Construction Manager
Kanton Graubünden
Thusis
Key information
- Publication date:02 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Thusis
Job summary
Join Graubünden, Switzerland's unique trilingual canton, rich in diversity. Explore career opportunities in a supportive work environment.
Tasks
- Lead and manage assigned construction sites as a representative.
- Coordinate work schedules and ensure quality and execution.
- Monitor budgets and prepare cost estimates and contracts.
Skills
- Completion of vocational training in construction required.
- Experience in road and civil engineering is essential.
- Strong organizational and negotiation skills are needed.
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Together for Graubünden
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally, and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts, and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden together with us.
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally, and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts, and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden together with us.
Construction Manager
Department of Civil Engineering | 80-100% | Thusis
The Department of Civil Engineering is responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of the cantonal roads as well as water engineering and slow traffic in Graubünden. In addition, we take care of the operational maintenance of the national roads within the canton. The canton’s road infrastructure includes over 1,450 engineering structures, including bridges at dizzying heights of up to 90 meters and tunnels up to 3 kilometers long. The challenges posed by the nature of our mountain canton in summer and winter make our work demanding and diverse. As a Friendly Work Space certified office, the health and satisfaction of our approximately 480 employees are particularly important to us. For this reason, we are committed to systematic occupational health management (BGM).
We are looking for a Construction Manager for the Road Maintenance Department in District 7 Thusis from January 1, 2026 or by agreement.
Your area of responsibility
- Management and supervision of assigned construction sites as client representative
- Scheduling and coordination of work
- Ensuring quality, scope, and execution of the entire contract work
- Preparation of cost estimates, tender documents, and billing
- Budget monitoring
- Performing technical tasks for road maintenance
- Providing on-call service as operations manager
What we expect from you
- Completed vocational training in the construction industry
- Additional training as construction foreman, foreman, construction manager, or equivalent further education
- Several years of professional experience in road and civil engineering
- Practical experience in cost estimation
- Personality with assertiveness, organizational and negotiation skills, as well as teamwork ability
- Italian language skills are an advantage
We look forward to receiving your online application and to getting to know you.
If you have any questions, Leo Heini, Head of District 7 Thusis, will be happy to assist you at telephone number 081 632 56 01.
Application deadline: October 26, 2025
