Kanton Zürich
Zürich
11 hours ago
Employee Construction Coordination 80 - 100%
- Publication date:19 November 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the team at Justizvollzug und Wiedereingliederung (JuWe) in Zürich! This role offers a unique opportunity in a meaningful work environment.
Tasks
- Coordinate diverse construction projects for JVA Pöschwies.
- Plan and monitor investments and ongoing construction work.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and quality standards.
Skills
- Completed education in construction or a related field.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Proficiency in MS Office and good German language skills required.
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About the job
Employee Construction Coordination 80 - 100%Correctional Services and Reintegration (JuWe) is part of the Directorate of Justice and the Interior of the Canton of Zurich and is responsible for penal and measure enforcement as well as the implementation of various types of detention. For our 1,400 employees from around 40 professions, the successful social reintegration of offenders and the prevention of recidivism are of particular importance.
The Pöschwies Correctional Facility (JVA) is one of seven main departments of JuWe. The JVA Pöschwies, with 399 places, is the largest closed correctional facility in Switzerland for male offenders. It fulfills a central state function and, according to legal mandate, takes into account the resocialization of prisoners and the protection of the public.
In the area of Economy & Work, we are looking for an extremely flexible, resilient, and eager-to-learn personality with high social competence to start immediately or by arrangement. In construction coordination, you will supervise and coordinate a wide variety of construction projects in and around the JVA Pöschwies. You will be in contact with planners and construction contractors. Construction projects take place under clear framework conditions. External craftsmen are accompanied within the JVA. These must be organized by construction coordination.
Your tasks
- Coordination of construction projects, construction supervision, and awarding processes in cooperation with internal and external partners
- Planning and monitoring of short-, medium-, and long-term investments as well as control of ongoing construction projects
- Ensuring compliance with internal guidelines, legal regulations, and quality standards
- Economical, careful use of available resources as well as quality assurance of the work performed
- Close cooperation and exchange of information with external and interdisciplinary bodies
- Administrative tasks such as deployment planning and billing of external security service providers
Your profile
- You have completed training, ideally from the construction industry or a craft-related field
- You bring several years of professional experience, preferably also leadership experience
- You use the MS Office suite without problems
- You express yourself very well in German, both orally and in writing; knowledge of another language is desired
- You have an impeccable reputation, i.e., you have no relevant entries in the criminal record or debt enforcement register and are at least 30 years old
Our offer
- You can look forward to an interesting, varied, and meaningful activity in an unusual working environment
- Various internal or external training and further education opportunities such as the mandatory part-time training to become a specialist for correctional services with a federal certificate
- JuWe offers attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines
- The workplace is easily accessible by public transport, and parking spaces are also available
- Catering options in our restaurant at the JVA
Take the next step in your professional career with us and send us your application via our online tool. We look forward to receiving your dossier!
Do you have any questions? Roman Fischer, Head of Construction Coordination, Maintenance and Technology, is happy to assist you at 043 257 17 50.
Questions about the application process can be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 25 34.
As part of the application process, JuWe uses an online assessment. Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton Zurich (zh.ch).
