Overall Project Manager: Track (m/f/d)

About the job

Shape the future of the Forchbahn with us. Take responsibility for demanding track projects and collaborate with specialists, authorities, and other stakeholders. Look forward to varied tasks, short communication paths, and genuine team spirit.

Forchbahn AG is a regionally rooted railway company that ensures people travel reliably every day between the Pfannenstiel region and the city of Zurich. Every fifteen minutes, we safely bring our passengers to their destination – day after day, almost around the clock.

To ensure our infrastructure remains efficient in the future, we are looking for you to strengthen our team.

What to expect

• You plan and lead maintenance and renewal projects in the track area with a focus on civil and railway engineering across all SIA phases
• Depending on the project scope, you take on overall or partial project management and control all project phases from planning to commissioning
• You coordinate and lead internal and external specialist departments as well as project participants and ensure efficient collaboration
• You handle communication with the Federal Office of Transport (BAV), municipalities, cantons, affected third parties, and other stakeholders
• You ensure that costs, deadlines, quality, and safety requirements are met
• You take on safety management tasks according to RTE 20100
• You are responsible for procuring planning, service, and construction contracts
• You conduct tough negotiations, develop well-founded decision bases, and present them

What you bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree (FH/ETH) in civil engineering or a related field such as transport systems, spatial planning, geomatics, or environmental engineering
• Enthusiasm for the development and maintenance of modern railway infrastructure
• Professional experience in railway, road, or civil engineering construction
• Experience in project management and ideally in leading complex infrastructure projects
• An independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style
• Analytical thinking, initiative, persuasiveness, and strong communication skills
• Very good German language skills, both spoken and written
• Knowledge of SIA standards 103 and 118 as well as AB-EBV is an advantage
• Experience in public procurement (IVöB/BöB) and knowledge of MS Project are a plus

What you can look forward to

• A varied role with plenty of creative freedom in a small and agile team
• Exciting infrastructure projects with visible added value for public transport
• Technical breadth combined with the opportunity to delve deeply into demanding topics
• Projects in built-up areas and along the route with diverse interfaces to cantonal and municipal projects
• Free 2nd class GA travelcard and attractive discounts on public transport
• Depending on skills and interests, the opportunity to participate in cross-departmental topics such as risk and project portfolio management as well as the development of fundamentals and standards in project management

How to apply

We like to keep it simple – also when applying. You can skip a cover letter. We prefer to get to know you personally.

If you have questions about the position, Alessandro Pol, Head of Infrastructure Division, will be happy to assist you at +41 43 288 11 94.

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