Craftsperson (Electrical)

About the job

Craftsperson (Electrical)

Department of Civil Engineering | 80-100 % | Thusis

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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 with us.

The Department of Civil Engineering is responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance and operation of the cantonal roads as well as hydraulic 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 civil engineering structures, including bridges at dizzying heights of up to 90 metres and tunnels up to 3 kilometres long. The challenges posed by the nature of our mountainous canton in summer and winter make our work demanding and varied. 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 (OHM).

The Technical Section operates the entire operational and safety equipment of the cantonal and national roads, as well as the more than 40 tunnels in the canton of Graubünden. It consists of a modern and complex IT/OT system and network landscape. The environment includes, among other things, the communication infrastructure, video surveillance, emergency ventilation, tunnel sensors, lighting and traffic control of tunnels and road sections. It is controlled by a modern control system.

We are looking for the Road Maintenance Department in the Technical Section from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement a craftsperson

Your area of responsibility

• Working in a small team responsible for maintenance and servicing of tunnel and safety systems on the cantonal and national road network
• Carrying out work assignments outside regular working hours (on-call and night shifts)

What we expect from you

• Professional qualification in the electrical sector or as an electrical draftsman/electrical planner
• Several years of professional experience
• High sense of responsibility as well as mental and physical resilience
• Driving licence category C or willingness to obtain one
• Good IT user skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• General working language is German, good knowledge of Italian is an advantage

Our benefits

Flexible working time models and, where possible, including home office and mobile working Work-life balance with at least 5 weeks’ holiday and seniority leave Special social allowance in addition to child allowance and support for third-party childcare Attractive salary and social benefits Diverse training and further education opportunities Opportunity to help shape the future of the canton Learn more about our benefits

Workplace

Department of Civil Engineering Graubünden, Technical Section
Palastrasse 5
7430 Thusis

If you have any questions, please contact Sandro Mura, Head of Technical Section, at telephone number 081 632 56 05.

Application deadline: 6 December 2026

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