Project Manager Signalling/Railway Technology Projects
- 05 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
About the job
80-100%
What to expect
- You manage projects in the area of track safety from study to commissioning and acceptance on behalf of our customers
- You prepare expert reports and inspection reports and ensure high-quality project documentation
- You are responsible for costs, deadlines and quality of your projects
- You prepare planning approval documents for authorities and offices
- You prepare offers for order acquisition in SOB's third-party business
- You implement signalling projects with a focus on digitalisation
What you bring
- Experience in project management as well as appropriate further training and good IT skills
- Solid experience in the signalling sector
- In-depth knowledge of railway operations, especially the implementation regulations for the Railway Ordinance (AB-EBV) as well as the Railway Technology Rules (RTE)
- Independent working style as well as a resilient personality with organisational skills and assertiveness
- High analytical thinking ability and the ability to grasp complex relationships
What we offer
SOB maintains a function-related salary system that ensures internal pay equity.
With an employment level of at least 40%, you travel free of charge on public transport in 1st class. Your relatives benefit from discounts when purchasing a GA. Not only that: after the first year of employment, we offer an attractive deal in Europe with the FIP (international discount card for railway staff) with discounts abroad.
At SOB, you work 41 hours per week with a 100% workload. You receive at least five weeks of holiday per year. With the bandwidth model, you can take additional days off.
Would you like more than five weeks of holiday? We offer the possibility of the bandwidth model. For 2% of your annual salary, you receive five additional days off credited, for 4% ten additional days off credited. The same applies in reverse: you can waive days off and receive more salary instead.
Do public holidays fall on a weekend? At SOB, these days are credited to you.
At SOB, you have the option to work from home.
We maintain a family-like atmosphere among each other. This also includes a company-wide informal "du" culture. We are proud of our values of fairness, reliability, appreciation, transparency and willingness to learn.
We cover 60% of the contributions to the pension fund, your share is 40%.
The health of our employees is our top priority. We promote physical and mental health in the workplace with various measures.
Continued payment of salary in case of illness and accident is 100% in the first calendar year. From the second calendar year, continued payment is 90% in case of illness and 80% in case of accident.
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your complete application.
For further information, please contact:
André Rüegg
Head of Project Management Customer Business
+41 58 580 72 36
Corinne Fuster
HR Department Manager
+41 58 580 73 16
Swiss Südostbahn AG
Bahnhofplatz 1a | 9001 St. Gallen
www.sob.ch