City Engineer 80-100%
St.Gallen
Key information
- Publication date:25 September 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:St.Gallen
Job summary
Join the city of St.Gallen as a city engineer, leading innovative projects. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with a focus on sustainability.
Tasks
- Oversee the municipal civil engineering office and infrastructure.
- Manage complex projects considering public space requirements.
- Coordinate with stakeholders and advise the planning director.
Skills
- Degree in civil engineering or equivalent, with leadership experience.
- Strong project management and digital planning skills.
- Excellent communication and customer orientation.
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Your new task
As a city engineer, you take overall responsibility for the municipal civil engineering office and are responsible for the maintenance, operation, and renewal of the city's road infrastructure. You lead demanding projects with technical, financial, and political significance, consider the diverse requirements of public spaces, and rely on contemporary, sustainable, and ecological design. In exchange with external stakeholders and internal administrative offices, you coordinate the development of public road and traffic construction. In addition, you advise the director of the Planning and Construction Directorate on all technical matters of civil engineering and ensure open, clear communication.
This position is for you if
- You have a degree as a civil engineer ETH, FH, or a comparable qualification.
- You have several years of leadership experience in a similar role.
- You have solid knowledge in project management, digitalization, and planning of complex construction projects.
- You have a strong customer orientation and a good understanding of political decision-making processes.
- You possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
- You have a strong interest in building culture.
Good reasons to work for the City of St. Gallen:
Your department
Planning and implementing sustainable and economical construction projects is our passion. Our actions serve the city’s population. We work with clear focus, are performance-oriented, and implement complex requirements for public spaces in a participatory manner. With 160 employees, you ensure contemporary and safe traffic management, maintain, operate, and renew municipal roads and paths.
We offer
We offer you a responsible leadership role with high professional and strategic demands in a dynamic political context. You work with the director and the departments of the Planning and Construction Directorate and benefit from entrepreneurial freedom. You can expect modern employment conditions with flexible working hours, five weeks of vacation per year in a future-oriented city administration.
Further information
For further information, the director of the Planning and Construction Directorate, Markus Buschor,
phone 071 224 53 10, is gladly available. Please submit your complete application exclusively online.
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