Career Changer as Construction Manager

About the job

Career Changer as Construction Manager

Department of Civil Engineering | 80-100 % | Ilanz

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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7,106 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. We also 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 mountain 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).

We are looking for a career changer as construction manager for the Road Maintenance Department in District 6 Ilanz from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement.

Your area of responsibility

• Assisting in the management and supervision of assigned construction sites as client representative
• Scheduling and coordinating the work
• Ensuring quality, quantity and execution of the entire contract work
• Preparing cost estimates, tender documents and invoices
• Monitoring the budget
• Performing technical tasks for road maintenance
• Providing on-call service as operations manager

What we expect from you

• Completed vocational training in the construction trade
• Several years of professional experience, ideally in civil engineering
• Willingness as a career changer to complete the necessary further training to perform construction management tasks
• Willingness to learn and assertiveness
• Personality with high social competence, organisational and negotiation skills as well as teamwork ability
• General working language is German; knowledge of Romansh 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 long-service 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, District 6 Ilanz
Via Crappa Grossa 14
7130 Ilanz

If you have any questions, Eugen Duff, Head of District 6 Ilanz, will be happy to assist you at telephone number 081 257 68 80.

Application deadline: 6 December 2026

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