Stadt Winterthur
Winterthur
2 months ago
Senior Project Manager: Wastewater Treatment
- 30 April 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Winterthur
Job summary
Join Stadtwerk Winterthur, a reliable utility company dedicated to customer needs. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Lead diverse projects in various SIA project phases.
- Coordinate external planning teams while ensuring safety.
- Ensure project success through targeted project controlling.
Skills
- Bachelor/Master's in engineering with extensive project management experience.
- Strong understanding of public administration processes.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
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About the job
Customer-oriented, reliable and quality-conscious: We owe our success to these strengths. As a cross-utility company, we take care of all concerns of our customers regarding electricity, telecommunications, gas, water, district heating, waste disposal, wastewater treatment and energy contracting – all in accordance with the promise "We offer comfort". Stadtwerk Winterthur offers attractive employment conditions and challenging tasks to its employees.Your Tasks
The Winterthur WWTP faces profound changes over the next 15 years. New requirements for water protection, the lifespan of many plant components, and population growth require comprehensive renovation and expansion of all process stages. As a project manager, you will complement our team of two project managers in the implementation of three major projects as well as countless other projects. In doing so, you make a valuable contribution to the sustainable development of the WWTP. In your new role, you are responsible for the following tasks:- You manage various projects (conversions, renovations, expansions) on the client side in all SIA project phases. From conception, planning, procurement, execution to warranty acceptance and from credit application to credit accounting, you are the primary contact.
- You control and coordinate external planning teams in close coordination with the WWTP operations team. This is done during ongoing plant operation, taking into account increased safety measures.
- Through goal-oriented project controlling, you ensure project success. You are also responsible for creating comprehensible and well-founded decision-making bases for internal and external decision-making bodies.
- You maintain stakeholder management with internal and external interest groups (canton, federal government, utility company, city administration, public) in cooperation with the relevant offices.
Your Profile
- You have a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in process engineering, mechanical or electrical engineering or related disciplines.
- You have many years of solid experience in project management of interdisciplinary major projects (organisation according to the SIA112 construction planning model or comparable) with an investment volume from CHF 20 million, preferably in the field of urban drainage or WWTP in Switzerland.
- You know how to navigate the environment of public administration.
- Your business management knowledge and conceptual thinking can be profitably applied as a project manager.
- You have a strong affinity for politics and administration and their processes. You find it easy to collaborate with the various stakeholders from politics and the public.
What We Offer
- Varied activity in a collegial department
- Scope for creativity and the opportunity to contribute your own ideas
- Flexible working hours thanks to an annual working time model
- Participation in external training
Contact
Your Questions about the position will be gladly answered byChristian Thürlimann, Head of WWTP Department, phone +41 (0)52 267 27 53. Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/ We look forward to receiving your online application. For this position, we can only consider direct applications.
