50% and employment of one year or longer.
- Pension Pension fund with very good benefits and optional choice plans for additional savings contributions.
- Mobile Phone Monthly mobile phone allowance of up to CHF 40.- plus attractive discounts on subscriptions and devices.
- Family Additional family allowance of up to CHF 200.- per month alongside cantonal child and education allowances.
- Health Ergonomic workplaces as well as sports and exercise offerings.
What you can achieve
- Direct customer contact during individual farm inspections of agricultural water and environmental protection requirements (advice, information and enforcement)
- Environmentally relevant assessment of all agricultural building permit procedures.
- Coordination of environmentally relevant legislation in agriculture with specialist offices (AFU, AFG). Drafting of statements, consultations, enforcement aids
- Implementation and support of environmentally relevant projects in agriculture (water, soil, climate, energy)
- Application, participation and design of topic-specific IT specialist applications
- Quality management of agricultural control service
What distinguishes you
- Completed university degree as a certified agricultural engineer ETH/FH or equivalent education
- Enjoyment of direct customer contact with agricultural practice
- Interest and understanding of environmentally relevant as well as production-technical contexts
- Very good IT skills and strong interest in co-supervision and further development of specific specialist applications
- Initiative, resilient, analytical and service-oriented
- High willingness to implement tasks and challenges in a team-oriented and independent manner
Your new employer
The approximately 2300 employees take care of the concerns of the population in the canton of Schwyz and carry out public tasks on behalf of the citizens and authorities. The cantonal administration is the largest employer in the canton of Schwyz. The employees fulfil their responsible mandate in their daily work and continuously improve the quality and efficiency of their activities.
Your contacts
Do you have questions about the position or the application process? Heiri Niederberger, Head of the Agricultural Measures Department, will be happy to answer them by phone at +41 41 819 15 79.
Do you have questions about personnel matters? Judith Schelbert, Head of Human Resources, will be happy to answer them by phone at +41 41 819 17 19.
